Standard Specification for Steel Strand, Uncoated Seven-Wire for Concrete Reinforcement AASHTO Designation: M 203M/M 203-12 ASTM Designation: A 416/A 416M-10 141 12 13. SCOPE This specification covers two types and two grades of steel strand, uncoated seven-wire for use in pretensioned and postiensioned prestressed conerete construction. The 1wo types of strand are low- relaxation and stress-relieved (normal-relaxation). Lowerelaxation strand shall be regarded as the standard type. Stress-relieved (normal-relaxation) strand will not be fumished unless specifically ordered, or by arrangement between purchaser and supplier, Grade 1725 [250] and Grade 1860 {276] have minimum ultimate strenaths of 1725 MPa [250 ksi and 1860 MPa [270 ksi]. respectively, based on the nominal area of the strand. ‘The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded as standard. Within the text, the inch-pound 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 noneonformance with the specification, The supplementary requirements in $1 shall be specified for 15.24-mm [0,600-in } diameter uncoated seven-wire steel strand if needed for applications in prestressed ground anchors. 2A. 22. 23, 24. REFERENCED DOCUMENTS AASHTO Standard. . 44, Mechanical Testing of Steel Products ASTM Standards: Mm A.981/A 981M, Standard Test Method for Evaluating Bond Strength for 0.600-in, [15 24-mm] Diameter Steel Prestressing Strand, Grade 270 [1860], Uncoated, Used in Prestressed Ground Anchors mE 328, Siandard Test Methods for Stress Relaxation Tests for Materials and Structures TERB/ASTM Standard ‘@ S110, American National Standard for Use of the International System of Units (SI) ‘The Modern Metric System Military Standards MIL-STD-129, Marking for Shipment and Storage m MIL-STD-163, Sieel Mill Products Preparation for Shipment and Storage TS-4g M 203MM 203-1 ‘AASHTO 1 7912 by the American Ascvition oF Sate Highway ant Transporstion Oftcals Alleights reseed. Duplicator25. Federal Standard Fed, Std. No. 123, Marking for Shipments (Civil Agencies) 3. TERMINOLOGY 34 Description of Terms Specific to This Standard: saa strand—all strand shall be of the sever-wire type having a center wire enclosed tightly by six helically placed outer wires with a uniform pitch of not less than 12.and not more than 16 times the nominal diameter of the strand 3444 Discussion—The direction of lay may be either right or left hand: however, strands of different lays should not be spliced together 4, ORDERING INFORMATION 44 (Orders for seven-wire low-relaxation or stress-relieved (normal-relaxation) strand under this specification should include the following information: 4a4 Quantity (meters) [feet], 442. Diameter of strand, 4.13. Grade of strand, 444. ‘Type of strand, 4.16. Packaging, 416. AASHTO designation and year of issue, and 447. Special requirements, ifany Note 1—A typical ordering description is as follows. 25 600 m [84,000 14} 13 mm [0.5 in], Grade 1860 [270] low-telaxation strand, in 3600-m [12000-f] reelless packs conforming to M 203MM 203- 5. MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURE 54 Base Metal—The base metal shall be carbon steel of such quality that when drawn to wire, fabricated into strand, and then thermally treated, it shall have the properties and characteristics prescribed in this specification 5.2. Wire—The wire from which the strand isto be febricated shall be round and have a dry-dravn finish, Note 2—This product is a composite of seven wires and is produced to mechanical properties only, the chemical composition of all wires or any individual wire is not pertinent to this, application, and heat identity is not necessarily maintaines. Its possible thet wire from more than cone heat may be used in the manufacture of a ree! or pack Traceability is based on pack identity {as maintained and reported by the manufacturer TS-4g M 203MM 203-2 ‘AASHTO 17012 by the American Assocation of Sate Highway and Trassporation Offical Alleightsresewed. Duplisatior53, Treament—After stranding, low-relaxation sirand shall be subjected to a continuous thermal- ‘mechanical treatment to produce the prescribed mechanical properties. For stress-relieved (normal-relaxation) strand. only thermal treatment is necessary. Temper colors that may result from the thermal operation are considered normal for the finished appearance of this strand 6. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES 64. Methods of testing for mechanical properties are described in Appendix A7 of T 244. Low-relaxation strand shall also be tested as prescribed in ASTM E328 62. Breaking Strength—The breaking steength ofthe finished strand shall conform to the requirements, prescribed in Table 1 63. Yield Strength—Yield strength in kN [pounds] shall be measured at 1 percent extension under load. The minimum yield strength shall be 90 percent for low-relaxation strand and 85 percent for siress-relieved [normal-relasation] strand of the breaking sirength listed in Table 1. Initial loads for the test and minimum yield strengths are listed in Table 2 Table 1—Breaking Strength Requirements Minimum Breaking Nominal Strand Nominal Diameter Strength Nominal Stee! Mass of Designation of Strand, of Strand, ‘Area of Strand, Strand, No. mm {in} KN [Ibf] ‘mn [in] ‘g/m [lb/1000 ft} Grade 1725 [2501 6 TaT02501 400 (KOT 206 Tea) 5 7910313), 64514800] 374 0088), 294197] ° 9stos7s 89.0 [200001 316 0080) 403 (272) " 41.1 10438) 1201/2700} 697 [0 108} 548367} B 27 [0300], 160.1 36000} 929 0 148), 730 490) 1s 15.2 (0600) 2402 [54000] 1304 (0216) 1094 7371 Grade 1860 [270] ° 9s] 102-3 [23000] 348 (0085), 52190) " 1141 (6438) 1379 31000] 742 (0:15), 382 390) 8 1270 0500] 183.7(41300) 987 [053] 775520), Ba 1320 (0520) 200.2 45000} 1077 [0167] 844 508), 1 1420 (0563) 230051900] 1229 [0197] 970 (651) 1s 1528 [600] 260.7 [58600] 1490 (0217) 1102 740), 16 1575 [0620] 277462370 1492 [0231] 1173 [785] 18 17.28 [700] 3532179400) 1897 10294) 1487 (1000) TS-4g 203MM 203-3. ‘AASHTO 1 7012 by the American Assocation of State Highway and Transportation Officials Allights reserved. Duplication =