1、Designation:A 585 97Standard Specification forAluminum-Coated Steel Barbed Wire1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 585;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 parenthes
2、es 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 barbedwire consisting of a strand of two wires,coated beforefabrication,with 4-point barbs of either aluminum
3、-coated steelor aluminum alloy.A choice of two types is provided,asdesignated by the spacing of the barbs(see 4.1).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 Test M
4、ethod for Weight of Coating on Aluminum-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-ucts22.2Federal Standard:Fed.Std.No.123 Marking for Shipments Civil Agencie
5、s42.3Military 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.Classification4.1 Aluminum-coated steel barbed wire is s
6、upplied in achoice of two types as follows:4.1.1 Type I(Standard)With barbs spaced on 5-in.(127-mm)centers.4.1.2 Type II(High Security)With barbs spaced on 3-in.(76-mm)centers.5.Ordering Information5.1 Orders for barbed wire purchased under this specifica-tion shall include the following information
7、:5.1.1 Quantity(number of spools),5.1.2 Length of spools(1320 ft or 1000 ft,see 8.4),5.1.3 Type of barbed wire(Type I or II,see 4.1),5.1.4 Certification if required,and5.1.5 ASTM designation and year of issue.5.2 All spools of barbed wire accepted by the purchasershall be billed on the basis of the
8、number and original length ofthe spools before sampling unless changed by contractualagreement.NOTE1A typical ordering description is as follows:20 spoolsaluminum-coated steel barbed wire,1000 ft spools,Type II(HighSecurity),certified,to ASTM A 585.6.Materials6.1 Base MetalsThe base metal shall be s
9、teel of suchquality and purity that,when drawn to the size of wire specifiedand coated with aluminum,the finished barbed wire shall be ofuniform quality and have the properties and characteristics asprescribed in this specification.6.2 Aluminum-Coated WireThe wire used in the manu-facture of this pr
10、oduct shall meet the requirements of thisspecification,and shall be capable of being fabricated intobarbed wire without the aluminum coating cracking or flakingto such an extent that any of the aluminum can be removed byrubbing with the bare fingers.Loosening or detachment,duringfabrication,of small
11、 particles of aluminum formed by me-chanical polishing of the surface of the aluminum-coated wireshall not be considered cause for rejection.6.3 Aluminum for CoatingThe ingot or pig aluminumused for coating shall conform to the following impurity limits:Copper,max,%0.10Iron,max,%0.506.4 Materials fo
12、r Barbs:6.4.1 Aluminum-coated steel wire,if used for the barbs,shall meet the requirements of 6.2.6.4.2 Aluminum alloy wire,if used for the barbs,shall beAlloy 5000-H38,6061-T94,or equal,as agreed to between themanufacturer and the purchaser at the time of purchase.6.4.3 The choice of either aluminu
13、m-coated steel wire oraluminum alloy wire for the barbs shall be that of themanufacturer,unless otherwise specified by the purchaser.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A-5 onMetallic Coated Iron and Steel Productsand is the direct responsibility of Subcom-mittee A05.12on
14、 Wire Specifications.Current edition approved Oct.10,1997.Published October 1998.Originallypublished as A 585 68.Last previous edition A 585 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,700R
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16、e and Construction7.1 All barbed wire furnished under this specification shallbe fabricated from two strands of 1212-gage(0.099-in.)(2.51-mm)aluminum-coated steel wire,with 4-point barbs of 14-gage(0.080-in.)(2.03-mm)aluminum-coated steel or alumi-num alloy wire.8.Size and Permissible Variations8.1 Line WireThe permissible variation from the nominaldiameter of the wire shall be 60.005 in.(0.13 mm).8.2 BarbsDue to the mechanics of manufacture whenforming the barbs,a certain amount of out-of-round
