Designation:A713−04(Reapproved2017)StandardSpecificationforSteelWire,High-CarbonSpring,forHeat-TreatedComponents1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA713;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversroundcarbonspringsteelwireincoilsintendedforthemanufactureofmechanicalspringsandwireformsthatareheattreated(austenitized,quenched,andtempered)afterfabrication.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A370TestMethodsandDefinitionsforMechanicalTestingofSteelProductsA510SpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforWireRodsandCoarseRoundWire,CarbonSteelA700GuideforPackaging,Marking,andLoadingMethodsforSteelProductsforShipmentA941TerminologyRelatingtoSteel,StainlessSteel,RelatedAlloys,andFerroalloysE29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecificationsE30TestMethodsforChemicalAnalysisofSteel,CastIron,Open-HearthIron,andWroughtIron(Withdrawn1995)3E112TestMethodsforDeterminingAverageGrainSizeE350TestMethodsforChemicalAnalysisofCarbonSteel,Low-AlloySteel,SiliconElectricalSteel,IngotIron,andWroughtIronE527PracticeforNumberingMetalsandAlloysintheUnifiedNumberingSystem(UNS)2.2SocietyofAutomotiveEngineersStandard:4J1086NumberingMetalsandAlloys2.3AIAGStandard:5AIAGB-502.00PrimaryMetalsIdentificationTagApplica-tionStandard3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1heat-treatedcomponents—mechanicalspringsorwireformsthatareaustenitized,quenched,andtemperedafterfabrication.3.2RefertoTerminologyA941foramoredetaileddescrip-tionofheat-treatingterms.4.OrderingInformation4.1Itshallbetheresponsibilityofthepurchasertospecifyallrequirementsthatarenecessaryformaterialunderthisspecification.Suchrequirementsinclude,butarenotlimitedto,thefollowing:4.1.1Quantity(weight),4...
