ASTM A555 for General Requirements for Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rods

ASTM A555 / A555M - 16 Standard Specification for General Requirements for Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rods.

This specification covers general requirements that shall apply to stainless wire and wire rods. Wire is intended primarily for cold forming, including coiling, stranding, weaving, heading and machining as covered under the required specifications. The material may be furnished in one of the conditions detailed in the applicable material specification, that is, annealed, bright annealed, or cold worked. Intergranular corrosion test, grain size test, tension test, and chemical analysis shall conform to the chemical and mechanical requirements of the material specification.