Designation:F1183−96(Reapproved2011)StandardSpecificationforAluminumAlloyChainLinkFenceFabric1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1183;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversaluminumalloychainlinkfencefabricforcommercial,industrial,andresidentialuses.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A700PracticesforPackaging,Marking,andLoadingMeth-odsforSteelProductsforShipmentB211SpecificationforAluminumandAluminum-AlloyRolledorColdFinishedBar,Rod,andWire2.2FederalStandards:Fed.Std.No.123MarkingforShipment,CivilAgencies32.3MilitaryStandards:MIL–STD–129MarkingforShipmentandStorage33.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1chainlinkfencefabric—afencingmaterialmadefromwirehelicallywoundandinterwoveninsuchamannerastoprovideacontinuousmeshwithoutknotsorties,exceptintheformofknucklingoroftwistingtheendsofthewirestoformtheselvageofthefabric.3.1.2diamondcount—thenumberofdiamondopeningsfromoneedgeofthefabrictotheother.Thediamondcountofagivenfabricshallbeginatthefirstcompleteddiamondatoneedgeandcontinuetotheunfinished(one-half)offullopeningattheotheredge.3.1.3knuckling—atermusedtodescribethetypeofselvageobtainedbyinterlockingadjacentpairsofwireendsandthenbendingthewireendsbackintoaloop.Theloopshallbeclosedornearlyclosedtoameasurementlessthanthediameterofthewire.3.1.4twisting—atermusedtodescribethetypeofselvageobtainedbytwistingadjacentpairsofwireendstogetherinaclosehelixof11⁄2machineturns,whichisequivalenttothreefulltwists,andcuttingthewireendsatanangle.Thewireendsbeyondthetwistshallbeatleast1⁄4in.(6.35mm)long.Thistype...
