ASTM A510/A510M-11

Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wire Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers general requirements for carbon and alloy steel wire rods and uncoated coarse round wire in coils or straightened and cut lengths.  
1.2 In case of conflict, the requirements in the purchase order, on the drawing, in the individual specification, and in this general specification shall prevail in the sequence named.  
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard. ^REFERENCE:
ASTM Standards:
A5 Specification for High-Carbon Steel Joint Bars; Replaced by A 3 (Withdrawn)
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
A510M Specification for General Requirements for Wire Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel (Metric)
A700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Shipment
A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
A941 Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related Alloys, and Ferroalloys
A1040 Guide for Specifying Harmonized Standard Grade Compositions for Wrought Carbon, Low-Alloy, and Alloy Steels
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
E30 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Steel, Cast Iron, Open-Hearth Iron, and Wrought Iron (Withdrawn)
E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
SAE Standard:  
J 1086 Numbering Metals and Alloy
AIAG Standard:  
AIAGB-5 02.00 Primary Metals Identification Tag Application Standard

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 14-Dec-2011
• 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

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM A510-08 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wire Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2011
• Replaced By: ASTM A510/A510M-13 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wire Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel, and Alloy Steel
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2013
• Referred By: ASTM A899-91(2021) - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Epoxy-Coated
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM A401/A401M-18 - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Chromium-Silicon Alloy
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM F547-22 - Standard Terminology of Nails for Use with Wood and Wood-Base Materials
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM C1002-22 - Standard Specification for Steel Self-Piercing Tapping Screws for Application of Gypsum Panel Products or Metal Plaster Bases to Wood Studs or Steel Studs
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM A534-17(2022) - Standard Specification for Carburizing Steels for Anti-Friction Bearings
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM A905-19 - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Pressure Vessel Winding
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM A230/A230M-19 - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Carbon Valve Spring Quality
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM A227/A227M-17 - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Cold-Drawn for Mechanical Springs
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM A679/A679M-17 - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, High Tensile Strength, Cold Drawn
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM A228/A228M-18 - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Music Spring Quality
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM A229/A229M-18 - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Quenched and Tempered for Mechanical Springs
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM A853-19 - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Carbon, for General Use
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM A108-18 - Standard Specification for Steel Bar, Carbon and Alloy, Cold-Finished
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2011

