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catch-weight coils on tubular carriers to ASTM ACSW. 10. Finish
5. Materials and Manufacture 10.1 Hard drawn wire may be furnished with a variety of
finishes depending upon the drawing practices used by the
5.1 The steel shall be made by any commercially accepted manufacturer. Unless otherwise specified in the purchase order,
steel making process. The steel may be either ingot cast or the wire is normally produced with a common dry drawn
strand cast. finish, usually referred to as a bright finish. Other finishes are
also available such as clean and extra smooth wire, requiring
6. Chemical Composition special drafting practices.
6.1 The grade designation shall be as specified in the
10.2 Annealed in process wire is furnished with a bright
purchase order.
finish.
6.2 Chemical ranges and limits, and procedures for analysis
10.3 Unless otherwise negotiated between the purchaser and
shall be in accordance with Test Methods, Practices, and
manufacturer, annealed at finish size wire is supplied with a
Terminology A751.
black oxide finish resulting from regular annealing.
7. Mechanical Properties
11. Sampling
7.1 The carbon steel wire shall meet the tensile strength
requirements shown in Table 1 for the condition specified when 11.1 Test specimens for testing mechanical properties shall
tested in accordance with Test Methods and Definitions A370. be full sections and shall be obtained from ends of wire coils.
The specimens shall be of sufficient length to perform tests
8. Dimensions and Tolerances specified in 7.1.
8.1 The diameter and out of roundness shall not vary by 11.2 If any test specimen is found to contain a weld or
more than the tolerances specified in Specification A510. exhibits other obvious imperfections, it shall be discarded and
another specimen substituted.
9. Workmanship
9.1 The wire shall be free of detrimental imperfections. To 12. Number of Tests
ensure large continuous length coils, welds may be present in 12.1 One tension test shall be made from each 10 tons (9
the finished wire. Mg) or fraction thereof in a lot, or a total of seven samples,
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whichever is less. A lot shall consist of all coils of a single size, 16. Packaging and Package Marking
offered for delivery at the same time. 16.1 Unless otherwise specified, packaging, package
marking, and loading for shipment shall be in accordance with
13. Inspection
Practices A700.
13.1 The manufacturer shall afford the inspector represent- 16.2 The size, name of product, grade and condition, ASTM
ing the purchaser all reasonable facilities to satisfy him that the specification number, weight, and name or mark of the manu-
material is being furnished in accordance with this specifica- facturer shall be indicated on a tag securely attached to each
tion. All tests and inspections shall be made at the place of coil or package of wire.
manufacture prior to shipment, unless otherwise specified, and
shall be so conducted as not to interfere with the operation of 16.3 When specified in the contract or order, and for direct
the works. procurement by or direct shipment to the U. S. Government,
when Level A is specified, preservation, packaging and packing
14. Rejection and Rehearing shall be in accordance with Level A requirements of MIL-STD-
163.
14.1 Any rejection by the purchaser shall be reported to the
manufacturer within a reasonable time from receipt of material. 16.4 When specified in the contract or order, and for direct
procurement by or direct shipment to the U. S. Government,
14.2 The material must be adequately protected and cor- marking for shipment, in addition to requirements specified in
rectly identified in order that the manufacturer may make a the contract or order, shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-
proper investigation. 129 for U. S. Military agencies and in accordance with Fed.
Std. 123 for U. S. Government civil agencies.
15. Certification
16.5 Bar Coding—In addition to the previously-stated iden-
15.1 When specified in the purchase order or contract, a
tification requirements, bar coding is acceptable as a supple-
producer’s or supplier’s certification shall be furnished to the
mentary identification method. Bar coding should be consistent
purchaser that the material was manufactured, sampled, tested,
with AIAG Standard 02.00, Primary Metals Identification Tag
and inspected in accordance with this specification and has
Application. The bar code may be applied to a substantially
been found to meet the requirements. When specified in the
affixed tag.
purchase order or contract, a report of the test results shall be
furnished. 17. Keywords
15.2 The certification shall include the specification 17.1 annealed at finished size; annealed in process; carbon;
number, year date of issue, and revision letter, if any. hard drawn; wire
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