Abstract

This specification covers the standard for cold-finished wire and hot-finished free-machining stainless steel wire and wire rods in coils. Chemical analysis shall be performed on the steel and shall conform to the chemical composition requirements in carbon, manganese, phosphorus, sulfur, silicon, chromium, nickel and other trace elements. The stainless steel shall undergo mechanical testing and conform to the tensile strength requirement.

This abstract is a brief summary of the referenced standard. It is informational only and not an official part of the standard; the full text of the standard itself must be referred to for its use and application. ASTM does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents of this abstract are accurate, complete or up to date.

1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers cold-finished wire and hot-finished wire rods in coils. Wire rods are a semi-finished product primarily for the manufacture of wire. Wire includes rounds, squares, hexagons, and special shapes in the more commonly used types of stainless free-machining steels designed especially for optimum machinability and for general corrosion and high-temperature service.

Note 1For wire other than those of the free-machining types, see Specification A 580/A 580M .

1.2 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI (metric) units are to be regarded separately as standards; within the text and tables, the SI units are shown in [brackets]. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification.

1.3 Unless the order specifies the applicable M specification designation, the material shall be furnished to the inch-pound units.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

SAE Standard

ASTM Standards

A555/A555M Specification for General Requirements for Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rods

A580/A580M Specification for Stainless Steel Wire

A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products

E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)

Keywords

free-machining; free-machining wire; stainless steel; Austenitic stainless steel wire--specifications; Ferritic stainless steel--specifications; Free-machining steel--specifications; Martensitic stainless steel wire--specifications; Stainless steel wire--specifications; Steel wire--specifications; Steel wire rod--specifications;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 77.140.65 (Steel wire, wir ropes and link chains)

DOI: 10.1520/A0581_A0581M-95BR09

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