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Designation: A 496 – 02

Standard Specification for

Steel Wire, Deformed, for Concrete Reinforcement1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 496; 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 (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* 2.3 Federal Standard:

unt Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipments (Civil Agencies)6
1.1 This specification covers deformed steel wire which has 2.4 Other Standard:
been cold-worked by drawing, rolling, or both drawing and ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Structural Con-
rolling, to be used as produced, or in fabricated form, for the crete7
reinforcement of concrete in sizes having nominal cross- 3. Terminology
sectional areas not less than 6.45 mm2 (0.01 in.2).
1.2 Supplement S1 describes high-strength wire, which 3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
shall be furnished when specifically ordered. It shall be 3.1.1 deformed steel wire for reinforcement—as used within
permissible to furnish high-strength wire in place of regular the scope and intent of this specification, shall mean any
wire if mutually agreed to by the purchaser and supplier. cold-worked, deformed steel wire intended for use as rein-
1.3 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units forcement in concrete construction, the wire surface having

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are to be regarded as standard. Within the text the inch-pound deformations that: (1) inhibit longitudinal movement of the
units are shown in brackets. The value stated in each system are wire in such construction; and (2) conform to the provisions of
Section 5. It shall be permissible for the deformations to be
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not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used
independently of the other. Combining values may result in raised indented.
nonconformance with the specification. 3.1.2 size number—as used in this specification, refers to

2. Referenced Documents Document Preview the numerical designation of the wire as tabulated in Table 1
and Table 2 under the column headed Deformed Wire Size
2.1 ASTM Standards: Number, or a number indicating the nominal cross-sectional
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing area of the deformed wire in hundredths of a square inch.
of Steel Products2
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Specification for Steel Welded Wire Reinforcement,
Deformed, for Concrete3 4.1 When deformed wire is ordered by size number, the
A 700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading dimensional requirements shall be as given in Table 1. When
Methods for Steel Products for Domestic Shipment 4 deformed wire is ordered to dimensions other than the sizes
E 83 Practice for Verification and Classification of Exten- shown, the nominal dimensions shall be developed from the
someters5 applicable unit weight per foot of the section.
2.2 Military Standards: 4.2 Orders for material to this specification should include
MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage 6 the following information:
MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products Preparation for Ship- 4.2.1 Quantity (weight),
ment and Storage 6 4.2.2 Name of material (deformed steel wire for concrete
reinforcement),
4.2.3 Wire diameter (see Table 1 and Table 2),
4.2.4 Packaging (see Section 16), and
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, 4.2.5 ASTM designation and year of issue.
Stainless Steel, and related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
4.2.6 Special requirements, if any. (See Supplement S1.)
A01.05 on Steel Reinforcement.
Current edition approved Sept. 10 2002. Published June 2003. Originally NOTE 1—A typical ordering description is as follows: 50 000 lb
approved in 1964. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as A 496 – 01. deformed steel wire for concrete reinforcement, size No. D-12, on pipe
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Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, Building 4, Section D, Available from American Concrete Institute, P.O. Box 9094, Farmington Hills,
700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111–5094 MI 48333-9094.