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:A510/A510M −11
StandardSpecification for
General Requirements for Wire Rods and Coarse Round
1
Wire, Carbon Steel, and Alloy Steel
This standard is issued under the fixed designationA510/A510M; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope* Compositions for Wrought Carbon, Low-Alloy, andAlloy
Steels
1.1 This specification covers general requirements for car-
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
bon and alloy steel wire rods and uncoated coarse round wire
Determine Conformance with Specifications
in coils or straightened and cut lengths.
E30 Test Methods for ChemicalAnalysis of Steel, Cast Iron,
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1.2 In case of conflict, the requirements in the purchase
Open-Hearth Iron, and Wrought Iron (Withdrawn 1995)
order, on the drawing, in the individual specification, and in
E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
this general specification shall prevail in the sequence named.
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units Unified Numbering System (UNS)
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are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
2.2 SAE Standard:
each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
J 1086 Numbering Metals and Alloy
system shall be used independently of the other. Combining
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2.3 AIAG Standard:
values from the two systems may result in non-conformance
AIAGB-5 02.00 Primary Metals Identification Tag Applica-
with the standard.
tion Standard
2. Referenced Documents
3. Terminology
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
A5 SpecificationforHigh-CarbonSteelJointBars;Replaced
3 3.1.1 coarse round wire—from 0.035 to 0.999 in. [0.90 to 25
by A 3 (Withdrawn 1979)
mm] in diameter, inclusive, wire that is produced from hot-
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing
rolled wire rods or hot-rolled coiled bars by one or more cold
of Steel Products
reductions primarily for the purpose of obtaining a desired size
A510M Specification for General Requirements for Wire
with dimensional accuracy, surface finish, and mechanical
Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel (Metric)
properties. By varying the amount of cold reduction and other
A700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Meth-
wire mill practices, including thermal treatment, a wide diver-
ods for Steel Products for Shipment
sity of mechanical properties and finishes are made available.
A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemi-
3.1.1.1 Discussion—Coarse round wire is designated by
cal Analysis of Steel Products
SteelWireGaugenumbers,commonfractions,ordecimalparts
A941 TerminologyRelatingtoSteel,StainlessSteel,Related
of an inch, or metric equivalents.The SteelWire Gauge system
Alloys, and Ferroalloys
(US) is shown in Table 1 (English Units) and Table 1(M) (SI
A1040 Guide for Specifying Harmonized Standard Grade
Units). Since the many gauge systems in use may cause
confusion, the purchaser is encouraged to specify wire diam-
1 eters in inches, decimal parts, or metric equivalents.
This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
3.1.2 straightened and cut wire—wire that is produced from
A01.03 on Steel Rod and Wire.
coils of wire by means of special machinery which straightens
Current edition approved Dec. 15, 2011. Published January 2012. Originally
approved in 1964. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as A510 – 08. DOI: the wire and cuts it to a specified length.
10.1520/A0510_A0510M-11.
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contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
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Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on Available from Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 400 Commonwealth
the ASTM website. Dr., Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, http://www.sae.org.
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*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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TABLE 1 Steel Wire Gauge (English Units)
3.1.3 wire rods—rods that are hot rol
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Designation:A510–08 Designation: A510/A510M – 11
Standard Specification for
General Requirements for Wire Rods and Coarse Round
1
Wire, Carbon Steel, and Alloy Steel
This standard is issued under the fixed designationA510/A510M; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope*
1.1 This specification covers general requirements for carbon and alloy steel wire rods and uncoated coarse round wire in coils
or straightened and cut lengths.
1.2 In case of conflict, the requirements in the purchase order, on the drawing, in the individual specification, and in this general
specification shall prevail in the sequence named. Note1—A complete metric companion to this specification has been
developed—Specification A510M; therefore, no metric equivalents are presented in this specification.
1.3The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
standard.
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each
system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the
two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
A5 Specification for High-Carbon Steel Joint Bars; Replaced by A3
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products A510M
A510M Specification for General Requirements for Wire Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel (Metric)
A700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Shipment
A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
A941 Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related Alloys, and Ferroalloys
A1040 Guide for Specifying Harmonized Standard Grade Compositions for Wrought Carbon, Low-Alloy, and Alloy Steels
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
3
E30 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Steel, Cast Iron, Open-Hearth Iron, and Wrought Iron
E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size E527
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
4
2.2 SAE Standard:J1086Numbering Metals and Alloy
J 1086 Numbering Metals and Alloy
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2.3 AIAG Standard:
AIAGB-5 02.00 Primary Metals Identification Tag Application Standard
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.1.1carbon steel—steel in which no minimum content is specified or required for aluminum, chromium, cobalt, columbium,
molybdenum, nickel, titanium, tungsten, vanadium, or zirconium, or any other element added to obtain a desired alloying effect;
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM CommitteeA01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and RelatedAlloys and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeA01.03
on Steel Rod and Wire.
CurrenteditionapprovedNov.Dec.15,2008.2011.PublishedJanuary2009.2012.Originallyapprovedin1964.Lastpreviouseditionapprovedin20072008asA510 – 078.
DOI: 10.1520/A0510-08.10.1520/A0510_A0510M-11.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM 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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Withdrawn. The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on www.astm.org.
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Available from Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), 26200 Lahser Rd., Suite 200, Southfield, MI 48033, http://www.aiag.org.
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Available from Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 400 Commonwealth Dr., Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, http://www.sae.org.
5
Available 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 standard.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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