1. SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers materi-
als used in the construction of fences
and gates comprised of (a) chain-link
fence fabric and (b) posts. rails. ties,
bands, bars, rods. and Other fitungs and
hardware designed to support the fabric
in a vertical. taut position
1.2 The values stated in SI units are
to be regarded as the standard
2. REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
2.1 The following specifications and
standards form a part of this
specification,
2 AASHTO Standards:
‘M 111 Zine (HotDip Galv
nized) Coatings on
Iron and Stee!
Products
Zine Metal (slab zinc}
Zine Coating (Hot-
Dip) on lron and
Steel Hardware
T 65 Mass of Coating on
Zinc-Coated (Galva-
nized) Iron or Stee]
Arucles
68 Tension Testing of
Metallic Materials
Mass of Coating on
‘Aluminum-Coated
Iron or Steel Articles
212 ASTM Standards
B26 Aluminum-Alloy
Sand Castings
B85 Aluminum-Alloy Die
Castings
B 108 Aluminum-Alloy Per-
manent Mold
Castings
mR
Standard Specification
for
Chain-Link Fence
AASHTO DESIGNATION: M 181-95
B 117 Salt Spray (Fog)
Testing
B 209 Aluminum-Alloy
Sheet and Plate
B 211 Aluminum-Alloy
Bars. Rods and Wire
B22] Aluminum-Alloy Ex-
truded Bar, Rod,
Shape and Tube
B 429 Aluminum-Alloy Ex-
truded Structural
Pipe and Tube
B 750 Specification for
Zine—5 percent Av
‘minum Mischmetal
Alloy in Ingot Form for
Hot-Dip Coatings
D 1499 Operating Light and
‘Water Exposure Ap:
paratus (Carbon-Are
‘Type) for Exposure
of Plastics
D 1535 Specifying Color by
the Munsell System
D 1729 Visual Evaluation of
Color Differences of
‘Opaque Materials
D 2247 Coated Metal Speci-
‘mens at 100 Percent
Relative Humidity
E376 Measuring Coating
‘Thickness by Mag-
netic-Field or Eddy’
Current (Blectro-
magnetic) Test
Methods
F 467 Nonferrous Nuts for
General Use
F 468 Nonferrous Bolts, Hex
Cap Screws, and
‘Studs for General Use
F 1083 Pipe, Steel, Hot-
Dipped Zinc Coated
(Galvanized) Welded
for Fence Suuctures
6-23 Light and Water Ex-
posure Apparatus
(Carbon-Arc Type) for
Exposure of Nonme-
tallic Materials
G26 Light and Water Ex-
posure Apparatus
(Kenon-Are-Type) for
Exposure of Nonme-
tallic Materials
2.13. American National Standaris:
H 35.2 Dimensional Toler-
ances for Aluminum
Mill Products|
3. CLASSIFICATION
BAL Chain-link fabric, posts. rails.
ties. bands. bars. rods and other fittings
‘and hardware covered by this specifice-
tion shall be composed of the following
‘Types of material as specified:
Type I—Zine-coated steel.
‘Type T1—Aluminum-coated steel.
‘Type }—Aluminum alloy
‘Type IV—Polyvinyl Chioride (PVC)-
coaied steel.
Zine-$% Aluminum-Mischmetal alloy
meeting the requirements of ASTM B
750 may be substituied for zine coating
(hot-dipped) at the application rate speci-
fied herein for hotdip zinc coating,
‘3.2 Metallic coated steel posts. rails.
for gate frames are furnished in two
grades as follows
321 Grade | steel posts, rails, or
agate frames may be round or other shapes
‘and shall have a hot-dip zine interior and
exterior coating. as prescribed in this
specification,
322 Grade 2 steel posts, rails, oF
{gate frames shall be round pipe or tubing
‘manufactured by electric resistance
‘welding and shall have an exterior coat-
ing of hot-dip zine plus an organic top-
‘coat and a zinc-rich or hot-dip zinc inte-
rior coating or Grade 2 posts may be
aluminum-coated inside and outside.
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SPECIFICATIONS FOR MATERIALS
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33. Type IV fabric is fumished in
two classes of coating as follows:
33:1 Class A—extruded or extruded
and bonded PVC-coated wire shall be
coated with zinc by either the hot-dip or