ASTM A853-93(2003)

Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Carbon, for General Use

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: 09-Apr-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 A853-93(1998) - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Carbon, for General Use
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003
• Replaced By: ASTM A853-04 - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Carbon, for General Use
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2004
• 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: 10-Apr-2003
• 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: 10-Apr-2003
• Referred By: ASTM A899-91(2021) - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Epoxy-Coated
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A 853 – 93 (Reapproved 2003)
Standard Specification for
Steel Wire, Carbon, for General Use
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 853; 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 3.1.1 annealed-in-process wire—steel wire that was ther-
mally treated and subsequently redrawn.
1.1 This specification covers carbon steel wire, supplied in
3.1.2 annealed wire—wire that was drawn to size and
coils, for general use. It may be produced hard drawn, annealed
annealed at finish size.
in process, or annealed at finish size.
3.1.3 carbon steel—steel is considered to be carbon steel
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
when no minimum content is specified or required for alumi-
as the standard.
num, chromium, cobalt, columbium, molybdenum, nickel,
2. Referenced Documents titanium, tungsten, vanadium, or zirconium or any other
element added to obtain a desired alloying effect; when the
2.1 ASTM Standards:
specified minimum copper content does not exceed 0.40 %; or
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing
when the maximum content for any of the following elements
of Steel Products
does not exceed these percentages: manganese 1.65, silicon
A 510 Specification for General Requirements for Wire
0.60, or copper 0.60 (see Specification A 510).
Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel
3.1.4 hard drawn wire—wire drawn without the use of
A 700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading
thermal treatment.
Methods for Steel Products for Domestic Shipment
A 751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for
4. Ordering Information
Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
4.1 Orders for material under this specification should
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
include the following information:
Determine Conformance with Specifications
4.1.1 Quantity (weight in pounds),
2.2 Military Standards:
4.1.2 Name of material (carbon steel wire),
MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
4.1.3 Wire diameter in inches, to the third decimal point,
MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products, Preparation for Ship-
4.1.4 Chemical composition grade number,
ment and Storage
4.1.5 Condition (hard drawn, annealed in process, annealed
2.3 Federal Standard:
at finished size),
Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipments (Civil Agencies)
4.1.6 Finish (see Section 10),
2.4 AIAG Standard:
4.1.7 Packaging, and
AIAGB-5 02.00 Primary Metals Identification Tag Applica-
6 4.1.8 ASTM designation and year of issue.
tion Standard
NOTE 1—A typical ordering description is as follows: 40 000 lb, 0.148
3. Terminology
in., Bright Hard Drawn Carbon Steel Wire, Grade 1008, in 600-lb.
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard: catch-weight coils on tubular carriers to ASTM ACSW.
5. Materials and Manufacture
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
5.1 The steel shall be made by any commercially accepted
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
steel making process. The steel may be either ingot cast or
A01.03 on Steel Rod and Wire.
Current edition approved April 10, 2003. Published June 2003. Originally strand cast.
approved in 1985. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as A 853 – 93 (1998).
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.03.
6. Chemical Composition
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.05.
6.1 The grade designation shall be as specified in the
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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A 853 – 93 (2003)
6.2 Chemical ranges and limits, and procedures for analysis 10.2 Annealed in process wire is furnished with a bright
shall be in accordance with Test Methods, Practices, and finish.
Terminology A 751. 10.3 Unless otherwise negotiated between the purchaser and
manufacturer, annealed at finish size wire is supplied with a
7. Mechanical Properties black oxide finish resulting from regular pot annealing.
7.1 The carbon steel wire shall meet the tensile strength
11. Sampling
requirements shown in Table 1 for the condition specified when
tested in accordance with Test Methods and Definitions A 370.
11.1 Test specimens for testing mechanical properties shall
be full sections and shall be obtained from ends of wire coils.
8. Dimensions and Tolerances
The specimens shall be of sufficient length to perform tests
specified in 7.1.
8.1 The diameter and out of roundness shall not vary by
11.2 If any test specimen is found to contain a weld or
more than the tolerances specified in Specification A 510.
exhibits other obvious imperfections, it shall be discarded and
another specimen substituted.
9. Workmanship
9.1 The wire shall be free of detrimental imperfections. To
12. Number of Tests
ensure large continuous length coils, welds may be present in
12.1 One tension test shall be made from each 10 tons (9
the finished wire.
Mg) or fraction thereof in a lot, or a total of seven samples,
whichever is less. A lot shall consist of all coils of a single size,
10. Finish
offered for delivery at the same time.
10.1 Hard drawn wire may be furnished with a variety of
finishes depending upon the drawing practices used by the
13. Inspection
manufacturer. Unless oth
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