ASTM A1023/A1023M-19

Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Wire Ropes for General Purposes

ABSTRACT
This specification covers stranded steel wire ropes of various grades and constructions manufactured from uncoated or metallic coated wire and cord products manufactured from metallic coated wire. Dimensional characteristics include the diameter and lay length of the rope. Mechanical property requirements include: rope breaking force, spinning loss factor, and stretch; and wire torsions, tensile strength, tensile grade, and level. Cores of stranded ropes shall normally either be of steel or fiber composition. All wire ropes shall be lubricated and impregnated in the manufacturing process. Wire finish may be final-galvanized rope or drawn-galvanized (zinc coated) rope. Rope workmanship and finish; testing and compliance; acceptance tests; and packaging and identification are also detailed.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the general requirements for the more common types of steel wire ropes. Included in this specification are wire ropes in various grades and constructions from 1/4 in. [6 mm] to 31/2 in. [89 mm] manufactured from uncoated or metallic coated wire. Also included are cord products from 1/32 in. [0.8 mm] to 3/8 in. [10 mm] manufactured from metallic coated wire. For specific applications, additional or alternative requirements may apply.  
1.2 The values stated in either inch-pounds or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification.  
1.3 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 28-Feb-2019
• ICS: 77.140.65 - Steel wire, wire ropes and link chains
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.03 - Steel Rod and Wire

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Designation:A1023/A1023M −19
Standard Specification for
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Carbon Steel Wire Ropes for General Purposes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A1023/A1023M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the
year of 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.
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1. Scope* 2.3 Military Standards:
MIL-DTL-5688WireRopeAssemblies:Aircraft,ProofTest-
1.1 This specification covers the general requirements for
ing and Prestretching
the more common types of steel wire ropes. Included in this
specificationarewireropesinvariousgradesandconstructions
3. Terminology
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from ⁄4 in. [6 mm] to 3 ⁄2 in. [89 mm] manufactured from
uncoated or metallic coated wire. Also included are cord
Description of Terms Specific to this Specification
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productsfrom ⁄32in.[0.8mm]to ⁄8 in.[10mm]manufactured
3.1 inserts, n—fiber or solid polymer so positioned as to
from metallic coated wire. For specific applications, additional
separate adjacent strands or wires in the same or overlying
or alternative requirements may apply.
layers or to fill interstices of the rope.
1.2 Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundsorSIunitsareto
3.2 Lubrication:
beregardedseparatelyasstandard.Withinthetext,theSIunits
3.2.1 impregnating compound, n—material used in the
areshowninbrackets.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenot
manufacture of natural fiber cores, covers, or inserts for the
exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used inde-
purpose of providing protection against rotting and decay of
pendentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystems
the fiber material.
may result in nonconformance with the specification.
3.2.2 preservation compound, n—material, usually contain-
1.3 This international standard was developed in accor-
ing some form of blocking agent, applied during, after, or both
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
duringandaftermanufactureoftheropetofiberinserts,fillers,
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
and coverings for the purpose of providing protection against
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
corrosion.
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
3.2.3 rope lubricant, n—general term used to signify mate-
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
rial applied during the manufacture of a strand, core, or rope
for the purpose of reducing internal friction, providing protec-
2. Referenced Documents
tion against corrosion, or both.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.3 rope cores, n—central element, usually of fiber or steel
A931Test Method for Tension Testing of Wire Ropes and
(but may be a combination of both), of a round rope around
Strand
which are laid helically the strands of a wire rope or the unit
A1007Specification for Carbon Steel Wire for Wire Rope
ropes of a cable-laid rope (Fig. 1).
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2.2 ISO Standards:
3.3.1 fiber core (FC), n—an element made from either
ISO 2232Round Drawn Wire for General-Purpose Non-
natural or synthetic fibers.
alloy Steel Wire Ropes
3.3.2 solid polymer core, n—a single element of solid
ISO 3108 Steel Wire Ropes for General Purposes—
polymer material that is either cylindrical or shaped (grooved).
Determination of Actual Breaking
It may also include an element or elements of wire or fiber.
3.3.3 steel core, n—a wire rope (IWRC), or a round strand
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee A01 on Steel, (WSC) construction.The round strand or the wire rope core or
Stainless Steel and Related Alloysand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
its outer strands, or both, may also be covered or filled with
A01.03 on Steel Rod and Wire.
either fiber or solid polymer. Steel cores are normally made as
Current edition approved March 1, 2019. Published March 2019. Originally
a separate independent element, the exception being rope with
approved in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 2015 as A1023/A1023M–15.
DOI: 10.1520/A1023_A1023M-19.
a wire rope core closed parallel with the outer strands.
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Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
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Designation: A1023/A1023M − 15 A1023/A1023M − 19
Standard Specification for
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Stranded Carbon Steel Wire Ropes for General Purposes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A1023/A1023M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the
year of 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.
1. Scope Scope*
1.1 This specification covers the general requirements for the more common types of stranded steel wire ropes. Included in this
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specification are wire ropes in various grades and constructions from ⁄4 in. [6 mm] to 23 ⁄2 in. [60[89 mm] manufactured from
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uncoated or metallic coated wire. Also included are cord products from ⁄32 in. [0.8 mm] to ⁄8 in. [10 mm] manufactured from
metallic coated wire. For specific applications, additional or alternative requirements may apply.
1.2 The values stated in either inch-pounds or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units
are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used
independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification.
1.3 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
A931 Test Method for Tension Testing of Wire Ropes and Strand
A1007 Specification for Carbon Steel Wire for Wire Rope
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2.2 ISO Standards:
ISO 2232 Round Drawn Wire for General-Purpose Non-alloy Steel Wire Ropes
ISO 3108 Steel Wire Ropes for General Purposes—Determination of Actual Breaking
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2.3 Military Standards:
MIL-DTL-5688 Wire Rope Assemblies: Aircraft, Proof Testing and Prestretching
3. Terminology
Description of Terms Specific to this Specification
3.1 inserts, n—fiber or solid polymer so positioned as to separate adjacent strands or wires in the same or overlying layers or
to fill interstices of the rope.
3.2 Lubrication:
3.2.1 impregnating compound, n—material used in the manufacture of natural fiber cores, covers, or inserts for the purpose of
providing protection against rotting and decay of the fiber material.
3.2.2 preservation compound, n—material, usually containing some form of blocking agent, applied during, after, or both during
and after manufacture of the rope to fiber inserts, fillers, and coverings for the purpose of providing protection against corrosion.
3.2.3 rope lubricant, n—general term used to signify material applied during the manufacture of a strand, core, or rope for the
purpose of reducing internal friction, providing protection against corrosion, or both.
3.3 rope cores, n—central element, usually of fiber or steel (but may be a combination of both), of a round rope around which
are laid helically the strands of a strandedwire rope or the unit ropes of a cable-laid rope (Fig. 1).
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloysand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee A01.03
on Steel Rod and Wire.
Current edition approved May 1, 2015March 1, 2019. Published June 2015March 2019. Originally approved in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 20092015 as
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A1023/A1023M – 09A1023/A1023M – 15. . DOI: 10.1520/A1023_A1023M-15.10.1520/A1023_A1023M-19.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1 rue de Varembé, Case postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http://www.iso.ch.
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Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, DODSSP, Bldg. 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5098, http:// quicksearch.dla.mil.
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