Designation:A116−11(Reapproved2016)StandardSpecificationforMetallic-Coated,Steel-WovenWireFenceFabric1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA116;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversmetallic-coatedsteelfencefabrichavingaseriesofhorizontal(line)wires,withvertical(stay)wireseitherwrappedaroundthelinewire(hingejoint)orfixedwithanotherseparatewiretothelinewire(continuousstayfixedknotjoint),formingrectangularopenings.Thefencefabricissuitableforuseinfencesforfarmfieldenclosure(tokeepdomesticanimalsinorout),forwildlifeandexoticanimalcontrol,forhighwayorrailroadright-of-wayfencing(tocontrolaccess),andothersimilaruses.1.2Thisspecificationcoversfencefabricinvariousdesigns,tensilestrengthgrades,andmetalliccoatingtypesandgrades.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thetextofthisspecificationreferencesnotesandfootnoteswhichprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotes(excludingthoseintablesandfigures)shallnotbeconsideredasrequirementsofthespecification.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A90/A90MTestMethodforWeight[Mass]ofCoatingonIronandSteelArticleswithZincorZinc-AlloyCoatingsA370TestMethodsandDefinitionsforMechanicalTestingofSteelProductsA428/A428MTestMethodforWeight[Mass]ofCoatingonAluminum-CoatedIronorSteelArticlesA510SpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforWireRodsandCoarseRoundWire,CarbonSteelA641/A641MSpecificationforZinc–Coated(Galvanized)CarbonSteelWireA700GuideforPackaging,Marking,andLoadingMethodsforSteelProductsforShipmentA809SpecificationforAluminum-Coated(Aluminized)CarbonSteelWireA8...