ASTM A881/A881M-15

Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Indented, Low-Relaxation for Prestressed Concrete Railroad Ties

ABSTRACT
This specification covers uncoated, deformed, stress-relieved, and low-relaxation wire for use as prestressed tendons in concrete railroad ties. Deformed wires with nominal diameters shall be supplied in coils and shall conform to specified values of breaking strength requirements. The relaxation losses of normal stress-relieved and low-relaxation stress-relieved wires should not exceed the specified limits. The two acceptable types of deformed wire shall have specific dimensions of deformations, where the depth of indent shall be the average depth of six or more random indents measured at maximum depth. The material shall be tested on and shall conform to specified values of the following mechanical properties: breaking strength, load at 1% extension, elongation, bending, and relaxation.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers uncoated, indented, low-relaxation steel wire for use as prestressing tendons in concrete railroad ties.  
1.2 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Oct-2015
• ICS: 77.140.15 - Steels for reinforcement of concrete
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.05 - Steel Reinforcement

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM A881/A881M-10 - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Indented, Low-Relaxation for Prestressed Concrete Railroad Ties
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2015
• Replaced By: ASTM A881/A881M-16 - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Indented, Low-Relaxation for Prestressed Concrete
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2016
• Referred By: ASTM A1096/A1096M-22 - Standard Test Method for Evaluating Bond of Individual Steel Wire, Indented or Plain, for Concrete Reinforcement
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2015

