Designation: A 496 – 02Standard Specification forSteel Wire, Deformed, for Concrete Reinforcement1This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 496; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon (e ) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.1. Scope*1.1 This specification covers deformed steel wire which hasbeen cold-worked by drawing, rolling, or both drawing androlling, to be used as produced, or in fabricated form, for thereinforcement of concrete in sizes having nominal cross-sectional areas not less than 6.45 mm2 (0.01 in.2).1.2 Supplement S1 describes high-strength wire, whichshall be furnished when specifically ordered. It shall bepermissible to furnish high-strength wire in place of regularwire if mutually agreed to by the purchaser and supplier.1.3 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI unitsare to be regarded as standard. Within the text the inch-poundunits are shown in brackets. The value stated in each system arenot exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be usedindependently of the other. Combining values may result innonconformance with the specification.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testingof Steel Products2A 497 Specification for Steel Welded Wire Reinforcement,Deformed, for Concrete3A 700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and LoadingMethods for Steel Products for Domestic Shipment4E 83 Practice for Verification and Classification of...
