ASTM F1183-96(2011)
(Specification)Standard Specification for Aluminum Alloy Chain Link Fence Fabric
Standard Specification for Aluminum Alloy Chain Link Fence Fabric
ABSTRACT
This specification covers the physical requirements for aluminum alloy chain link fence fabrics used for commercial, industrial, and residential applications. These fabrics shall meet the specified requirements for weave form, size of mesh, size of wire, height of fabric, selvage, breaking strength, finish, and standard leangth of rolls.
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1.1 This specification covers aluminum alloy chain link fence fabric for commercial, industrial, and residential uses.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
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Designation:F1183 −96 (Reapproved 2011)
Standard Specification for
Aluminum Alloy Chain Link Fence Fabric
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1183; 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 3.1.3 knuckling—a term used to describe the type of selvage
obtained by interlocking adjacent pairs of wire ends and then
1.1 This specification covers aluminum alloy chain link
bending the wire ends back into a loop. The loop shall be
fence fabric for commercial, industrial, and residential uses.
closedornearlyclosedtoameasurementlessthanthediameter
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
of the wire.
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
3.1.4 twisting—a term used to describe the type of selvage
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
obtained by twisting adjacent pairs of wire ends together in a
and are not considered standard.
close helix of 1 ⁄2 machine turns, which is equivalent to three
full twists, and cutting the wire ends at an angle.The wire ends
2. Referenced Documents
beyond the twist shall be at least ⁄4 in. (6.35 mm) long. This
2.1 ASTM Standards:
type of selvage is not used on fabric with a mesh size of less
A700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Meth-
than 2 in.
ods for Steel Products for Shipment
B211 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy 4. Ordering Information
Rolled or Cold Finished Bar, Rod, and Wire
4.1 Orders for chain link fence fabric purchased to this
2.2 Federal Standards:
specification shall include the information given in 4.1.1
Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment, Civil Agencies
through 4.1.8.
4.1.1 Quantity (Section 13),
2.3 Military Standards:
4.1.2 Size of mesh (Section 7),
MIL–STD–129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
4.1.3 Size of wire (Section 8),
3. Terminology 4.1.4 Height of fabric (Section 9),
4.1.5 Diamond count, if specified (Section 6),
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
4.1.6 Type of selvage (Section 10),
3.1.1 chain link fence fabric—a fencing material made from
4.1.7 Certification, if required (Section 16), and
wire helically wound and interwoven in such a manner as to
4.1.8 ASTM designation and year of issue.
provide a continuous mesh without knots or ties, except in the
form of knuckling or of twisting the ends of the wires to form
4.2 All rolls of fencing accepted by the purchaser shall be
the selvage of the fabric. billed on the basis of the original footage of the rolls prior to
sampling, unless changed by contractual arrangement.
3.1.2 diamond count—the number of diamond openings
from one edge of the fabric to the other. The diamond count of
NOTE 1—An example of a typical ordering description is as follows: 25
a given fabric shall begin at the first completed diamond at one rolls, 50 ft each, chain link fence fabric, aluminum alloy, 2 in. (50.8 mm)
mesh, 0.148 in. (3.76 mm) wire, 60 in. high, knuckled both selvages, to
edge and continue to the unfinished (one-half) of full opening
ASTM F1183 – .
at the other edge.
5. Materials
5.1 The wire from which the fabric is woven shall conform
This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F14 on Fences
to all requirements of alloy 6061, temper T94 described in
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F14.40 on Chain Link Fence and
Wire Accessories.
Specification B211.
Current edition approved June 1, 2011. Published June 2011. Originally
approved in 1988. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as F1183 - 96(2006).
6. Weave
DOI: 10.1520/F1183-96R11.
6.1 The wire shall be woven throughout in the form of
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approximately uniform square mesh, having parallel sides and
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
horizontal and vertical diagonals of approximately uniform
the ASTM website.
dimensions.The top and bottom of the fabric shall be knuckled
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TABLE 2 Sizes of Wire and Mesh
6.2 A typical diamond count for each standard height is
Specified Wire
shown in Table 1. Other diamond counts are permissible
Size of
Diameter of Gauge Height of Fabric, in.
provided that they are consistent within a lot. The purchaser Mesh, in.
Wire, in. Size
has the option to specify the diamond count (4.1.5).
0.192 6 2 36, 42, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108,
120, 144
0.148 9 2 36, 42, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108,
7. Size of Mesh
120, 144
0.148 9 1 ⁄4 . . . . . . 96, 108, 120,
7.1 The size of mesh shall be as indicated in Table 2.
7.2 The permissible variation from the specified size of
0.148 9 1 36, 42, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108,
1 120, 144
mesh shall be 6 ⁄8 in. (3.175 mm) for all mesh sizes except 1
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See Table X1.1 for metric equivalents.
in. (25.4 mm), and 6 ⁄16 in. (1.5875 mm) for 1-in. (25.4 mm)
mesh size.
7.3 The size of mesh shall be determined by measuring the
TABLE 3 Breaking Strength of Wire
minimum clear distance between the wires forming the parallel
Specified Diameter of Wire, Minimum Breaking Strength,
sides of the mesh, and calculated as the average of two
in. (mm) lbf (N)
readings taken at right angles to each other.
0.192 (4.88) 1560 (6939)
0.148 (3.76) 925 (4114)
8. Size of Wire
8.1 Chainlinkfabricshallbefabricatedfromwirediameters
as listed in Table 2, with a permissible variation from the
12. Finish
specified diameter of 60.005 in. (0.127 mm).
12.1 Unless otherwise specified, the fabric shall have a mill
9. Height of Fabric
finish. The purchaser may specify a caustic-cleaned, or etched
finish, derived by chemical removal of the wire drawing and
9.1 Chain link fabric shall be furnished in the standard
weaving lubricants after the fabric is woven.
heights shown in Table 2. The height of fabric shall be the
overall dimension from ends of twists or knuckles. Permissible
13. Standard Length of Rolls
variation f
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