ASTM A853-04

Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Carbon, for General Use

ABSTRACT
This specification covers carbon steel wire coils for general use. Steel samples shall be hard drawn, annealed in process, or annealed at finish size. The steel shall either be ingot cast or strand cast. The carbon steel shall also undergo tensile tests and shall conform to the required values of tensile strength. Final products shall be marked either by a tag or bar code.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers carbon steel wire, supplied in coils, for general use. It may be produced hard drawn, annealed in process, or annealed at finish size.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 29-Feb-2004
• 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 A853-93(2003) - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Carbon, for General Use
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2004
• Replaced By: ASTM A853-04(2010) - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Carbon, for General Use
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2010
• Referred By: ASTM F2919/F2919M-12(2018) - Standard Specification for Welded Wire Mesh Fence Fabric (Metallic-Coated or Polymer Coated) with Variable Mesh Patterns or Meshes Greater than 6 in.<sup>2</sup > [3871 mm²] in Panels
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2004
• Referred By: ASTM A899-91(2021) - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Epoxy-Coated
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2004
• Referred By: ASTM F2453/F2453M-14(2019) - Standard Specification for Welded Wire Mesh Fence Fabric (Metallic-Coated or Polymer Coated) for Meshes of 6 in.²&#x2009; [3871 mm²] or Less, in Panels or Rolls, with Uniform Meshes
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2004

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A853 – 04
Standard Specification for
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Steel Wire, Carbon, for General Use
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A853; 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* 3. Terminology
1.1 This specification covers carbon steel wire, supplied in 3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
coils,forgeneraluse.Itmaybeproducedharddrawn,annealed 3.1.1 annealed-in-process wire—steel wire that was ther-
in process, or annealed at finish size. mally treated and subsequently redrawn.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded 3.1.2 annealed wire—wire that was drawn to size and
as the standard. annealed at finish size.
3.1.3 carbon steel—steel is considered to be carbon steel
2. Referenced Documents
when no minimum content is specified or required for alumi-
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
num, chromium, cobalt, columbium, molybdenum, nickel,
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing titanium, tungsten, vanadium, or zirconium or any other
of Steel Products
element added to obtain a desired alloying effect; when the
A510 Specification for General Requirements for Wire specified minimum copper content does not exceed 0.40 %; or
Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel
when the maximum content for any of the following elements
A700 PracticesforPackaging,Marking,andLoadingMeth- does not exceed these percentages: manganese 1.65, silicon
ods for Steel Products for Shipment
0.60, or copper 0.60 (see Specification A510).
A751 Test Methods, Practices, andTerminology for Chemi- 3.1.4 hard drawn wire—wire drawn without the use of
cal Analysis of Steel Products
thermal treatment.
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
4. Ordering Information
Determine Conformance with Specifications
2.2 Military Standards: 4.1 It shall be the responsibility of the purchaser to specify
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MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage all requirements that are necessary for material under this
MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products, Preparation for Ship- specification.Suchrequirementsinclude,butarenotlimitedto,
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ment and Storage the following:
2.3 Federal Standard: 4.1.1 Quantity (weight in pounds),
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Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipments (CivilAgencies) 4.1.2 Name of material (carbon steel wire),
2.4 AIAG Standard: 4.1.3 Wire diameter in inches, to the third decimal point,
AIAGB-5 02.00 Primary Metals Identification TagApplica- 4.1.4 Chemical composition grade number,
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tion Standard 4.1.5 Condition (hard drawn, annealed in process, annealed
at finished size),
4.1.6 Finish (see Section 10),
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
4.1.7 Packaging, and
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
4.1.8 ASTM designation and year of issue.
A01.03 on Steel Rod and Wire.
Current edition approved March 1, 2004. Published March 2004. Originally
NOTE 1—A typical ordering description is as follows: 40 000 lb, 0.148
approved in 1985. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as A853 – 93 (2003).
in., Bright Hard Drawn Carbon Steel Wire, Grade 1008, in 600-lb.
DOI: 10.1520/A0853-04.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or catch-weight coils on tubular carriers to ASTM ACSW.
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
5. Materials and Manufacture
the ASTM website.
3 5.1 The steel shall be made by any commercially accepted
AvailablefromStandardizationDocumentsOrderDesk,Bldg.4SectionD,700
Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Attn: NPODS. steel making process. The steel may be either ingot cast or
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Available fromAutomotive IndustryAction Group (AIAG), 26200 Lahser Rd.,
strand cast.
Suite 200, Southfield, MI 48034.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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A853 – 04
6. Chemical Composition also available such as clean and extra smooth wire, requiring
special drafting practices.
6.1 The grade designation shall be as specified in the
10.2 Annealed in process wire is furnished with a bright
purchase order.
finish.
6.2 Chemical ranges and limits, and procedures for analysis
10.3 Unlessotherwisenegotiatedbetweenthepurchaserand
shall be in accordance with Test Methods, Practices, and
manufacturer, ann
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