ASTM A510M-03

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

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers general requirements for carbon 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.
Note 1—This metric specification is equivalent to Specification A 510, and is compatible in technical content.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Sep-2003
• 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 A510M-02 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wire Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel [Metric]
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003
• Replaced By: ASTM A510M-06 - Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wire Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel [Metric]
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2006
• Referred By: ASTM A805/A805M-09(2021) - Standard Specification for Steel, Flat Wire, Carbon, Cold-Rolled
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D7873-22a - Standard Test Method for Determination of Oxidation Stability and Insolubles Formation of Inhibited Turbine Oils at 120 °C Without the Inclusion of Water (Dry TOST Method)
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A 510M – 03
METRIC
Standard Specification for
General Requirements for Wire Rods and Coarse Round
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Wire, Carbon Steel [Metric]
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 510M; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope* J 1086 Numbering Metals and Alloys
2.3 AIAG Standard:
1.1 This specification covers general requirements for car-
AIAG B-5 02.00 Primary Metals Identification Tag Appli-
bon steel wire rods and uncoated coarse round wire in coils or
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cation Standard
straightened and cut lengths.
1.2 In case of conflict, the requirements in the purchase
3. Terminology
order, on the drawing, in the individual specification, and
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
in this general specification shall prevail in the sequence
3.1.1 carbon steel—steel is considered to be carbon steel
named.
when no minimum content is specified or required for alumi-
NOTE 1—This metric specification is equivalent to SpecificationA 510,
num, chromium, cobalt, columbium, molybdenum, nickel,
and is compatible in technical content.
titanium, tungsten, vanadium, or zirconium, or any other
element added to obtain a desired alloying effect; when the
2. Referenced Documents
specified minimum for copper does not exceed 0.40 %; or
2.1 ASTM Standards:
when the maximum content specified for any of the following
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for MechanicalTesting
elements does not exceed these percentages: manganese 1.65,
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of Steel Products
silicon 0.60, or copper 0.60.
A 700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading
3.1.2 Discussion— In all carbon steels small quantities of
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Methods for Steel Products for Domestic Shipment
certain unspecified and unrequired residual elements (such as
A 751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for
copper, nickel, molybdenum, chromium, etc.) unavoidably
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Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
retained from raw materials are sometimes found. These
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
elements are considered as incidental and are not normally
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Determine Conformance with Specifications
determined or reported.
E 30 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Steel, Cast
Elements (such as sulfur and lead) may be specified to
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Iron, Open-Hearth Iron, and Wrought Iron
improve machinability of carbon steels.
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E 112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
3.1.3 coarse round wire—from 0.90 to 25 mm in diameter,
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E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
inclusive, wire produced from hot-rolled wire rods or hot-
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2.2 Society of Automotive Engineers Standard:
rolled coiled rounds by one or more cold reductions primarily
for the purpose of obtaining a desired size with dimensional
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accuracy,surfacefinish,andmechanicalproperties.Byvarying
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A1 on Steel,
Stainless Steel, and RelatedAlloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee the amount of cold reduction and other wire mill practices,
A01.03 on Steel Rod and Wire.
including thermal treatment, a wide diversity of mechanical
Current edition approved Sept. 10, 2003. Published Sept. 2003. Originally
properties and finishes are made available. Suggested wire
approved in 1977. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as A 510M – 02.
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diameters are shown in Table 1.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.03.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.05.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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Discontinued—See 1994 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.01.
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A 510M – 03
TABLE 1 Suggested Diameters for Steel Wire, mm
hot-rolled wire rods. Sizes are shown in 0.5-mm increments
from 5.5 to 19 mm.
0.90 6.0
1.00 6.5
4. Ordering Information
1.10 7.0
1.20 7.5
4.1 Orders for hot-rolled wire rods under this specification
1.30 8.0
1.40 8.5 should include the following information:
1.60 9.0
4.1.1 Quantity (kilograms or megagrams),
1.80 9.5
4.1.2 Name of material (wire rods),
2.0 10.0
4.1.3 Diameter (Table 2),
2.1 11.0
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