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Designation: A497/A497M − 07
StandardSpecification for
Steel Welded Wire Reinforcement, Deformed, for Concrete1
This standard is issued under the Þxed designation A497/A497M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
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NOTE 1ÑA detailed drawing showing complete dimensions of the testing jig may be obtained from ASTM International.
FIG. 1 Welded Wire Reinforcement Weld Tester
the vertical wire and the load shall be applied at a rate of 9.3 Overhang of the transverse wires shall not project
stressing not to exceed 689 MPa/min [100 ksi/min]. beyond the centerline of each longitudinal edge wire more
than a distance of 25 mm [1 in.], unless otherwise speciÞed.
9. Dimensions When transverse wires are speciÞed to project a speciÞc length
9.1 Width—The width of welded wire reinforcement shall beyond the center line of a longitudinal edge wire, the
be considered to be the center-to-center distance between permissible variation shall not exceed 13 mm [0.5 in.] greater
outside longitudinal wires. The permissible variation shall not or less than the speciÞed length.
exceed 13 mm [0.5 in.] greater or less than the speciÞed 9.4 The permissible variation in weight of any wire in the
width. In case the width of ßat sheets or rolls is speciÞed as Þnished welded wire reinforcement shall conform to the
the overall width (tip-to-tip length of cross wires), the width tolerances prescribed for the wire before fabrication, in Speci-
shall not vary more than 625 mm [61 in.] from the speciÞed Þcation A496/A496M, with the following exceptions:
width. When measurements involve a convoluted wire, the 9.4.1 Unless otherwise precluded by the purchaser in 4.1, the
measurement shall be made to the approximate center of the manufacturer shall be permitted to apply over-sized wire. The
sinusoidal wave shape. size differential shall not exceed two ÒDÓ size increments on
9.2 Length—The overall length of ßat sheets, measured on sizes MD52 [D8] and smaller, and four ÒDÓ size increments on
any wire, shall not vary more than 625 mm [61 in.], or 1 %, sizes larger than MD52 [D8]. A ÒDÓ size increment is a whole
whichever is greater. number increment, for example, D5 to D6, or D5.4 to
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D6.4, and so forth. In all cases where such over-steeling is A82M if applicable, and shall specify that the measurement be
practiced, the manufacturer shall identify the welded wire performed by the manufacturer at the manufacturerÕs
reinforcement with the style originally ordered. With the facilities, a recognized laboratory, or the purchaserÕs
permission of the purchaser, the manufacturer shall be permit- representative at the manufacturerÕs facilities. Such
ted to exceed the limits of this section. measurements shall be con-ducted without unnecessarily
9.5 The average spacing of wires shall be such that the total interfering with the manufactur-ing operations.
number of wires contained in a sheet or roll is equal to or 12.4 For Government Procurement Only—The purchaser
greater than that determined by the speciÞc spacing, but the shall be furnished a manufacturerÕs certiÞcation of confor-
center-to-center distance between individual members shall mance to A497/A497M for each production date or production
not vary more than 6.35 mm [0.25 in.] from the speciÞed lot shipped. A production lot shall not exceed 28 000 m2 [300
spacing. Sheets of welded wire reinforcement having the
speciÞed length shall not be required to contain an identical 000 ft2], and certiÞcations shall be traceable to speciÞc date(s)
number of transverse wires, and therefore, shall be permitted of production marked on the product bundle prior to shipment.
to have various lengths of longitudinal overhang. Except as otherwise speciÞed in the contract, the contractor is
responsible for the performance of all inspection and test
10. Sampling requirements speciÞed herein. Except as otherwise speciÞed in
the contract, the contractor shall have the option to use his
10.1 Test specimens for testing mechanical properties shall own or any other suitable facilities for the performance of the
be obtained by cutting from the Þnished welded wire inspection and test requirements speciÞed herein, unless dis-
reinforce-ment, a full width section of sufficient length to approved by the purchaser at the time of purchase. The
perform testing described in 7.1 and 7.2. purchaser shall have the right to perform any of the
10.2 Test specimens for determining weld-shear properties inspections and tests at the same frequency as set forth in this
shall be obtained by cutting from the Þnished welded wire speciÞcation where such inspections are deemed necessary to
reinforcement, a full width section of sufficient length to assure that material conforms to prescribed requirements.
perform testing described in 7.3.3.
10.3 Measurements for conformance to dimensional char- 13. Rejection and Retests
acteristics shall be made on full sheets or rolls. 13.1 Unless otherwise speciÞed, any rejection shall be
10.4 Any test specimen exhibiting obvious imperfections reported to the manufacturer within Þve working days from
shall be discarded and another specimen substituted. the time of selection of test specimens.
13.2 In case a specimen fails to meet the tension or bend
11. Number of Tests
test, the material shall not be rejected until two additional
11.1 One test for conformance to tensile strength and bend specimens taken from other wires in the same sheet or roll
requirements, and one check for conformance to dimensional have been tested. The material shall be considered as meeting
characteristics shall be made for each 7 000 m2 [75 000 ft2] of the speciÞcation with respect to any prescribed tensile
welded wire reinforcement or remaining fraction thereof. For property, provided the tested average for the three specimens,
testing prior to fabrication, one test for each 18 Mg [20 tons] including the specimen originally tested, is equal to or exceeds
of wire shall be made. the required minimum for the particular property in question
11.2 One test for conformance to weld shear strength and provided further that none of the three specimens develops
requirement shall be made for each 28 000 m2 [300 000 ft2] of less than 80 % of the required minimum for the tensile
welded wire reinforcement or remaining fraction thereof. property in question. The material shall be considered as
meeting this speciÞcation with respect to bend test
12. Inspection requirements, provided both additional specimens
12.1 The inspector representing the purchaser shall have satisfactorily pass the prescribed bend test.
free entry at all times, while work on the contract of the 13.3 Any material that is found not to meet the requirements
purchaser is being performed, to all parts of the of this speciÞcation subsequent to its acceptance at the manu-
manufacturerÕs facilities that concern the manufacture of the facturerÕs facilities shall be subject to rejection and the
material ordered. The manufacturer shall afford the inspector manufacturer shall be promptly notiÞed.