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 TABLE 1 Dimensional Requirements for Deformed Wire for Concrete Reinforcement in SI Units
Nominal Dimensions Deformation Requirements
Deformed
(D in2) Spacing, Spacing, Min. Avg. Height of
Wire Unit Wt. DiameterD Cross-Sectional Area2E Perimeter
(3 100) Maximum Minimum Deformations
SizeA,B,C
kg/m (lbs/ft.) mm (in.) mm2 (in.2) mm (in.) mm (in.) mm (in.) mmF (in.)
MD 25 (D 3.9) 0.1962 (0.133) 5.60 (0.220) 25 (0.039) 17.59 (0.692 7.24 (0.285) 4.62 (0.182) 0.252 (0.010)
MD 30 (D 4.6 0.2355 (0.156) 6.20 (0.244) 30 (0.046) 19.48 (0.767) 7.24 (0.285) 4.62 (0.182) 0.279 (0.011)
MD 35 (D 5.4) 0.2747 (0.184) 6.70 (0.264) 35 (0.054) 21.05 (0.829) 7.24 (0.285) 4.62 (0.182) 0.302 (0.012)
MD 40 (D 6.2) 0.3140 (0.211) 7.10 (0.280) 40 (0.062) 22.31 (0.878) 7.24 (0.285) 4.62 (0.182) 0.320 (0.013)
MD 45 (D 7.0) 0.3532 (0.238) 7.60 (0.299) 45 (0.070) 23.88 (0.940) 7.24 (0.285) 4.62 (0.182) 0.342 (0.014)
MD 50 (D 7.7) 0.3925 (0.262) 8.00 (0.315) 50 (0.077) 25.13 (0.989) 7.24 (0.285) 4.62 (0.182) 0.360 (0.014)
MD 55 (D 8.5) 0.4317 (0.289) 8.40 (0.331) 55 (0.085) 26.39 (1.039) 7.24 (0.285) 4.62 (0.182) 0.378 (0.015)
MD 60 (D 9.3) 0.4709 (0.316) 8.70 (0.343) 60 (0.093) 27.33 (1.076) 7.24 (0.285) 4.62 (0.182) 0.392 (0.015)
MD 65 (D 10.1) 0.5102 (0.343) 9.10 (0.358) 65 (0.101) 28.59 (1.126) 7.24 (0.285) 4.62 (0.182) 0.455 (0.018)
MD 70 (D 10.8) 0.5494 (0.367) 9.40 (0.370) 70 (0.108) 29.53 (1.163) 7.24 (0.285) 4.62 (0.182) 0.470 (0.018)
MD 80 (D 12.4) 0.6279 (0.422) 10.10 (0.397) 80 (0.124) 31.70 (1.248) 7.24 (0.285) 4.62 (0.182) 0.505 (0.020)
MD 90 (D 13.9) 0.7064 (0.473) 10.70 (0.421) 90 (0.139) 33.62 (1.324) 7.24 (0.285) 4.62 (0.182) 0.535 (0.021)
MD 100 (D 15.5) 0.7849 (0.527) 11.30 (0.445) 100 (0.155) 35.50 (1.398) 7.24 (0.285) 4.62 (0.182) 0.565 (0.022)
MD 120 (D 18.6) 0.9419 (0.632) 12.40 (0.488) 120 (0.186) 38.96 (1.534) 7.24 (0.285) 4.62 (0.182) 0.620 (0.024)
MD 130 (D 20.1) 1.0204 (0.683) 12.90 (0.508) 130 (0.201) 40.53 (1.596) 7.24 (0.285) 4.62 (0.182) 0.645 (0.025)

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MD 200 (D 31.0) 1.5700 (1.054) 15.95 (0.628) 200 (0.310) 50.27 (1.979) 7.24 (0.285) 4.62 (0.182) 0.800 (0.031)
MD 290 (D 45.0) 2.27 (1.530) 19.22 (0.757) 290 (0.450) 60.37 (2.378) 7.24 (0.285) 4.62 (0.182) 0.961 (0.0379)
A
The number following the prefix indicates the nominal cross-sectional area of the deformed wire in square millimeters.
B
For sizes other than those shown above, the Size Number shall be the number of one hundredths of a square inch in the nominal area of the deformed wire cross section, prefixed by the letters MD.
C

