1、Designation:A854/A854M08(Reapproved 2013)Standard Specification forMetallic-Coated Steel Smooth High-Tensile Fence and TrellisWire1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A854/A854M;the number immediately following the designation indicates the yearof original adoption or,in the case of
2、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.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers 1212-gage(0.099-in.)2.5-mm Class 3 metallic-coated steel wire suitable for
3、use inparallelwire fence,trellis,and similar structures that aretypically nonelectrified.Two types of coatings are covered,asfollows:1.1.1 Type 1Zinc-coated(galvanized),and1.1.2 Type IIZinc-5%aluminum mischmetal(Zn-5Al-MM)alloy coated.1.2 This specification is applicable to orders in eitherinch-poun
4、d units(as A854)or acceptable SI units(as A854M).Inch-pound units and SI units are not necessarily equivalent.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 Mech
5、anical Testingof Steel ProductsA700 Practices for Packaging,Marking,and Loading Meth-ods for Steel Products for ShipmentB6 Specification for ZincB750 Specification for GALFAN(Zinc-5%Aluminum-Mischmetal)Alloy in Ingot Form for Hot-Dip CoatingsE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toD
6、etermine Conformance with SpecificationsE47 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Zinc Die-Casting Alloys(Withdrawn 1997)3E1277 Test Method for Chemical Analysis of Zinc-5%Aluminum-Mischmetal Alloys by ICP Emission Spec-trometry2.2 Military Standards:4MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage2.3
7、Federal Standard:5Fed.Std.No.123 Marking for Shipment(Civil Agencies)2.4 International Lead Zinc Research Organization Stan-dard:6Gf-1 Standard Practice for Determination of Cerium andLanthanum Compositions in GalfanAlloy(5%Al-0.04%La-0.04%Ca-Bal/SHG Zn)Class 3 Coating3.Classification3.1 The wire is
8、 furnished in Class 3 coating.3.2 The wire is furnished in three grades according to tensilestrength,as follows:3.2.1 Grade 200Minimum tensile strength,200 ksi 1380MPa.3.2.2 Grade 180Minimum tensile strength,180 ksi 1240MPa.3.2.3 Grade 140Minimum tensile strength,140 ksi 970MPa.4.Ordering Informatio
9、n4.1 Orders for material purchased under this specificationshall include the following information:4.1.1 Quantity(number of coils or weight).4.1.2 Name of material(high-tensile fence wire).4.1.3 Coated wire diameter(Section 8).4.1.4 Type of Coating(1.1.1 or 1.1.2),4.1.5 Class of coating(3.1).4.1.6 G
10、rade or tensile strength(3.2).4.1.7 Nominal weight or length of coils and tolerance.4.1.8 Packaging,marking,and loading,if other than stan-dard(Section 14).4.1.9 Certification,if required(Section 13).4.1.10 ASTM designation and year of issue.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Comm
11、ittee A05 onMetallic-Coated Iron and Steel Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcom-mittee A05.12 on Wire Specifications.Current edition approved April 1,2013.Published April 2013.Originallyapproved in 1986.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as A854/A854M 08.DOI:10.1520/A0854_A0854M-0
12、8R13.2For 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.3The last approved version of this historical standard is ref
13、erenced onwww.astm.org.4Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,Bldg.4 Section D,700Robbins Ave.,Philadelphia,PA 19111-5094,Attn:NPODS.5Available from U.S.Government Printing Office,Washington,DC,20402.6Available from International Lead Zinc Research Organization,P.O.Box12036,Research Tr
14、iangle Park,NC 27709.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 NOTE1A typical ordering description is as follows:400 coilshigh-tensile fence wire,12 gage,0.099 in.,zinc-coated,Class 3,Grade200,in 100-lb plus 5 minus 0 lb weight coil
15、s,to ASTM A584.5.Materials and Manufacture5.1 The steel rod from which the wire is drawn shall bemanufactured by the open-hearth,electric-furnace,or basicoxygen process.5.2 The wire shall be cold-drawn then metallic-coated atfinished size to produce the specific mechanical properties.5.3 The wire sh
16、all be furnished with one of two types ofcoatings,specified as follows:5.3.1 Type IZinc-coated(galvanized)with coating weightas specified in 7.1.5.3.2 Type IIZinc-5%aluminum-mischmetal alloy coated(Zn-5A1-MM)with coating weight as specified in 7.1.5.4 Type I coating may be produced by either a hot-dip or anelectrolytic process at the option of the producer.Type IIcoating shall be produced by a hot-dip process.5.5 Slab zinc,if used for Type I coating,shall be one of theappropriate grades that are
