ASTM A884/A884M-12
Standard Specification for Epoxy-Coated Steel Wire and Welded Wire Reinforcement

Standard No.
ASTM A884/A884M-12
Release Date
2012
Published By
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Status
Replace By
ASTM A884/A884M-14
Latest
ASTM A884/A884M-19e1
Scope

1.1 This specification covers plain and deformed steel wire and plain and deformed steel welded wire reinforcement with protective epoxy coating. A Class A minimum coating thickness is required for wire and welded wire reinforcement intended for use in concrete and masonry. A Class B minimum coating thickness is required for wire and welded wire reinforcement intended for use in mechanically stabilized earth applications. A Type 1 coating is a fusion-bonded epoxy coating that has been formulated to be sufficiently flexible to allow bending of the coated wire or welded wire reinforcement. A Type 2 coating is a fusion-bonded epoxy coating that has not been designed to be sufficiently flexible to allow bending of the coated wire or welded wire reinforcement.

Note 1???The coating applicator is identified throughout this specification as the manufacturer.

1.2 This specification is applicable for orders in either inch-pound units (as Specification A884) or SI units (as Specification A884M).

1.3 The values stated in either inch-pound or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other except as specifically noted in Table 1. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with this specification.

TABLE 1 Best Test Requirements

Wire Size
No.
W or D

Wire Size No.
MW or MD

Mandrel Diameter

Time to
Complete, s
[maximum]

1.4 to 6

9 to 39

Two times the diameter
of the wire
8199;being tested
(2d)A

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