ASTM_A_392_-_11a_2017.pdf

Designation:A39211a(Reapproved 2017)Standard Specification forZinc-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A392;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers zinc-coated steel chain-linkfence fabric,zinc coated either before or after weaving.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.3 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A90/A90M Test Method for Weight Mass of Coating onIron and Steel Articles with Zinc or Zinc-Alloy CoatingsA370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testingof Steel ProductsA700 Guide for Packaging,Marking,and Loading Methodsfor Steel Products for ShipmentA817 Specification for Metallic-Coated Steel Wire forChain-Link Fence Fabric and Marcelled Tension WireB6 Specification for Zinc2.2 Federal Standard:Fed.Std.No.123 Marking for Shipments(Civil Agencies)32.3 Military Standards:MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage3MIL-STD 163 Steel Mill Products,Preparation for Shipmentand Storage33.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 chain-link fence fabrica fencing material made fromsteel wire helically wound and interwoven in such a manner asto provide a continuous mesh without knots or ties except inthe form of knuckling or of twisting the ends of the wires toform the selvage of the fabric.Variations to knuckled or twistedselvages are permissible.3.1.2 diamond countthe number of diamond openingsfrom one edge of the fabric to the other.The diamond count ofa given fabric shall begin at the first completed diamond at oneedge and continue to the unfinished(12)or full opening at theother edge.3.1.3 knucklingthe type of selvage obtained by interlock-ing adjacent pairs of wire ends and then bending the wire endsback into a loop.The loop shall be closed or nearly closed toa measurement less than the diameter of the wire.3.1.4 twistingthe type of selvage obtained by twistingadjacent pairs of wire ends together in a close helix of 112machine turns,which is equivalent to 3 full twists,and cuttingthe wire ends at an angle.The wire ends beyond the twist shallbe at least14in.(6.4 mm)long.This type of selvage is not usedon fabric with a mesh size of less than 2 in.(50.8 mm).4.Ordering Information4.1 Orders for chain-link fence fabric purchased to thisspecification shall include the following information:4.1.1 Quantity(Section 14),4.1.2 Zinc coated after weaving or before weaving(Section5),4.1.3 Size of mesh(Section 7),4.1.4 Size of wire(Section 8),4.1.5 Height of fabric(Section 9),4.1.6 Diamond count,if specified(Section 6),4.1.7 Type of selvage(Section 10),4.1.8 Class of coating(Section 11),4.1.9 ASTM designation and year of issue,and4.1.10 Certification if required(Section 17).4.2 All rolls of fencing accepted by the purchaser shall bebilled on the basis of the original footage of the rolls beforesampling,unless changed by contractual arrangement.NOTE1A typical ordering description is as follows:25 rolls,50 ft1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F14 on Fencesand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F14.40 on Chain Link Fence andWire Accessories.Current edition approved June 1,2017.Published June 2017.Originallyapproved in 1955.Last previous edition approved in 2011 as A392-11a.DOI:10.1520/A0392-171AR17.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,Bldg.4 Section D,700Robbins Ave.,Philadelphia,PA 19111-5094,Attn:NPODS.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 each,chain-link fence fabric,zinc coated after weaving,2-in.mesh,0.148-in.wire,60 in.high,knuckled both selvages,Class 2 coating toASTM A392-XX.5.Materials5.1 I