ASTM_A_584_-_97.pdf

Designation:A 584 97Standard Specification forAluminum-Coated Steel Woven Wire Fence Fabric1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 584;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(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers aluminum-coated steel fencefabric suitable for such uses as railroad and highway right-of-way and similar fencing,having a series of horizontal(line)wires with vertical(stay)wires woven or wrapped around theline wires,forming rectangular openings.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas the standard.The values given in parentheses are forinformation only.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:A 428/A 428M Test Method for Weight of Coating onAluminum-Coated Iron or Steel Articles2A 700 Practices for Packaging,Marking,and LoadingMethods for Steel Products for Domestic Shipment3A 902 Terminology Relating to Metallic Coated Steel Prod-ucts22.2U.S.Federal Standard:Federal Standard No.123 Marking for Domestic Shipments(Civil Agencies)42.3U.S.Military Standards:MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage4MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products,Preparation for Ship-ment and Storage43.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor definitions of terms used in this speci-fication,see Terminology A 902.4.Ordering Information4.1 Orders for fence fabric under this specification shallinclude the following information for each design or styleordered:4.1.1 Quantity(number of rolls),4.1.2 Design(style)(Section 6),4.1.3 Certification if required,and4.1.4 ASTM A 584 and year of issue.4.2 All rolls of fence fabric accepted by the purchaser shallbe billed on the basis of the number and original length of therolls before sampling unless changed by contractual arrange-ment.Fence fabric covered by this specification shall befurnished in 20-rod(101-m)rolls.NOTE1A typical ordering description is as follows:60 rolls,1047-6-9,to ASTM A 584.5.Materials5.1 Base MetalThe base metal of the fence fabric shall besteel of such quality and purity that,when drawn to the size ofwire specified and coated with aluminum the finished fencefabric shall be of uniform quality and have the properties andcharacteristics as prescribed in this specification.5.2 Aluminum-Coated WireThe wire shall be coated withaluminum by a hot-dip process before fabrication.5.2.1 Adherence of CoatingThe aluminum-coated wireshall be capable of being wrapped in a close helix at a rate notexceeding 15 turns per minute around a cylindrical steelmandrel having a diameter equal to the coated diameter of thewire,without cracking or flaking the aluminum coating to suchan extent that any of the aluminum can be removed by rubbingwith the bare fingers.5.3 Aluminum for CoatingThe ingot or pig aluminumused for coating shall conform to the following impurity limits:Copper,max,%0.10Iron,max,%0.506.Design6.1 The designs of fence fabric covered by this specificationshall be in accordance with those shown in Fig.1 and Table 1.7.Size and Permissible Variations7.1 Wire:7.1.1 SizeThe size of the aluminum-coated wire,ex-pressed in terms of steel wire gage,shall conform to thediameter given in Table 2,within the permissible variationslisted therein.7.1.2 The diameter of the coated wire shall be determined asthe average of two readings taken at right angles to each otheron an essentially straight portion of the wire.NOTE2Due to the mechanics of the manufacturing process,a certain1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A-5 onMetallic Coated Iron and Steel Products and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee A05.12 on Wire Specifications.Current edition approved Oct.10,1997.Published October 1998.Originallypublished as A 584 68.Last previous edition A 584 92.2Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 01.06.3Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 01.05.4Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,Bldg.4 Section D,700Robbins Ave.,Philadelphia,PA 19111-5094,Attn:NPODS.1Copyright ASTM,100 Barr Harbor Drive,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.NOTICE:This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or discontinued.Contact ASTM International(www.astm.org)for the latest information.amount of out-of-roundness can be expected on stay wires of the finishedfence fabric.No limits are placed on out-of-roundness of wire in the fencefabric.7.2 Fabric:7.2.1 The height of the fence fabric(center-to-center dis-tance between top and bottom wires)shall not vary more than61 in.The height of woven wire fence fabric is based on thesum of the line wire spacing shown in Fig.1 and not the heightas designated in the tables.7.2.2 The tolerance for line and stay wire spacing shall be638in.(10 mm).This does not alter the overall height of thefence as designated in 7.2.1.7.2.3 The length of fence fabric