ASTM A 474 : 2003 : R2013
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Standard Specification for Aluminum-Coated Steel Wire Strand
English
04-01-2013
11-09-2023
CONTAINED IN VOL. 01.06, 2017 Defines five grades of aluminum-coated, steel wire strand, composed of a number of round, steel wires, with aluminum coatings, for use as guys, messengers, span wires, and for similar purposes.
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A 05
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Supersedes FED STD 48 (02/2004)
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Standard
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4
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Reconfirmed 2013
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American Society for Testing and Materials
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Superseded
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1.1This specification covers five grades of aluminum-coated, steel wire strand, composed of a number of round, steel wires, with aluminum coatings, for use as guys, messengers, span wires, and for similar purposes.
1.3Minimum breaking strengths of strand for each grade are specified in Table 1.
| Nominal | Number | Nominal | Approximate | Minimum Breaking Strength of Strand, lbf (kN) | ||||||||||
| Utilities GradeA | Common | Siemens- | High- | Extra-High- | ||||||||||
| 3/16 | (4.76) | 7 | 0.062 (1.57) | 73 (0.108) | . . . | . . . | 1150 | (5.1) | 1900 | (8.5) | 2850 | (12.7) | . . . | . . . |
| 3/16 | (4.76) | 7 | 0.065 (1.65) | 80 (0.118) | 2400 | (10.7) (1)B | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
| 1/4 | (6.35) | 3 | 0.120 (3.05) | 117 (0.173) | 3150 | (14.0) (2) | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
| 1/4 | (6.35) | 3 | 0.120 (3.05) | 117 (0.173) | 4500 | (20.0) (3) | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
| 1/4 | (6.35) | 7 | 0.080 (2.03) | 121 (0.179) | . . . | . . . | 1900 | (8.5) | 3150 | (14.0) | 4750 | (21.1) | 6650 | (29.6) |
| 9/32 | (7.14) | 7 | 0.093 (2.36) | 164 (0.243) | 4600 | (20.5) (1) | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
| 5/16 | (7.94) | 3 | 0.145 (3.68) | 171 (0.253) | 6500 | (28.9) (3) | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
| 5/16 | (7.94) | 7 | 0.104 (2.64) | 205 (0.303) | . . . | . . . | 3200 | (14.2) | 5350 | (23.8) | 8000 | (35.6) | 11200 | (49.8) |
| 5/16 | (7.94) | 7 | 0.109 (2.77) | 225 (0.333) | 6000 | (26.7) (1) | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
| 3/8 | (9.52) | 3 | 0.165 (4.19) | 220 (0.326) | 8500 | (37.8) (3) | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
| 3/8 | (9.52) | 7 | 0.120 (3.05) | 273 (0.404) | 11500 | (51.2) (4) | 4250 | (18.9) | 6950 | (30.9) | 10800 | (48.0) | 15400 | (68.5) |
| 7/16 | (11.11) | 7 | 0.145 (3.68) | 399 (0.591) | 18000 | (80.1) (4) | 5700 | (25.4) | 9350 | (41.6) | 14500 | (64.5) | 20800 | (92.5) |
| 1/2 | (12.7) | 7 | 0.165 (4.19) | 517 (0.765) | 25000 | (111.2) (4) | 7400 | (32.9) | 12100 | (53.8) | 18800 | (83.6) | 26900 | (119.7) |