Standard Specifivution
Sor
Steel Wire, Plain, for Concrete Reinforcement
AASHTO DESIGNATION: M 32M/M 32-94 (1998)
(ASTM DESIGNATION: A 82.901)
1. SCOPE
LA This specification covers cold
dwn
ized, 10 be usedl as such or in fabricated
J wire, asdrawa of galvan
1m, for the reinfareerent of eonerel®,
jn) sizes or lees than 2.03-mm [0.080
in} nominal diameter
1.2 The specification is upplivable
lor oideis in ether ST units (as Specitiea
lion M-32M) or in inch-pound tants (as
specification M 32), SI units and incl
pound units are not necessarily equiva
Jent, Ineh-pond units are shawn in
behets jn che wat for clarity, but dey
ate the applicable values when the mae
rials ordered toy M32,
2 REPERENC
EP) DOCUMENTS
2 AASHTO Standards
V 244 Mechunical Testing of
Stee! Products
22 ASTM Standards:
A SIVA G81 M_ Spevilicuion
for Zine-Conted (Gat
vanieed) Carbon Steet
Wire
Practices for Packag
ing, Marking, and
Louding Methods for
Steel Products for Do
rnestic Shipment
Practice for Verifica-
buon and Classification
of Exuensometers
23° Miliary Stewards
MIL-STD-129 Marking for
Shipment and Store
MIL STD-163 Steel Mill
Prealuels Preparation
for Shipment and
Stomge
A 700
E83
2A Federal Standard
Fed, Std. No. 123. Marking
for Shipments (Civil
Agencies)
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
BA When wire for consre rein-
Fureementis ordered by size number, be
following relation betacen size oumbe
‘diameter, and area shall apply (lable ent
ed "Wire Sizes"):
NOTE 1—These sizes cepresent he mast
commonly sad emse in hath welded wine
Other sizes can be
4. ORDERING INFORMATION
41 Orders for material wo this speci
fewion should include the following in-
formation,
41.1 Quantity (mass)
Wire
Nominal
Size Diameter. Noman rea,
Naeem fi) in?)
wos "20s (uot) 323 WAS)
wie Bus tors) 174 (a012]
wis sap fais} 08 (a018)
wo 4.06 [0.160] 12.9 (a2),
was 4520178] 16,13 10025)
w29 488 [192] 18-70 0929,
was si (oii) 32.38 foo,
wi 524 (0224) 2881 (on)
was 6.07 [0259] 3903 (ans)
ws 6.40 10252] 12.26 (0.050)
Wss 6.73 10265] 15.48 [C055]
we Fo! 10274] 3871 {0.050},
ws Sn (0319) SL61 IL080)
4.1.2 Name of materia! (cold-drawn
steel vine for concrete seinforcenent),
413) Wire size number,
444 Packaging (Seetion 15), and
41.8 AASHTO designation and
year of issue.
NOTE 2—A ypleal ordecing eesenpuon
is as fellows: 4S. Mg cold-deawa steal ware
for eancrete reinlorcsmnent. siz: No. WS in
2DS-ky. secured oils, in avcordance with
AASHTO M 32M. [10008 I, ect
drawa steel yire for conerew remnoresmment
ze Ne, WS iu 500-18 secured coil, nace
ance with AASHTO M32 }
MATERIALS AND
MANUFACTURE,
SL The steel shull be made by ane
lor more of the following processes: open
hestth, electic-furnaee, or haste-oxygen,
5.2 The wire shall be cold drawn
from rods that have been hot rolled from
billets.