all reasonable facilities to assure that the material is being
furnished in accordance with this speciÞcation. 13.4 Welded intersections shall withstand normal shipping
and handling without becoming broken, but the presence of
12.2 Except for yield strength, all tests and inspections shall broken welds, regardless of cause, shall not constitute cause
be made at the manufacturerÕs facilities prior to shipment, for rejection unless the number of broken welds per sheet
unless otherwise speciÞed. Such tests shall be so conducted as exceeds 1 % of the total number of intersections in a sheet. For
not to interfere unnecessarily with the operation of the manu- material furnished in rolls, not more than 1 % of the total
facturerÕs facilities. number of intersections in 14 m2 [150 ft2] of welded wire
12.3 The purchaser shall have the option to require a yield reinforcement shall be broken. Not more than one half the
strength measurement to determine compliance with yield permissible maximum number of broken welds shall be
strength requirements of SpeciÞcation A496/A496M and A82/ located on any one wire.
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13.5 In the event of rejection because of failure to meet the 14.4 A material test report, certiÞcate of inspection, or
weld shear requirements, four additional specimens shall be similar document printed from or used in electronic form from
taken from four different sheets or rolls and tested in accor- an electronic data interchange (EDI) transmission shall be
dance with Section 8. If the average of all the weld shear tests regarded as having the same validity as a counterpart printed
performed does not meet the requirement, the material shall in the certiÞerÕs facility. The content of the EDI transmitted
be rejected. document must meet the requirements of the invoked ASTM
13.6 In the event of rejection because of failure to meet the standard(s) and conform to any existing EDI agreement be-
requirements for dimensions, the amount of material rejected tween the purchaser and the supplier. Notwithstanding the
shall be limited to those individual sheets or rolls which fail to absence of a signature, the organization submitting the EDI
meet this speciÞcation. transmission is responsible for the content of the report.
13.7 Rust, surface seams, or surface irregularities shall not NOTE 5ÑThe industry deÞnition as invoked here is: EDI is the
be cause for rejection provided the minimum welded wire computer-to-computer exchange of business information in a standard
reinforcement dimensions, cross-sectional area, tensile proper- format such as ANSI ASC X12.
ties, and weld shear strength of a hand wire-brushed test
specimen meet the requirements of this speciÞcation. The 15. Packaging and Marking
height of deformations above the minimum height require-
ments (see SpeciÞcation A496/A496M) shall not be cause for 15.1 Unless otherwise speciÞed, packaging, marking, and
rejection. loading for shipment shall be in accordance with Practices
A700.
13.8 Rehearing—Rejected materials shall be preserved for a
period of at least two weeks from the date of inspection, 15.2 When welded wire reinforcement is furnished in ßat
during which time the manufacturer shall be permitted to sheets, it shall be assembled in bundles of convenient size
make claim for a rehearing and retesting. containing not more than 150 sheets and securely fastened
together.
14. Certification
14.1 If outside inspection is waived, a manufacturerÕs cer- 15.3 When welded wire reinforcement is furnished in rolls,
tiÞcation that the material has been manufactured in accor- each roll shall be secured so as to prevent unwinding during
dance with and meets the requirements of this speciÞcation shipping and handling.
shall be the basis of acceptance of the material. The certiÞca- 15.4 Each bundle of ßat sheets and each roll shall have
tion shall include the speciÞcation number, year-date of issue, attached thereto a suitable tag bearing the name of the
and revision letter, if any. manufacturer, description of the material, ASTM A497/
14.2 This conformance is predicated upon testing and ac- A497M, and such other information as may be speciÞed by the
ceptance of wire prior to fabrication, coupled with random purchaser.
shear testing during production. The purchaser shall be fur-
nished a manufacturerÕs certiÞcation of conformance to 15.5 When speciÞed in the contract or order, and for the
A497/ A497Mfor each production date or production lot direct procurement by or direct shipment to the U.S. govern-
shipped. A production lot shall not exceed 28 000 m2 [300 ment, marking for shipment, in addition to requirements
000 ft2]. Any purchaser shall have the right to invoke any of speciÞed in the contract or order, shall be in accordance with
the provisions of 12.4. MIL-STD-129 for U. S. military agencies and in accordance
with Fed. Std. No. 123 for U. S. government civil agencies.
14.3 When Supplement S1 of SpeciÞcations A82/A82M or
A496/A496M is speciÞed for the material, test results for
yield strength, tensile strength, and bend tests shall be 16. Keywords
reported (S1.3.1 of SpeciÞcation A82/A82M, S1.3.1 of 16.1 concrete reinforcement; deformed steel wire; rein-
SpeciÞcation A496/A496M). forced concrete; reinforcing steels; welded wire reinforcement
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SUMMARY OF CHANGES
Committee A01 has identiÞed the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue
(A497/A497MÐ06ϵ1) that may impact the use of this standard.
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