ASTM F1345-96(2008)

Standard Specification for Zinc-5 % Aluminum-Mischmetal Alloy-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric

ABSTRACT
This specification covers the physical requirements for zinc-5 % aluminum-mischmetal (Zn-5Al-MM) alloy-coated steel chain-link fence fabric before weaving. The physical properties to which the fabric should conform are weave form, size of mesh, size of wire, height of fabric, selvage, weight of coating, workmanship, and standard length of rolls.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers zinc-5 % aluminum-mischmetal (Zn-5A1-MM) alloy-coated steel chain-link fence fabric, Zn-5A1-MM alloy-coated, before weaving.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-May-2008
• ICS: 91.090 - External structures
• Technical Committee: F14 - Fences
• Drafting Committee: F14.40 - Chain Link Fence and Wire Accessories

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F1345-96(2003) - Standard Specification for Zinc-5% Aluminum-Mischmetal Alloy-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2008
• Replaced By: ASTM F1345-10 - Standard Specification for Zinc-5 % Aluminum-Mischmetal Alloy-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2010
• Referred By: ASTM F2409-10(2016) - Standard Guide for Fences for Non-Residential Outdoor Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs, and Spas
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2008
• Referred By: ASTM F969-11(2016) - Standard Practice for Construction of Chain-Link Tennis Court Fence
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2008
• Referred By: ASTM F2698-08(2018) - Standard Guide for Fences for Above-Ground and In-ground Skate Park Facilities
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2008
• Referred By: ASTM F1908-08(2018) - Standard Guide for Fences for Residential Outdoor Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs, and Spas
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2008
• Referred By: ASTM F2699-08(2018) - Standard Guide for Fences for Commercial and Public Outdoor Water Spray/Play Areas
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2008
• Referred By: ASTM F3558-22 - Standard Guide for Chain-Link Pickleball Court Fences
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2008
• Referred By: ASTM F1553-11(2022) - Standard Guide for Specifying Chain Link Fence
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2008
• Referred By: ASTM F2000-19 - Standard Safety Performance Specification for Fences for Baseball and Softball Fields
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2008
• Referred By: ASTM F2611-15 - Standard Guide for Design and Construction of Chain Link Security Fencing
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2008
• Referred By: ASTM F2814-09(2015) - Standard Guide for Design and Construction of Ornamental Steel Picket Fence Systems for Security Purposes
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2008
• 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-2008
• Referred By: ASTM F3000/F3000M-13(2022) - Standard Specification for Polymer Privacy Insert Slats for Chain Link Fabric and Privacy Chain Link Fabric Manufactured Containing Pre-Installed Privacy Slats
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2008

