ASTM F1183-96(2006)

Standard Specification for Aluminum Alloy Chain Link Fence Fabric

ABSTRACT
This specification covers the physical requirements for aluminum alloy chain link fence fabrics used for commercial, industrial, and residential applications. These fabrics shall meet the specified requirements for weave form, size of mesh, size of wire, height of fabric, selvage, breaking strength, finish, and standard leangth of rolls.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers aluminum alloy chain link fence fabric for commercial, industrial, and residential uses.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values in brackets are provided for information only.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-May-2006
• ICS: 77.150.10 - Aluminium products
• Technical Committee: F14 - Fences
• Drafting Committee: F14.40 - Chain Link Fence and Wire Accessories

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F1183-96(2002) - Standard Specification for Aluminum Alloy Chain Link Fence Fabric
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2006
• Replaced By: ASTM F1183-96(2011) - Standard Specification for Aluminum Alloy Chain Link Fence Fabric
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2011
• Referred By: ASTM F2049-11(2017) - Standard Safety Performance Specification for Fences/Barriers for Public, Commercial, and Multi-Family Residential Use Outdoor Play Areas
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2006
• Referred By: ASTM F1908-08(2018) - Standard Guide for Fences for Residential Outdoor Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs, and Spas
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2006
• Referred By: ASTM F1553-11(2022) - Standard Guide for Specifying Chain Link Fence
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2006

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F1183 – 96 (Reapproved 2006)
Standard Specification for
Aluminum Alloy Chain Link Fence Fabric
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1183; 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 3.1.3 knuckling—atermusedtodescribethetypeofselvage
obtained by interlocking adjacent pairs of wire ends and then
1.1 This specification covers aluminum alloy chain link
bending the wire ends back into a loop. The loop shall be
fence fabric for commercial, industrial, and residential uses.
closedornearlyclosedtoameasurementlessthanthediameter
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
of the wire.
as standard. The values in brackets are provided for informa-
3.1.4 twisting—a term used to describe the type of selvage
tion only.
obtained by twisting adjacent pairs of wire ends together in a
2. Referenced Documents close helix of 1 ⁄2 machine turns, which is equivalent to three
full twists, and cutting the wire ends at an angle.The wire ends
2.1 ASTM Standards:
beyond the twist shall be at least ⁄4 in. [6.35 mm] long. This
A700 PracticesforPackaging,Marking,andLoadingMeth-
type of selvage is not used on fabric with a mesh size of less
ods for Steel Products for Shipment
than 2 in.
B211 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy
Bar, Rod, and Wire
4. Ordering Information
2.2 Federal Standards:
4.1 Orders for chain link fence fabric purchased to this
Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment, Civil Agencies
specification shall include the information given in 4.1.1
2.3 Military Standards:
through 4.1.8.
MIL–STD–129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
4.1.1 Quantity (Section 13),
3. Terminology 4.1.2 Size of mesh (Section 7),
4.1.3 Size of wire (Section 8),
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
4.1.4 Height of fabric (Section 9),
3.1.1 chain link fence fabric—a fencing material made from
4.1.5 Diamond count, if specified (Section 6),
wire helically wound and interwoven in such a manner as to
4.1.6 Type of selvage (Section 10),
provide a continuous mesh without knots or ties, except in the
4.1.7 Certification, if required (Section 16), and
form of knuckling or of twisting the ends of the wires to form
4.1.8 ASTM designation and year of issue.
the selvage of the fabric.
4.2 All rolls of fencing accepted by the purchaser shall be
3.1.2 diamond count—the number of diamond openings
billed on the basis of the original footage of the rolls prior to
from one edge of the fabric to the other. The diamond count of
sampling, unless changed by contractual arrangement.
a given fabric shall begin at the first completed diamond at one
edge and continue to the unfinished (one-half) of full opening
NOTE 1—An example of a typical ordering description is as follows: 25
at the other edge.
rolls, 50 ft each, chain link fence fabric, aluminum alloy, 2 in. [50.8 mm]
mesh, 0.148 in. [3.76 mm] wire, 60 in. high, knuckled both selvages, to
ASTM F1183 – .
This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F14 on Fences
5. Materials
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F14.40 on Chain Link Fence and
Wire Accessories.
5.1 The wire from which the fabric is woven shall conform
Current edition approved June 1, 2006. Published June 2006. Originally
to all requirements of alloy 6061, temper T94 described in
approved in 1988. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as F1183 - 96(2002).
Specification B211.
DOI: 10.1520/F1183-96R06.
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6. Weave
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
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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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F1183 – 96 (2006)
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TABLE 2 Sizes of Wire and Mesh
dimensions.The top and bottom of the fabric shall be knuckled
or twisted as specified in Section 10.
Specified Wire
6.2 A typical diamond count for each standard height is Size of
Diameter of Gauge Height of Fabric, in.
Mesh, in.
shown in Table 1. Other diamond counts are permissible
Wire, in. Size
provided that they are consistent within a lot. The purchaser
0.192 6 2 36, 42, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108,
120, 144
has the option to specify the diamond count (4.1.5).
0.148 9 2 36, 42, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108,
120, 144
7. Size of Mesh
0.148 9 1 ⁄4 . . . . . . 96, 108, 120,
7.1 The size of mesh shall be as indicated in Table 2.
0.148 9 1 36, 42, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108,
7.2 The permissible variation from the specified size of
120, 144
mesh shall be 6 ⁄8 in. [3.175 mm] for all mesh sizes except 1
A
See Table X1.1 for metric equivalents.
in. [25.4 mm], and 6 ⁄16 in. [1.5875 mm] for 1-in. [25.4 mm]
mesh size.
TABLE 3 Breaking Strength of Wire
7.3 The size of mesh shall be determined by measuring the
minimum clear distance between the wires forming the parallel
Specified Diameter of Wire, Minimum Breaking Strength,
sides of the mesh, and calculated as the average of two
in. [mm] lbf [N]
readings taken at right angles to each other.
0.192 [4.88] 1560 [6939]
0.148 [3.76] 925 [4114]
8. Size of Wire
8.1 Chainlinkfabricshallbefabricatedfromwirediameters
as listed in Table 2, with a permissible variation from the
specified diameter of 60.005 in. [0.127 mm]. finish, derived by chemical removal of the wire drawing and
weaving lubricants after the fabric is woven.
9. Height of Fabric
9.1 Chain link fabric shall be furnished in the standard
13. Standard Length of Rolls
heights shown in Table 2. The height of fabric shall be the
13.1 The standard length of roll shall be 50 ft [15.24 m]
overall dimension from ends of twists or knuckles. Permissible
61 %, except as otherwise agreed upon at the time of
variation from the specified height shal
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