ASTM A491-07
(Specification)Standard Specification for Aluminum-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
Standard Specification for Aluminum-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
ABSTRACT
This specification covers the basic physical requirements for steel chain-link fence fabric that are aluminum-coated before weaving. Fabrics conforming to this specification shall meet specified requirements for weave form and typical diamond count, size of mesh, size of wire, height of fabric, selvage, weight of aluminum coating, breaking strength, workmanship and finish, and standard length of rolls.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers aluminum-coated steel chain-link fence fabric, aluminum-coated before weaving.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
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Designation: A491 – 07
Standard Specification for
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Aluminum-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A491; 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 a given fabric shall begin at the first completed diamond at one
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edge and continue to the unfinished ( ⁄2) or full opening at the
1.1 This specification covers aluminum-coated steel chain-
other edge.
link fence fabric, aluminum-coated before weaving.
3.1.3 knuckling—atermusedtodescribethetypeofselvage
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
obtained by interlocking adjacent pairs of wire ends and then
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
bending the wire ends back into a loop. The loop shall be
information only.
closedornearlyclosedtoameasurementlessthanthediameter
2. Referenced Documents of the wire.
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3.1.4 twisting—a term used to describe the type of selvage
2.1 ASTM Standards:
obtained by twisting adjacent pairs of wire ends together in a
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing
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close helix of 1 ⁄2 machine turns, which is equivalent to 3 full
of Steel Products
twists, and cutting the wire ends at an angle. The wire ends
A700 PracticesforPackaging,Marking,andLoadingMeth-
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beyond the twist shall be at least ⁄4 in. [6.4 mm] long. This
ods for Steel Products for Shipment
type of selvage is not used on fabric with a mesh size of less
A817 Specification for Metallic-Coated Steel Wire for
than 2 in. [50.8 mm].
Chain-Link Fence Fabric and Marcelled Tension Wire
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2.2 Federal Standard:
4. Ordering Information
Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment, Civil Agencies
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4.1 Orders for chain-link fence fabric purchased to this
2.3 Military Standards:
specification shall include the following information:
MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
4.1.1 Quantity (Section 14),
MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products, Preparation for Ship-
4.1.2 Size of mesh (Section 7),
ment and Storage
4.1.3 Size of wire (Section 8),
3. Terminology
4.1.4 Height of fabric (Section 9),
4.1.5 Diamond count, if specified (Section 6),
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
4.1.6 Type of selvage (Section 10),
3.1.1 chain link fence fabric—a fencing material made from
4.1.7 Certification if required (Section 17), and
steel wire helically wound and interwoven in such a manner as
4.1.8 ASTM designation and year of issue.
to provide a continuous mesh without knots or ties except in
4.2 All rolls of fencing accepted by the purchaser shall be
the form of knuckling or of twisting the ends of the wires to
billed on the basis of the original footage of the rolls before
form the selvage of the fabric.
sampling, unless changed by contractual arrangement.
3.1.2 diamond count—the number of diamond openings
from one edge of the fabric to the other. The diamond count of
NOTE 1—A typical ordering description is as follows: 25 rolls, 50 ft
each,chain-linkfencefabric,aluminum-coated,2in.mesh.0.148in.wire,
60 in. high, knuckled both selvages, to ASTM A491–XX.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F14 on Fences
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F14.40 on Chain Link Fence and
5. Materials
Wire Accessories.
Current edition approved Sept. 15, 2007. Published October 2007. Originally
5.1 The wire from which the fabric is woven shall conform
approved in 1963. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as A491 - 03. DOI:
to all requirements of Specification A817 for Type I coating.
10.1520/A0491-07.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
6. Weave
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
6.1 The wire shall be woven throughout in the form of
the ASTM website.
approximately uniform square mesh, having parallel sides and
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horizontal and vertical diagonals of approximately uniform
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A491 – 07
dimensions.The top and bottom of the fabric shall be knuckled 10.2 The selvages of fabrics with meshes of less than 2 in.
or twisted as specified in Section 10. [50 mm] shall be knuckled.
6.2 Typical diamond count for each standard height is
NOTE 2—Caution:Twistedselvagesforfencefabricunder72in.[1830
shown in Table 1. Other diamond count
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