ASTM A905-04

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Designation: A905 – 04
Standard Specification for
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Steel Wire, Pressure Vessel Winding
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A905; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope* Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)
2.4 AIAG Standard:
1.1 This specification covers requirements for a high
AIAGB-5 02.00 Primary Metals Identification TagApplica-
strength drawn and cold rolled steel wire in two strength
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tion Standard
classes, with rectangular cross section, and round mill edge.
This wire is intended for prestressed vessel and press frame
3. Ordering Information
windings.
3.1 It shall be the responsibility of the purchaser to specify
1.2 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI
all requirements that are necessary for material under this
(metric) units are to be regarded separately as standards.
specification. Such requirements may include, but are not
Within the text and tables, the SI units are shown in parenthe-
limited to, the following:
ses.The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents.
3.1.1 Quantity (mass),
Therefore, each system must be used independent of the other.
3.1.2 Name of material,
Combining values from the two systems may result in noncon-
3.1.3 Dimensions (see Section 7),
formance with the specification.
3.1.4 Finish (see Section 8),
2. Referenced Documents 3.1.5 Packaging (see Section 11),
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3.1.6 Cast or heat analysis report (see Section 5),
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.1.7 Number of certification or test reports required (see
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing
Section 10),
of Steel Products
3.1.8 ASTM designation and year of issue, and
A510 Specification for General Requirements for Wire
3.1.9 Supplementary requirements, if any.
Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel
A510M Specification for General Requirements for Wire
4. Material and Manufacture
Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel (Metric)
4.1 The steel shall be produced by any of the following
A700 PracticesforPackaging,Marking,andLoadingMeth-
primary processes: (1) basic oxygen, and (2) electric furnace or
ods for Steel Products for Shipment
vacuum induction (VIM). The primary melting may incorpo-
E30 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Steel, Cast
3 rate separate degassing or refining and may be followed by
Iron, Open-Hearth Iron and Wrought Iron
secondary melting by the electrode slag process (ESR) or the
E309 Practice for Eddy-Current Examination of Steel Tu-
vacuum arc remelting process (VAR).
bular Products Using Magnetic Saturation
4.1.1 The steel may be ingot cast or continuously cast.
2.2 Military Standard:
4.2 The finished wire shall be free from detrimental pipe
MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products, Preparation for Ship-
4 and undue segregation.
ment and Storage
4.3 The wire shall be cold drawn or cold rolled, or both, to
2.3 Federal Standard:
produce the desired mechanical properties and dimensions
after subjecting it to the patenting treatment.
4.4 The width to thickness ratio of the wire cross section
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
shall not exceed 8.
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
A01.03 on Steel Rod and Wire.
5. Chemical Composition
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2004. Published September 2004. Originally
approved in 1991. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as A905 – 93 (1998).
5.1 Thesteelshallconformtotherequirementsforchemical
DOI: 10.1520/A0905-04.
composition prescribed in Table 1.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
5.2 Heat Analysis—Each heat of steel shall be analyzed by
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the manufacturer to determine the percentage of elements
the ASTM website.
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A905 – 04
TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
7. Dimensions and Permissible Variations
7.1 The permissible variations in dimensions of the wire
Element Composition %
shall be as specified in Table 3, unless otherwise s
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