ASTM A510-07

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Designation: A 510 – 07
Standard Specification for
General Requirements for Wire Rods and Coarse Round
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Wire, Carbon Steel
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 510; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
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1. Scope* 2.3 AIAG Standard:
AIAGB-5 02.00 Primary Metals Identification TagApplica-
1.1 This specification covers general requirements for car-
tion Standard
bon steel wire rods and uncoated coarse round wire in coils or
straightened and cut lengths.
3. Terminology
1.2 In case of conflict, the requirements in the purchase
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
order, on the drawing, in the individual specification, and in
3.1.1 carbon steel—steel in which no minimum content is
this general specification shall prevail in the sequence named.
specified or required for aluminum, chromium, cobalt, colum-
NOTE 1—A complete metric companion to Specification A 510 has
bium, molybdenum, nickel, titanium, tungsten, vanadium, or
been developed—Specification A 510M; therefore, no metric equivalents
zirconium, or any other element added to obtain a desired
are presented in this specification.
alloying effect; when the specified minimum for copper does
notexceed0.40 %;orwhenthemaximumcontentspecifiedfor
2. Referenced Documents
any of the following elements does not exceed these percent-
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
ages: manganese 1.65, silicon 0.60, or copper 0.60.
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for MechanicalTesting
3.1.1.1 Discussion—In all carbon steels small quantities of
of Steel Products
certain residual elements unavoidably retained from raw ma-
A 700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading
terials are sometimes found that are not specified or required,
Methods for Steel Products for Shipment
such as copper, nickel, molybdenum, chromium, etc. These
A 751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for
elements are considered as incidental and are not formally
Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
determined or reported. Elements may be specified to improve
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
machinability of carbon steels such as sulfur and lead.
Determine Conformance with Specifications
3.1.2 coarse round wire—from 0.035 to 0.999 in. in diam-
E30 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Steel, Cast
eter, inclusive, wire that is produced from hot-rolled wire rods
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Iron, Open-Hearth Iron, and Wrought Iron
or hot-rolled coiled bars by one or more cold reductions
E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
primarily for the purpose of obtaining a desired size with
E 527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
dimensional accuracy, surface finish, and mechanical proper-
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2.2 SAE Standard:
ties. By varying the amount of cold reduction and other wire
J 1086 Numbering Metals and Alloy
mill practices, including thermal treatment, a wide diversity of
mechanical properties and finishes are made available.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
3.1.2.1 Discussion—Coarse round wire is designated by
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
SteelWireGaugenumbers,commonfractions,ordecimalparts
A01.03 on Steel Rod and Wire.
of an inch. The Steel Wire Gauge system is shown in Table 1.
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2007. Published September 2007. Originally
approved in 1964. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as A 510 – 06. Since the many gauge systems in use may cause confusion, the
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
purchaser is encouraged to specify wire diameters in inches or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
decimal parts, or both.
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
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A510–07
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TABLE 1 Steel Wire Gauge TABLE 2 Sizes of Wire Rods
Decimal Decimal Inch Decimal Inch Decimal
Gauge No. Equivalent, Gauge No. Equivalent, Fraction Equivalent, Fraction Equivalent,
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