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:A881/A881M −15
StandardSpecification for
Steel Wire, Indented, Low-Relaxation for Prestressed
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Concrete Railroad Ties
This standard is issued under the fixed designationA881/A881M; 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* 3.1.1 indented steel wire for railroad ties, n—indented,
cold-drawn, uncoated, low-relaxation wire intended for use as
1.1 This specification covers uncoated, indented, low-
prestressing tendons in concrete railroad ties, the wire surface
relaxation steel wire for use as prestressing tendons in concrete
having indentations that reduce longitudinal movement of the
railroad ties.
wire while also providing consistent prestress transfer length.
1.2 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units
3.1.2 low-relaxation wire, n—indented cold-drawn wire,
are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the
straightened, that receives a suitable continuous thermo-
SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each
mechanical treatment as the last operation to produce the
system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system
properties listed.
shall be used independently of the other. Combining values
from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the
4. Ordering Information
standard.
4.1 It shall be the responsibility of the purchaser to specify
all requirements that are necessary for material ordered to this
2. Referenced Documents
specification. Such requirements shall include, but are not
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
limited to, the following:
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing
4.1.1 Quantity (weight [mass]),
of Steel Products
4.1.2 Name of material (indented, low-relaxation steel wire
A421/A421M Specification for Stress-Relieved Steel Wire
for prestressed concrete railroad ties),
for Prestressed Concrete
4.1.3 Required minimum tensile strength (see Table 1),
A700 Guide for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods
4.1.4 Nominal diameter,
for Steel Products for Shipment
4.1.5 Packaging,
E328 Test Methods for Stress Relaxation for Materials and
4.1.6 ASTM designation and year of issue, and
Structures
4.1.7 Special requirements (such as, indentation sidewall
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2.2 U.S. Military Standards:
angle or outside inspection), if any.
MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
3 5. Materials and Manufacture
2.3 U.S. Federal Standard:
5.1 The steel shall be made by any commercially accepted
Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)
process.
3. Terminology
5.2 The base metal shall be carbon steel of such quality that
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
when drawn to wire, indented, and then thermo-mechanically
treated, shall have the properties and characteristics prescribed
in this specification.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
6. Mechanical Property Requirements
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
A01.05 on Steel Reinforcement.
6.1 General—Indented wire shall be supplied in coils,
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2015. Published December 2015. Originally
packs, or spools to the specified mechanical properties in Table
approved in 1990. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as A881/A881M – 10.
DOI: 10.1520/A0881_A0881M-15.
1. It shall be permissible to furnish diameters of wire not
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specifically itemized in this specification, provided that the
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
strength is defined and they conform otherwise to the require-
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. ments of this specification.
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6.2 Tensile Strength—The minimum tensile strength of the
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dodssp.daps.dla.mil. indented wire shall conform to the requirements of Table 1.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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TABLE 1 Tensile Strength Requirements
outside of the bend. The wire shall be bent at a uniform rate,
Nominal Weight with the duration of test to be between 10 and 30 seconds. The
Nominal Tensile Nominal
[Mass], lb/1000 ft
A
bend location along the axis of the wire specimen shall be
Diameter Strength Area
[g/m]
2
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Designation: A881/A881M − 10 A881/A881M − 15
Standard Specification for
Steel Wire, Indented, Low-Relaxation for Prestressed
1
Concrete Railroad Ties
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A881/A881M; 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*
1.1 This specification covers uncoated, indented, low-relaxation steel wire for use as prestressing tendons in concrete railroad
ties.
1.2 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units
are shown in brackets. 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:
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
A421/A421M Specification for Stress-Relieved Steel Wire for Prestressed Concrete
A700 Guide for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Shipment
E328 Test Methods for Stress Relaxation for Materials and Structures
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2.2 U.S. Military Standards:
MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
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2.3 U.S. Federal Standard:
Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.1.1 indented steel wire for railroad ties, n—indented, cold-drawn, uncoated, low-relaxation wire intended for use as
prestressing tendons in concrete railroad ties, the wire surface having indentations that reduce longitudinal movement of the wire
while also providing consistent prestress transfer length.
3.1.2 low-relaxation wire, n—indented cold-drawn wire, straightened, that receives a suitable continuous thermo-mechanical
treatment as the last operation to produce the properties listed.
4. Ordering Information
4.1 It shall be the responsibility of the purchaser to specify all requirements that are necessary for material ordered to this
specification. Such requirements shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
4.1.1 Quantity (weight [mass]),
4.1.2 Name of material (indented, low-relaxation steel wire for prestressed concrete railroad ties),
4.1.3 Required minimum tensile strength (see Table 1),
4.1.4 Nominal diameter,
4.1.5 Packaging,
4.1.6 ASTM designation and year of issue, and
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee A01.05
on Steel Reinforcement.
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2010Nov. 1, 2015. Published January 2011December 2015. Originally approved in 1990. Last previous edition approved in 20052010
as A881/A881M – 05.A881/A881M – 10. DOI: 10.1520/A0881_A0881M-10.10.1520/A0881_A0881M-15.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM 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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Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, DODSSP, Bldg. 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5098, http://dodssp.daps.dla.mil.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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TABLE 1 Tensile Strength Requirements
Nominal Weight
Nominal Tensile Nominal
[Mass], lb/1000 ft
A
Diameter Strength Area
[g/m]
2 2
in. [mm] lbf [kN] in. [mm ]
0.198 [5.03] 7230 [32.2] 0.0308 [19.86] 104.8 [155.9]
0.198 [5.03] 7700 [34.3] 0.0308 [19.86] 104.8 [155.9]
0.2094 [5.32] 9000 [39.1] 0.0344 [22.23] 117.1 [174.5]
TABLE 1 Tensile Strength Requirements
Nominal Weight
Nominal Tensile Nominal
[Mass], lb/1000 ft
A
Diameter Strength Area
[g/m]
2 2
in. [mm] lbf [kN] in. [mm ]
0.198 [5.03] 7230 [32.2] 0.0308 [19.86] 104.8 [155.9]
0.198 [5.03] 7700 [34.3] 0.0308 [19.86] 104.8 [155.9]
0.2094 [5.32] 9000 [39.1] 0.0344 [22.23] 117.1 [174.5]
A
The nominal cross-sectional area is based on the nominal diameter. The actual
2 2
average area in in. [mm ] may be calculated by dividing the mass (weight) per
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linear in. [mm] of th
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