1.1 This specification covers general requirements for carbon and alloy steel wire rods and uncoated coarse round wire in coils or straightened and cut lengths.

1.2 In case of conflict, the requirements in the purchase order, on the drawing, in the individual specification, and in this general specification shall prevail in the sequence named.

1.3 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.

ASTM Standards:

A5 Specification for High-Carbon Steel Joint Bars; Replaced by A 3 (Withdrawn)

A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products

A510M Specification for General Requirements for Wire Rods and Coarse Round Wire, Carbon Steel (Metric)

A700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Shipment

A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products

A941 Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related Alloys, and Ferroalloys

A1040 Guide for Specifying Harmonized Standard Grade Compositions for Wrought Carbon, Low-Alloy, and Alloy Steels

E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

E30 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Steel, Cast Iron, Open-Hearth Iron, and Wrought Iron (Withdrawn)

E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size

E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)

SAE Standard:

J 1086 Numbering Metals and Alloy

AIAG Standard:

AIAGB-5 02.00 Primary Metals Identification Tag Application Standard