ASTMA421Standardspecificationfor

UncoatedStressRelievedSteelWirefor
PrestressedConcrete

TABLE 1 Tensile Strength Requirements

Nominal Diameter,
Tensile Strength, min, MPa (psi)
Type BA
Type WA
mm (in.)
A
1725 (250 000)
4.88 (0.192)
4.98 (0.196)
1655 (240 000)
1725 (250 000)
6.35 (0.250)
1655 (240 000)
1655 (240 000)
7.01 (0.276)
1620 (235 000)
1620 (235 000)
This size is not commonly furnished in Type BA wire.

TABLE 2 Yield Strength Requirements

Nominal Diameter, Initial Stress,
Minimum Stress at 1% Extension, MPa (psi)
mm (in.)
MPa (psi)
Type BA
Type WA
A
4.88 (0.192)
200 (29 000)
1465 (212 500)
4.98 (0.196)
200 (29 000)
1407 (204 000)
1465 (212 500)
6.35 (0.250)
200 (29 000)
1407 (204 000)
1407 (204 000)
7.01 (0.276)
200 (29 000)
1377 (199 750)
1377 (199 750)
A
This size is not commonly furnished in Type BA wire.