ASTM A510-03
(Specification)Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wire Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel
Standard Specification for General Requirements for Wire Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel
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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—A complete metric companion to Specification A 510 has been developed-Specification A 510M; therefore, no metric equivalents are presented in this specification.
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Designation: A 510 – 03
Standard Specification for
General Requirements for Wire Rods and Coarse Round
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Wire, Carbon Steel
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 510; 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* 2.3 AIAG Standard:
AIAGB-5 02.00 Primary Metals Identification TagApplica-
1.1 This specification covers general requirements for car-
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tion Standard
bon steel wire rods and uncoated coarse round wire in coils or
straightened and cut lengths.
3. Terminology
1.2 In case of conflict, the requirements in the purchase
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
order, on the drawing, in the individual specification, and in
3.1.1 carbon steel—steel in which no minimum content is
this general specification shall prevail in the sequence named.
specified or required for aluminum, chromium, cobalt, colum-
NOTE 1—A complete metric companion to Specification A 510 has
bium, molybdenum, nickel, titanium, tungsten, vanadium, or
been developed—Specification A 510M; therefore, no metric equivalents
zirconium, or any other element added to obtain a desired
are presented in this specification.
alloying effect; when the specified minimum for copper does
notexceed0.40 %;orwhenthemaximumcontentspecifiedfor
2. Referenced Documents
any of the following elements does not exceed these percent-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
ages: manganese 1.65, silicon 0.60, or copper 0.60.
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for MechanicalTesting
3.1.2 Discussion—In all carbon steels small quantities of
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of Steel Products
certain residual elements unavoidably retained from raw ma-
A 700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading
terials are sometimes found that are not specified or required,
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Methods for Steel Products for Domestic Shipment
such as copper, nickel, molybdenum, chromium, etc. These
A 751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for
elements are considered as incidental and are not formally
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Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
determined or reported.
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
—Elements may be specified to improve machinability of
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Determine Conformance with Specifications
carbon steels such as sulfur and lead.
E 30 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Steel, Cast
3.1.4 coarse round wire—from 0.035 to 0.999 in. in diam-
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Iron, Open-Hearth Iron, and Wrought Iron
eter, inclusive, wire that is produced from hot-rolled wire rods
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E 112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
or hot-rolled coiled bars by one or more cold reductions
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E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
primarily for the purpose of obtaining a desired size with
2.2 SAE Standard:
dimensional accuracy, surface finish, and mechanical proper-
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J 1086 Numbering Metals and Alloy
ties. By varying the amount of cold reduction and other wire
mill practices, including thermal treatment, a wide diversity of
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mechanical properties and finishes are made available.
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
3.1.5 Discussion—Coarse round wire is designated by Steel
A01.03 on Steel Rod and Wire.
Wire Gage numbers, common fractions, or decimal parts of an
Current edition approved Sept. 10, 2003. Published Sept. 2003. Originally
inch. The Steel Wire Gage system is shown in Table 1. Since
approved in 1964. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as A 510 – 02.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.03. the many gage systems in use may cause confusion, the
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.05.
purchaser is encouraged to specify wire diameters in inches or
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
decimal parts, or both.
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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 510–03
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TABLE 1 Steel Wire Gage TABLE 2 Sizes of Wire Rods
Decimal Decimal Inch Decimal Inch Decimal
Gage No. Equivalent, Gage No. Equivalent, Fraction Equivalent, Fraction Equiva
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