5.3. Unless otherwise spacified, the
wire shall be supplied uncoated. When
Nominal
Sie Diameter, Nominal Area,
Number rom Fn} mun? fin’)
wid 907 Was7] waS2 ION)
wiz 993 351) 782 [o.r20)
wig 1072 022) 9020 (148)
WIG 11.46 [0851] 10825 (0.160)
Wis 1217 (0479) 116.13 (0.180)
1283 (0.505) 129.03 (0.200),
1340 [0329) 441.90 (0.220)
1408 10.553] 15480 (0210)
1461 [0575] 16770 19-260)
15.6 [0.597] 180.60 (0.240),
1570 [0.618] 193.50 (0.100),
1595 [0.628] 200.00 (0.310)SPECIFICATIONS FOR MATERIALS M32M
Specited as ealvunized. i shall be gal TARLE2 Tension Test Requires {Matera for Weed Habe]
vanized ot nish size eu a
and Langer Siz WI
6. MECHANICAL PROPERTY Fa seengh nie MPa Ia sis 151 985 170)
REQUIREMENTS Yild sng in Pe 50 (651 345 [sl
adc of ae. nin ferent so ww
6.1 Tension Tests
6.11 When tested as described in
Mathous and Detinitions T 244, the ma
(eral, excepl as specified in’ Section
6.1.2, shall confor to the tensile prop-
erty feyuitements 9 Table 1. based on
nominal area uf wite
6.1.2 The yield stwcngth shall be 6
termined aw described ip Methods and
Definitions AASHTO 7 244 at an exten
sion of (005 mann (0.008 in fin] oF
gage length. The manufacturer is not
Fequired tp test for yield strength, but is
‘responsible for supplying a product that
will meet the stipulsted limit when tested,
in eoniormance wilh the provisions of
Section 11.5. Por determining the yield
svength, use a Class B-T extensometer
as described in ASTM Method E 83
The extersometsr should be removed
from the specimen altar the yield strength
has been determined
6.1.3 For material to be use in the
fabrication of welded fabric, the tensile
and yield strength properiies sball con-
form to the requirements given in ‘Table
2 ised on nominal area of the win
6.14 ‘The mateial shall aot exhibit
a defivite yield point as evidenved by a
disemet drop of the beam or bale in the
wee OF the testing prior to reaching wli-
mate tensile load, The purcluscr may
opt to accept this feanwe as sufficient
evidence af compliance with the speci
fed minimum yeeld strength tess cov
ered in Seotion 113,
6.2 Beud Tests The bend test spec
‘men shall stand being bent at rourn tem
Peramice through 18° without cracking
‘on Uw ouside of the beat partion, as
prescrited in Tahle
‘For ani cing O50 Ps [OO Kl ole orth he rediccn fon Hall 6 bat Kaw Hw 3
penser
TARE
‘Slaz Nombor
of We
w
ul sven
seinen
Conner than Ww
af the spoken
‘bona ‘Test Regul
Bend exon pin the diameter of whist S equal to the diameter of the
Bend srned « pox he ameter f winch (8 oqual to twice the diameter
ee a
described in Metods and Definitions
AASIITO T 244, aud the wire shall con-
form to the reduction of area require
‘ments in Teble 1 and Table 2,
7. PERMISSIBLE VARIATION IN
WIRE DIAMETER
7.1 The permissible variation in the
diameter of the wire shall conform 10
the requirements given iu Table 4
7.2. ‘Thedifierence between ths mex
imam and minimum diameters, as mea
sured om any tiven cross seution of the
‘wire, shall be ay more than the tolerances
listed in Table 4 for the given wice size
8. WORKMANSHIP, FINISH,
AND APPEARANCE
8.1 ‘The wite shall be free of detri-
mental imperfections and shall have a
‘workmanlike finish.
8.2 Galvanized wire stull be pro
duced ss described in ASTM A 84),
regular coating
8.3 Rust, surface seams, or surface
inegulaiities shall not be a cause for
ejection provided te requirements of
Section 8.4 are met: and the minimum
dimensions and mechanical properties of
4 Inund wire-brusited (est specimen are
not ess than the: requirements of the
specitication
8.4 Wite intended for welded fabric
shall be sufficiently fwe of rust and
levwing lubricant so as net to interfere
will electric resistance welding.
9 SAMPLING
9.1 Test specimens for testing me-
chanical propenias ehall be full wire see
tions and shall be obiained from ends of
Wice evils as drawn oras galvarized, The
specimens siall be of sufficient length to
TABLE4 Pecmissible Variation in Wive Diameter
62 Reduction of Area Test—The we
Auotion of area hall be delermined 6 Temishte
Nonind Toe
Dianete and Min
TANLE 1 Tenton Tet Requiremen's She wunber sam in| um fn
Vensile strength, min MPu (ksi) $50 [80] ‘Smaller than WS under 6.40 [0.252] 0.08 10,003)
Yield stg intra ts) 445 fm] W310 712 in 650 023210 010 Boos}
Relucion a cain pecat 34 995 91 in
vr WH W20, fn e995 P98 0115 (64
nce TO a ee T3305) el
Sent Me leh ot et ever 283 10505) 00 1008)
er 1283 ts) 0.20 Io.08)Mam
perform testing described in Sections 6.1
and 6.2.
