ASTM_A_555_-_A_555M_-_16.pdf

Designation:A555/A555M16Standard Specification forGeneral Requirements for Stainless Steel Wire and WireRods1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A555/A555M;the number immediately following the designation indicates the yearof original adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A superscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope*1.1 This specification covers general requirements that shallapply to stainless wire and wire rods.Wire rods are asemifinished product intended primarily for the manufacture ofwire.Wire is intended primarily for cold forming,includingcoiling,stranding,weaving,heading and machining as coveredunder the latest revision of each of the following ASTMspecifications:A313/A313M,A368,A478,A492,A493,A580/A580M and A581/A581M.1.2 In case of conflicting requirements,the individual ma-terial specification and this general requirement specificationshall prevail in the order named.1.3 General requirements for flat products other than wireare covered in Specification A480/A480M.1.4 General requirements for bar and billet products arecovered in Specification A484/A484M.1.5 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.The values stated ineach system may not be exact equivalents;therefore,eachsystem shall be used independently of the other.Combiningvalues from the two systems may result in non-conformancewith the standard.1.6 Unless the order specifies the applicable metric specifi-cation designation,the material shall be furnished in theinch-pound units.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A262 Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to IntergranularAttack in Austenitic Stainless SteelsA313/A313M Specification for Stainless Steel Spring WireA368 Specification for Stainless Steel Wire StrandA370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testingof Steel ProductsA478 Specification for Chromium-Nickel Stainless SteelWeaving and Knitting WireA480/A480M Specification for General Requirements forFlat-Rolled Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Plate,Sheet,and StripA484/A484M Specification for General Requirements forStainless Steel Bars,Billets,and ForgingsA492 Specification for Stainless Steel Rope WireA493 Specification for Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rodsfor Cold Heading and Cold ForgingA580/A580M Specification for Stainless Steel WireA581/A581M Specification for Free-Machining StainlessSteel Wire and Wire RodsA700 Guide for Packaging,Marking,and Loading Methodsfor Steel Products for ShipmentA751 Test Methods,Practices,and Terminology for Chemi-cal Analysis of Steel ProductsE112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size2.2 Federal Standard:3Fed.Std.No.123 Marking for Shipment(Civil Agencies)2.3 Military Standards:3MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and StorageMIL-STD-163 Preservation of Steel Products for DomesticShipment2.4 Other Standard:4Primary Metals Bar Code Standard3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeA01.17 on Flat-Rolled and Wrought Stainless Steel.Current edition approved Jan.1,2016.Published January 2016.Originallyapproved in 1965.Last previous edition approved in 2014 as A555/A555M 05(2014).DOI:10.1520/A0555_A0555M-16.2For 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 U.S.Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents,732 N.Capitol St.,NW,Mail Stop:SDE,Washington,DC 20401,http:/www.access.gpo.gov.4Available from Automotive Industry Action Group(AIAG),26200 Lahser Rd.,Suite 200,Southfield,MI 48033,http:/www.aiag.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.1.1 barwire that has been straightened and cut(seeSpecification A484/A484M).However,a straightened and cutsmall diameter product is often called straightened and cutwire.3.1.2 wireas covered by this specification and the speci-fications itemized in 1.1,is any round or shaped cold-reducedproduct,in coils only,produced by cold-finishing coiled wirerod.3.1.3 wire rodssemifinished product intended primarilyfor the manufacture of wire.They are hot rolled generally to anapproximate round cross section in continuous length coils.4.Materials and Manufacture4.1 The material may be furnished in one of the conditionsdetailed in the applicable material specification,that is,annealed,bright annealed,cold worked,or as otherwise speci-fied on the purc