ASTM A491-03

Standard Specification for Aluminum-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers aluminum-coated steel chain-link fence fabric, aluminum-coated before weaving.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Jan-2003
• ICS: 77.140.65 - Steel wire, wire ropes and link chains
• Technical Committee: F14 - Fences
• Drafting Committee: F14.40 - Chain Link Fence and Wire Accessories

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM A491-96 - Standard Specification for Aluminum-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2003
• Replaced By: ASTM A491-07 - Standard Specification for Aluminum-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
• Effective Date: 15-Sep-2007
• Referred By: ASTM F1553-11(2022) - Standard Guide for Specifying Chain Link Fence
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F3558-22 - Standard Guide for Chain-Link Pickleball Court Fences
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F3000/F3000M-13(2022) - Standard Specification for Polymer Privacy Insert Slats for Chain Link Fabric and Privacy Chain Link Fabric Manufactured Containing Pre-Installed Privacy Slats
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2698-08(2018) - Standard Guide for Fences for Above-Ground and In-ground Skate Park Facilities
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2409-10(2016) - Standard Guide for Fences for Non-Residential Outdoor Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs, and Spas
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2611-15 - Standard Guide for Design and Construction of Chain Link Security Fencing
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2699-08(2018) - Standard Guide for Fences for Commercial and Public Outdoor Water Spray/Play Areas
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2000-19 - Standard Safety Performance Specification for Fences for Baseball and Softball Fields
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F1908-08(2018) - Standard Guide for Fences for Residential Outdoor Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs, and Spas
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F969-11(2016) - Standard Practice for Construction of Chain-Link Tennis Court Fence
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2814-09(2015) - Standard Guide for Design and Construction of Ornamental Steel Picket Fence Systems for Security Purposes
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F1345-10a(2023) - Standard Specification for Zinc-5 % Aluminum-Mischmetal Alloy-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2049-11(2017) - Standard Safety Performance Specification for Fences/Barriers for Public, Commercial, and Multi-Family Residential Use Outdoor Play Areas
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A 491 – 03
Standard Specification for
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Aluminum-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 491; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.1.2 diamond count—the number of diamond openings
from one edge of the fabric to the other. The diamond count of
1.1 This specification covers aluminum-coated steel chain-
a given fabric shall begin at the first completed diamond at one
link fence fabric, aluminum-coated before weaving.
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edge and continue to the unfinished ( ⁄2) or full opening at the
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
other edge.
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
3.1.3 knuckling—a term used to describe the type of selvage
information only.
obtained by interlocking adjacent pairs of wire ends and then
2. Referenced Documents bending the wire ends back into a loop. The loop shall be
closedornearlyclosedtoameasurementlessthanthediameter
2.1 ASTM Standards:
of the wire.
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for MechanicalTesting
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3.1.4 twisting—a term used to describe the type of selvage
of Steel Products
obtained by twisting adjacent pairs of wire ends together in a
A 700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading
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close helix of 1 ⁄2 machine turns, which is equivalent to 3 full
Methods for Steel Products for Domestic Shipment
twists, and cutting the wire ends at an angle. The wire ends
A 817 Specification for Metallic-Coated Steel Wire for
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beyond the twist shall be at least ⁄4 in. [6.4 mm] long. This
Chain Link Fence Fabric
type of selvage is not used on fabric with a mesh size of less
2.2 Federal Standard:
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than 2 in. [50.8 mm].
Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment, Civil Agencies
2.3 Military Standards:
4. Ordering Information
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MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
4.1 Orders for chain-link fence fabric purchased to this
MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products, Preparation for Ship-
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specification shall include the following information:
ment and Storage
4.1.1 Quantity (Section 14),
3. Terminology
4.1.2 Size of mesh (Section 7),
4.1.3 Size of wire (Section 8),
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
4.1.4 Height of fabric (Section 9),
3.1.1 chain link fence fabric—a fencing material made from
4.1.5 Diamond count, if specified (Section 6),
steel wire helically wound and interwoven in such a manner as
4.1.6 Type of selvage (Section 10),
to provide a continuous mesh without knots or ties except in
4.1.7 Certification if required (Section 17), and
the form of knuckling or of twisting the ends of the wires to
4.1.8 ASTM designation and year of issue.
form the selvage of the fabric.
4.2 All rolls of fencing accepted by the purchaser shall be
billed on the basis of the original footage of the rolls before
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sampling, unless changed by contractual arrangement.
This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F14 on Fences
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F14.40 on Chain Link Fabric and
NOTE 1—A typical ordering description is as follows: 25 rolls, 50 ft
Wire Accessories.
each,chain-linkfencefabric,aluminum-coated,2in.mesh.0.148in.wire,
Current edition approved January 10, 2003. Published March 2003. Originally
approved in 1963. Last previous edition approved in 1996 as A 491 - 96. 60 in. high, knuckled both selvages, to ASTM A 491–XX.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.03.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.05.
5. Materials
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.06.
5 5.1 The wire from which the fabric is woven shall conform
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A491–03
6. Weave in. [1830 mm] high and over shall be knuckled at one selvage
and twisted at the other.
6.1 The wire shall be woven throughout in the form of
10.2 The selvages of fabrics with meshes of less than 2 in.
approximately uniform square mesh, having parallel sides and
[50 mm] shall be knuckled.
horizontal and vertical diagonals of approximately uniform
dimensions.The top and bottom of the fabric shall be knuckled
NOTE 2—Caution:Twistedselvagesforfencefabricunder72in.[1830
or twisted as specified in Section 10.
mm] in height are not recommended because of consumer safety consid-
6.2 Typical diamond count for each standard height is
erations.
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