9.2 W any test specimen exhibits ob-
vious isolated imperfections. ot repre=
sentaive of the product, it may be dis
cagded and another specimen substinmed,
19, NUMBER OF TESTS
104 One tension anit one bend rest
shall be made from each 9 Mg (10 tens)
oF less uf each size of wire or fraction
thereof in lot, ar atoral of seven sam
les. whichever is less, A lot shall consist
Gf all the coils of single size offered
for delivery at the same time.
11, INSPECTION AND TESTS
HAL The inspector representing the
purchaser shall have free entry at all
les while work on the contact of the
purchaser is being performed, all parts
‘of the manutacturer's works that concent
the maunfactaze ofthe material eedezed
The manufacturer shal afford he inspe
tor all reasonable failies (a assure bien
Chat the material is being fuenished ia
aecordance with this specication
H12 Exvept for yield svength, a
{sss and inspection shall ke made atthe
place of manufacture prior to shipment
Unless ouerwise spevitied, Such tests
Stall be so conducted as not w interfere
Unnecessanly with the operation of the
work
11,3. ths pucchasee considers it de
sible to determine compliance with the
sield sient» sequitements in Section
GAL. yield steengt tests may be: mace in
4 exognized laboratory, oF their repre-
senlutive ay make the testa the mil if
such tests do not imerfere wonecessarily
‘ith the ull operations.
114. For U.S. Government Procure
rent Only ExcEpL as otherwise specie
SPRCIFICATIONS FOR MATERIALS
fied in the contract, the contractor is
respensible for the performance of all
Inspection and test requirements speci-
fied herein, Except as otherwise specitied
in the contract, the contractor may use
his even or any other suitable facilities
fur the performance of the inspection
‘and cost requirements specified herein,
unless disapproved by the purchaser at
the time of purchase, ‘Tha purchaser shall
have the fight t perform any of the
inspections and tests at the same tre
quency as set fon in this specitietion
Where such inspections are deemed nec
sary to ensure that materia) contorms
to prescrined requirements
12, REJECTION
12.1 Materia that shows deteiniental
imporfectiuns subsequent 10 its accep
tance a the manufscturer’s works wall
be eajested, and the
be notified
12.2. Failure of any of the tew speci-
‘mens to comply with the requirements of
Las specification sball constitute grounds,
for rejection of the Tot represented hy the
specimen. The loi may be resubrnitted for
aspecbin by testing every coil for the
property in which the speciinen failed
andl somting aul auconfonitiag evil,
123° Any re}
made in accordance with the specifica.
wtactuser shall
jon based on tests
tion shall he rsperted lo the meant fauner
within a reasonable peviod of time. The
material must be adequately protected
and correctly identilied in order Ure the
producer may make 4 proper investign
tion
13, REHEARING
13.1 Rejected materials shall be pre~
served for 2 petiod of al least 2 weeks
frou We date of inspection, dusiug which
time the manufacturer may make claim
for a rehearing and rewstng,
14, CERTIFICATION
14.1 When specified in the purchase
order or conract, + promicer's or sun-
pller’s cenification shall be furuished co
the puuchaser that the material was man
facture, s
pled, texted, and inspected
in secordaice with this specification and
haseen found to meet the requirements.
When specified in the purchase order o
ceoricaet, a report of the test results shall
be urnished. ‘The centtication shall in-
clude the specification numiber, yeur-date
of issue, and sevision leter, if a
ING AND
MARKING
ISA The site af the wire, AASTITO
specification, and name ar mark of the
manufacturer shall be murked on 9 ag
securely attached 10 each coil of wit
152° Unless otherwise specified.
packaging, making, and loading for
shipment shall be in-aecortance wath
ASTM A 700,
15.3 When specified in the contract
‘or ordige and tor the dircet procurement
Dy or diet shipanent to the U.S, Govern
iment, when Level A is specified, preser
vation, packaging, and packing shall be
in aecorcunee with dhe Level A require
nent of MIL-STD.163
15.4 When specified in the contract
cor order and fur the direct procurement
by or direct shipment o the U.S. Govern-
iment, meeking for shipment, in addition
lw requirements specified in the contact
‘or order, shall be in accerdance with
MIL-STD-129 for military ageneiss and
fin accurdane with Fed. Sud. No. 12
for civil agencies,