ASTM A555/A555M-16 PDF

Scope: 1.1 This specification covers general requirements that shall apply to stainless wire and wire rods. Wire rods are a semifinished product intended primarily for the manufacture of wire. Wire is intended primarily for cold forming, including coiling, stranding, weaving, heading and machining as covered under the latest revision of each of the following ASTM specifications: A313/A313M, A368, A478, A492, A493, A580/A580M and A581/A581M.

1.2 In case of conflicting requirements, the individual material specification and this general requirement specification shall prevail in the order named.

1.3 General requirements for flat products other than wire are covered in Specification A480/A480M.

1.4 General requirements for bar and billet products are covered in Specification A484/A484M.

1.5 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.

1.6 Unless the order specifies the applicable metric specification designation, the material shall be furnished in the inch-pound units.

ASTM A555/A555M-16 Referenced Document

ASTM A262 Standard Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels
ASTM A313/A313M Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Spring Wire
ASTM A368 Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Wire Strand
ASTM A370 Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
ASTM A478 Standard Specification for Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Weaving and Knitting Wire
ASTM A480/A480M Standard Specification for General Requirements for Flat-Rolled Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip
ASTM A484/A484M Standard Specification for General Requirements for Stainless Steel Bars, Billets, Shapes, and Forgings
ASTM A492 Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Rope Wire
ASTM A493 Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rods for Cold Heading and Cold Forging
ASTM A580/A580M Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Wire
ASTM A581/A581M Standard Specification for Free-Machining Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rods
ASTM A700 Standard Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Domestic Shipment
ASTM A751 Standard Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
ASTM E112 Standard Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size

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