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F1345 – 96 (Reapproved 2008)
Standard Specification for
Zinc-5 % Aluminum-Mischmetal Alloy-Coated Steel Chain-
Link Fence Fabric
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1345; 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 to provide a continuous mesh without knots or ties except in
the form of knuckling, or of twisting the ends of the wires to
1.1 This specification covers zinc-5 % aluminum-
form the selvage of the fabric.
mischmetal (Zn-5A1-MM) alloy-coated steel chain-link fence
3.1.2 diamond count—the number of diamond openings
fabric, Zn-5A1-MM alloy-coated, before weaving.
from one edge of the fabric to the other. The diamond count of
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
a given fabric shall begin at the first completed diamond at one
as the standard.
edge and continue to the unfinished half or full opening at the
2. Referenced Documents other edge.
3.1.3 knuckling—atermusedtodescribethetypeofselvage
2.1 ASTM Standards:
obtained by interlocking adjacent pairs of wire ends and then
A90/A90M Test Method for Weight [Mass] of Coating on
bending the wire ends back into a loop. The loop shall be
Iron and Steel Articles with Zinc or Zinc-Alloy Coatings
closedornearlyclosedtoameasurementlessthanthediameter
A491 Specification forAluminum-Coated Steel Chain-Link
of the wire.
Fence Fabric
3.1.4 twisting—a term used to describe the type of selvage
A700 PracticesforPackaging,Marking,andLoadingMeth-
obtained by twisting adjacent pairs of wire ends together in a
ods for Steel Products for Shipment
close helix of 1 ⁄2 machine turns, which is equivalent to three
A817 Specification for Metallic-Coated Steel Wire for
full twists, and cutting the wire ends at an angle.The wire ends
Chain-Link Fence Fabric and Marcelled Tension Wire
beyond the twist shall be at least ⁄4 in. [6.4 mm] long. This
2.2 Federal Standard:
type of selvage is not used on fabric with a mesh size of less
Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment, Civil Agencies
than 2 in. [50.8 mm].
2.3 Military Standards:
MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
4. Ordering Information
MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products, Preparation for Ship-
4.1 Orders for chain-link fence fabric purchased to this
ment and Storage
specification shall include the following information:
3. Terminology
4.1.1 Quantity (Section 13),
4.1.2 Size of mesh (Section 7),
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
4.1.3 Size of wire (Section 8),
3.1.1 chain link fence fabric—a fencing material made from
4.1.4 Height of fabric (Section 9),
steel wire helically wound and interwoven in such a manner as
4.1.5 Diamond count, if specified (Section 6),
4.1.6 Type of selvage (Section 10),
This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F14 on Fences
4.1.7 Certification if required (Section 16),
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F14.40 on Chain Link Fence and
4.1.8 Class of Coating (Section 11), and
Wire Accessories.
4.1.9 ASTM designation and year of issue.
CurrenteditionapprovedJune1,2008.PublishedJuly2008.Originallyapproved
in 1991. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as F1345 - 96(2003). DOI:
4.2 All rolls of fencing accepted by the purchaser shall be
10.1520/F1345-96R08.
billed on the basis of the original footage of the rolls before
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NOTE 1—A typical ordering description is as follows: 25 rolls, 50 ft
the ASTM website.
3 each, chain-link fence fabric, Zn-5A1-MM alloy-coated, 2 in. mesh, 0.148
Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, DODSSP, Bldg. 4,
in. wire, 60 in. high, knuckled both selvages, class 2 coating to
Section D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5098, http://
Specification F1345.
www.dodssp.daps.mil.
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F1345 – 96 (2008)
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TABLE 2 Sizes of Wire and Mesh
5. Materials
Specified
5.1 The wire from which the fabric is woven shall conform
Size,
Diameter
Coated Size of
to all requirements of Specification A817 for Type III coating,
of Height of Fence Fabric, in.
Wire Mesh, in.
Coated
in the class of coating specified (Class 1 or Class 2).
Gage
Wire, in.
0.192 6 2 36, 42, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 144
6. Weave
0.148 9 2 36, 42, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 144
6.1 The wire shall be woven throughout in the form of
0.148 9 1 36, 42, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 144
0.120 11 2 36,42,48,60,72,84 .
approximately uniform square mesh, having parallel sides and
0.120 11 1 ⁄4 . 96, 108, 120, 144
horizontal and vertical diagonals of approximately uniform
0.120 11 1 36, 42, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 144
1 1
dimensions.The top and bottom of the fabric shall be knuckled 0.113 1 ⁄212 ⁄8 36,42,48,60,72 .
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or twisted as specified in Section 10.
See Appendix X1 for SI equivalents.
6.2 Typical diamond count for each standard height is
shown in Table 1. Other diamond counts are permissible
provided that they are consistent within a lot. The purchaser
10.2 The selvages of fabrics with meshes of less than 2 in.
has the option to specify the diamond count (4.1.5).
[50 mm] shall be knuckled.
NOTE 2—Caution: Twistedselvagesforfencefabricunder72in.[1830
7. Size of Mesh
mm] in height are not recommended because of consumer safety consid-
7.1 The size of mesh shall be as indicated in Table 2.
erations.
7.2 The permissible variation from the specified size of
11. Weight of Coating
mesh shall be 6 ⁄8 in. [63.2 mm] for all mesh sizes except 1
in., and 6 ⁄16 in. [61.6 mm] for 1 in. mesh size.
11.1 The weight of Zn-5A1-MM alloy coating on the fabric
7.3 The size of mesh shall be determined by measuring the
may be ordered in two coating weight classes as follows, in
minimum clear distance between the wires forming the parallel
accordance with Specification A817.
sides of the mesh and determined as the average of two
11.1.1 Class 1—The weight of Zn-5A1-MM alloy coating
2 2
readings taken at right angles to each other.
shall not be less than 0.6 oz/ft [183 g/m ] of uncoated wire
surface.
8. Size of Wire
11.1.2 Class 2—The weight of Zn-5A1-MM alloy coating
2 2
8.1 Chain-link fabric shall be fabricated from wire diam- shall not be less than 1.0 oz/ft [305 g/m ] of uncoated wire
eters as listed in Specification A817, with a permissible surface.
variation from the specified diameter of t
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