ASTM F1183-96

Standard Specification for Aluminum Alloy Chain Link Fence Fabric

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 the standard. The values in parentheses are provided for information only.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Jul-1996
• Technical Committee: F14 - Fences
• Drafting Committee: F14.40 - Chain Link Fence and Wire Accessories

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM F1183-96(2002) - Standard Specification for Aluminum Alloy Chain Link Fence Fabric
• Effective Date: 10-Jul-1996
• 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: 10-Jul-1996
• Referred By: ASTM F1908-08(2018) - Standard Guide for Fences for Residential Outdoor Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs, and Spas
• Effective Date: 10-Jul-1996
• Referred By: ASTM F1553-11(2022) - Standard Guide for Specifying Chain Link Fence
• Effective Date: 10-Jul-1996

Standards Content (Sample)

Designation: F 1183 – 96
Standard Specification for
Aluminum Alloy Chain Link Fence Fabric
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1183; 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.
1. Scope bending the wire ends back into a loop. The loop shall be
closedornearlyclosedtoameasurementlessthanthediameter
1.1 This specification covers aluminum alloy chain link
of the wire.
fence fabric for commercial, industrial, and residential uses.
3.1.4 twisting—a term used to describe the type of selvage
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
obtained by twisting adjacent pairs of wire ends together in a
as the standard. The values in parentheses are provided for
close helix of 1 ⁄2 machine turns, which is equivalent to three
information only.
full twists, and cutting the wire ends at an angle.The wire ends
2. Referenced Documents beyond the twist shall be at least ⁄4 in. (6.35 mm) long. This
type of selvage is not used on fabric with a mesh size of less
2.1 ASTM Standards:
than 2 in.
A 700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading
Methods for Steel Products for Domestic Shipment
4. Ordering Information
B 211 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy
4.1 Orders for chain link fence fabric purchased to this
Bar, Rod, and Wire
specification shall include the information given in 4.1.1
2.2 Federal Standards:
through 4.1.8.
Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment, Civil Agencies
4.1.1 Quantity (Section 13),
2.3 Military Standards:
4.1.2 Size of mesh (Section 7),
MIL–STD–129 Marking for Shipment 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 16), and
wire helically wound and interwoven in such a manner as to
4.1.8 ASTM designation and year of issue.
provide a continuous mesh without knots or ties, except in the
4.2 All rolls of fencing accepted by the purchaser shall be
form of knuckling or of twisting the ends of the wires to form
billed on the basis of the original footage of the rolls prior to
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—An example of a typical ordering description is as follows: 25
a given fabric shall begin at the first completed diamond at one
rolls, 50 ft each, chain link fence fabric, aluminum alloy, 2 in. (50.8 mm)
edge and continue to the unfinished (one-half) of full opening mesh, 0.148 in. (3.76 mm) wire, 60 in. high, knuckled both selvages, to
ASTM F 1183 – .
at the other edge.
3.1.3 knuckling—atermusedtodescribethetypeofselvage
5. Materials
obtained by interlocking adjacent pairs of wire ends and then
5.1 The wire from which the fabric is woven shall conform
to all requirements of alloy 6061, temper T94 described in
Specification B 211.
ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeF-14onFences
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F14.40 on Chain Link Fabric and
6. Weave
Wire Accessories.
6.1 The wire shall be woven throughout in the form of
Current edition approved July 10, 1996. Published September 1996. Originally
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published as F 1183 – 88. Last previous edition F 1183 – 88 (1992) .
approximately uniform square mesh, having parallel sides and
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.05.
horizontal and vertical diagonals of approximately uniform
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.02.
dimensions.The top and bottom of the fabric shall be knuckled
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F 1183–96
A
TABLE 2 Sizes of Wire and Mesh
6.2 A typical diamond count for each standard height is
shown in Table 1. Other diamond counts are permissible
Specified Wire
provided that they are consistent within a lot. The purchaser Size of
Diameter of Gage Height of Fabric, in.
Mesh, in.
has the option to specify the diamond count (4.1.5).
Wire, in. Size
0.192 6 2 36, 42, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108,
7. Size of Mesh 120, 144
0.148 9 2 36, 42, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108,
7.1 The size of mesh shall be as indicated in Table 2.
120, 144
7.2 The permissible variation from the specified size of
0.148 9 1 ⁄4 . . . . . . 96, 108, 120,
mesh shall be 6 ⁄8 in. (3.175 mm) for all mesh sizes except 1
0.148 9 1 36, 42, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108,
in. (25.4 mm), and 6 ⁄16 in. (1.5875 mm) for 1-in. (25.4 mm)
120, 144
mesh size.
A
See Table X1.1 for metric equivalents.
7.3 The size of mesh shall be determined by measuring the
minimum clear distance between the wires forming the parallel
TABLE 3 Breaking Strength of Wire
sides of the mesh, and calculated as the average of two
readings taken at right angles to each other.
Specified Diameter of Wire, Minimum Breaking Strength,
in. (mm) lbf (N)
8. Size of Wire
0.192 (4.88) 1560 (6939)
0.148 (3.76) 925 (4114)
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
9. Height of Fabric
weaving lubricants after the fabric is woven.
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
overall dimension from ends of twists or knuckles. Permissible
13.1 The standard length of roll shall be 50 ft (15.24 m)
variation from the specified height shall be 61 in. (25.4 mm)
61 %, except as otherwise agreed upon at the time of
3 1
for 1 ⁄4 in. (44.45 mm) and 2 in. (50.8 mm) mesh and 6 ⁄2 in.
purchase.
(12.7 mm) for 1 in. (25.4 mm) mesh.
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