ASTM A555-2020 pdf free.Standard Specification fol General Requirements for Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rods.
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/A3l3M, A368, A478, A492, A493, A580/A580M, and A581IA581M.
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 are not necessarily exact equivalents; therefore, to ensure conformance with the standard, each system shall be used independently of the other, and values from the two systems shall not he combined.
1.6 Unless the order specifies the applicable metric specification designation, the material shall he furnished in the inch-pound units.
3. 1 Definitions of Ternis Specific to This Standard:
3.1 . 1 bar il—wire that has been straightened and cut (see Specification A484/A484M); however, a straightened and cut small diameter product is often called straightened and cut wire.
3. 1 .2 wire, n—as coi’ered by this specification and the specifications iie,nied in 1.1, is any round or shaped cold- reduced product, in coils only, produced by cold-finishing coiled wire rod.
3. 1.3 wire rods, n—semifinished product intended primarily for the manufacture of wire: are hot-rolled generally to an approximate round cross section in continuous length coils.
4. Materials and Manufacture
4.1 The material may be furnished in one of the conditions detailed in the applicable material specification, that is, annealed, bright annealed. cold worked, or as otherwise specified on the purchase order.
4.2 A variety of finishes, coatings. and lubricants are available. The particular type used is dependent upon the specific end use. Unless otherwise specified, the finish, coating. and lubricant will be furnished as required by the individual material specification or purchase order.ASTM A555 free download.