BS 4102-1998 Steel wire for general fencing purpos

|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBS4102:1998ICS77.140.65NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWSpecificationforSteelwireforgeneralfencingpurposes©BSI1998ThefollowingBSIreferencesrelatetotheworkonthisstandard:CommitteereferenceISE/26ISBN0580295370BS4102:1998AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateTextaffectedCommitteesresponsibleforthisBritishStandardThepreparationofthisBritishStandardwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeISE/26,Steelwire,uponwhichthefollowingbodieswererepresented:BicycleAssociationofGBBritishCableMakersConfederationBritishRubberManufacturersAssociationLtd.BritishStainlessSteelAssociationElectricityAssociationFederationofWireRopeManufacturersofGreatBritainForestryCommissionHealthandSafetyExecutiveInstituteofSpringTechnologyNationalCentreofTribologySocietyofChainLinkFencingManufacturersSocietyofMotorManufacturersandTradersLimitedStainlessSteelWireIndustryAssociationUKSteelAssociationWeldingManufacturersAssociation(BEAMALtd.)WovenWireAssociation©BSI1998iContentsPageCommitteesresponsibleInsidefrontcoverForewordii1Scope12Normativereferences13Materials14Wirediameterandtolerances15Coatings16Tensilestrength17Inspectionandtesting28Marking2Table1ÐNominaldiametersofwiresforgeneralfencingpurposes1Table2ÐMinimumtensilestrengthfordrawncarbonsteellinewire2©BSI1998BS4102:1998ForewordThisBritishStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeISE/26.ItsupersedesBS4102:1990whichiswithdrawn.ThisneweditionofBS4102hasbeeneditoriallyamendedtoremovetechnicalrequirementswhichhavebeensupersededbyEuropeanStandards.Itdoesnotconstituteafullrevisionofthestandard.ThisneweditionofBS4102doesnotspecifyrequirementsfor:Ðwireforchainlinkingfence;Ðbarbedwire;Ðwireandwovenwiremeshforhingedjointfencing;andÐweldedsteelwiremesh.RequirementsforthesewireshavebeenincludedinBSEN10223-1,-4,-5and-6,publishedsimultaneouslywiththisBritishStandard.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallnecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesiandii,pages1and2,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.©BSI19981BS4102:1998Table1ÐNominaldiametersofwiresforgeneralfencingpurposesNominalwirediameterApproximatelengthper100kgNominalwirediameterApproximatelengthper100kgmmmmmm1.6063593.0018091.9045103.1516412.0040703.5512922.2432454.0010182.5026.54.508042.6523185.006511ScopeThisBritishStandardspecifiesrequirementsforzinccoatedsteelwire,usedintheconstructionoffences,includingthoseconformingtoBS1722forthefollowingapplications:a)wireforcleftchestnutpalefencing;b)generalpurposelinewire;c)generalpurposestirrupwire;d)generalpurposetyingwire;e)organiccoatedwireforstrainedwiredropperfencing.2NormativereferencesThefollowingnormativedocumentscontainprovisionswhich,throughreferenceinthistext,constituteprovisionsofthisBritishStandard.Fordatedreferences,subsequentamendmentsto,orrevisionsof,anyofthesepublicationsdonotapply.Forundatedreferences,thelatesteditionofthepublicationreferredtoapplies.BSEN10218-1,SteelwireandwireproductsÐGeneralÐPart1:Testmethods.BSEN10218-2,SteelwireandwireproductsÐGeneralÐPart2:Wiredimensionsandtolerances.BSEN10244-1,Non-ferrousmetalliccoatingforsteelwireÐPart1:Generalprinciples.BSEN10244-2,Non-ferrousmetalliccoatingforsteelwireÐPart2:Zincandzincalloycoatings.BS1722-3,FencesÐPart3:Specificationforstrainedwirefences.3Materials3.1Thewireshallbeasuniformaspossibleandfreefrominternalandsurfacedefectsthatcouldadverselyaffectitsperformance.Wireincoilshallbeªdeadcastºtolieinuniformcircleswithnosignificanthelicallift.NOTEWherewirehasbeenzinccoatedbythehotdipmethod,thickcoatingsmaynotbeentirelyfreefromsurfaceirregularitiesand,providedthesearewithinthegenerallyacceptedlimitsofgoodpractice,theyshouldnotbecauseforrejectionofthewire.3.2Withtheexceptionofthelinewirescoveredin3.3,thewireshallbeoflowcarbonsteelinthesoftenedconditionwithtensilepropertiesinaccordancewith6.1.3.3Linewiresdescribedasªhightensileºorªspringsteelºshallbeofdrawncarbonsteelhavingtensilepropertiesinaccordancewith6.3.4Wirediametersandtolerances4.1DiameterThenominaldiametersofwiresshallbeinaccordancewithTable1.NOTETheapproximatelengthsareforinformationandhavebeencalculatedassumingadensityof7.82kg/dm3forzinccoatedwire.4.2TolerancesondiameterThetolerancesondiametershallbeinaccordancewithEN10218-2T1.5CoatingsThewireshallbezinccoatedinaccordancewithBSEN10244-1and-2.Whenrequired(seesection4ofBS1722-3:1986)3.15mmzinccoatedhightensilewireshallbeorganiccoated.Theoverallnominaldiametershallbe4.00mmandtheconcentricityoftheorganiccoatingshallbe±20%ofthenominalradialthickne