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D
The nominal diameter of a deformed wire is equivalent to the diameter of a plain wire having the same mass per metre as the deformed wire.
E
The cross-sectional area is based on the nominal diameter. The area in square millimetres may be calculated by dividing the unit mass in kg/mm by 7310–6 (mass of 1 mm3 of steel or by dividing the unit mass in
kg/m by 0.007849 (mass of steel 1 mm square and 1 m long).
F
The minimum average height of the deformations shall be determined from measurements made on not less than two typical deformations from each line of deformations on the wire. Measurements shall be made
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TABLE 2 Dimensional Requirements for Deformed Steel Wire for Concrete Reinforcement—US Customary Units Wire Sizes
Nominal Dimensions Deformation Requirements
Deformed Unit Weight, Diameter, Cross-sectional Perimeter, Maximum, Minimum, Minimum Average
Wire Size lb/ft(kg/m) in.(mm)C Area, in.2 (mm2)D in.(mm) in.(mm) in.(mm) Height of
NumberA,B Deformations,
in.(mm)E,F
D-1 0.034 (0.0510) 0.113 (2.87) 0.01 (6.45) 0.355 (9.02) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0045 (0.114)
D-2 0.068 (0.1013) 0.159 (4.04) 0.02 (12.90) 0.499 (12.67) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0063 (0.160)
D-3 0.102 (0.1523) 0.195 (4.95) 0.03 (19.35) 0.162 (15.54) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0078 (0.198)
D-4 0.136 (0.2025) 0.225 (5.72) 0.04 (25.81) 0.706 (17.93) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0101 (0.257)
D-5 0.170 (0.2532) 0.252 (6.40) 0.05 (32.26) 0.791 (20.09) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0113 (0.287)
D-6 0.204 (0.3038) 0.276 (7.01) 0.06 (38.71) 0.867 (22.02) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0124 (0.315)
D-7 0.238 (0.3548) 0.299 (7.57) 0.07 (45.16) 0.936 (23.77) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0134 (0.304)
D-8 0.272 (0.4051) 0.319 (8.10) 0.08 (51.61) 1.002 (25.45) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0143 (0.363)
D-9 0.0306 (0.4561) 0.338 (8.59) 0.09 (58.96) 1.061 (26.95) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0152 (0.386)
D-10 0.340 (0.5063) 0.356 (9.04) 0.10 (64.52) 1.118 (28.40) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0160 (0.406)
D-11 0.374 (0.5574) 0.374 (9.50) 0.11 (70.97) 1.174 (29.82) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0187 (0.475)
D-12 0.408 (0.6076) 0.390 (9.91) 0.12 (77.42) 1.225 (31.13) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0195 (0.495)
D-13 0.442 (0.6586) 0.406 (10.31) 0.13 (83.87) 1.275 (32.39) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0203 (0.516)
D-14 0.476 (0.7089) 0.422 (10.72) 0.14 (90.32) 1.325 (33.66) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0211 (0.536)
D-15 0.510 (0.7599) 0.437 (11.10) 0.15 (96.77) 1.372 (34.85) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0218 (0.554)
D-16 0.544 (0.8101) 0.451 (11.46) 0.16 (103.23) 1.416 (35.97) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0225 (0.572)
D-17 0.578 (0.8611) 0.465 (11.81) 0.17 (109.68) 1.460 (37.08) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0232 (0.589)
D-18 0.612 (0.9114) 0.478 (12.14) 0.18 (116.13) 1.501 (38.13) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0239 (0.607)
D-19 0.646 (0.9624) 0.491 (12.47) 0.19 (122.58) 1.542 (37.17) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0245 (0.622)
D-20 0.680 (1.0127) 0.504 (12.80) 0.20 (129.03) 1.583 (40.21) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0252 (0.604)
D-21 0.714 (1.0637) 0.517 (13.13) 0.21 (135.48) 1.624 (41.25) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0259 (0.658)
D-22 0.748 (1.1139) 0.529 (13.44) 0.22 (141.94) 1.662 (42.21) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0265 (0.673)
D-23 0.782 (1.1649) 0.541 (13.74) 0.23 (148.39) 1.700 (43.18) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0271 (0.688)
D-24 0.816 (1.2152) 0.553 (14.05) 0.24 (154.84) 1.737 (44.12) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0277 (0.704)
D-25 0.850 (1.2662) 0.564 (14.33) 0.25 (161.29) 1.772 (45.01) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0282 (0.716)
D-26
D-27
D-28
0.884 (1.3164)
0.918 (1.3675)
0.952 (1.4177)
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0.575 (14.61)
0.586 (14.88)
0.597 (15.16)
0.26 (167.74)
0.27 (174.19)
0.28 (180.64)
1.806 (45.87)
1.841 (48.76)
1.876 (47.65)
0.285
0.285
0.285
(7.24)
(7.24)
(7.24)
0.182
0.182
0.182
(4.62)
(4.62)
(4.62)
0.0288 (0.732)
0.0293 (0.744)
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D-29 0.986 (1.4687) 0.608 (15.44) 0.29 (187.10) 1.910 (48.51) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0304 (0.772)
D-30 1.020 (1.5190) 0.618 (15.70) 0.30 (193.55) 1.942 (49.33) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0309 (0.785)
D-31 1.054 (1.5700) 0.628 (15.95) 0.31 (200.00) 1.973 (50.11) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0314 (0.798)

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D-45 1.530 (2.276) 0.757 (19.23) 0.45 (290.32) 2.378 (60.40) 0.285 (7.24) 0.182 (4.62) 0.0379 (0.961)
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The number following the prefix indicates the nominal cross-sectional area of the deformed wire in square inches (square millimeters).
B
For sizes other than those shown above, the Size Number shall be the number of one hundredths of a square inch in the nominal area of the deformed wire cross
section, prefixed by the letter D.
C
The nominal diameter of a deformed wire is equivalent to the diameter of a plain wire having the same weight per foot as the deformed wire.
D
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The cross-sectional area is based on the nominal diameter. The area in square inches may be calculated by dividing the unit weight in pounds by 0.2833 (weight of
1 in.3 of steel), or by dividing the unit weight per linear foot of specimen in pounds by 3.4 (weight of steel 1 in. square and 1 foot long).
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The minimum average height of the deformations shall be determined from measurements made on not less than two typical deformations from each line of
deformations on the wire. Measurements shall be made at the center of indentation as described in 6.2.
F
These sizes represent the most readily available sizes in the welded wire reinforcement industry. Other wire sizes are available and many manufacturers can produce
them in 0.0015–in2 (1–mm2) increments.

5. Materials and Manufacture 6.4 The minimum average height of the center of typical
5.1 The steel shall be made by one of the following deformations based on the nominal wire diameters shown in
processes: open-hearth, electric furnace, or basic oxygen. Table 1 and Table 2 shall be as follows:
5.2 The deformed steel wire shall be produced from rods or Wire Sizes Minimum Average Height of Deformations,
Percent of Nominal Wire Diameter
bars that have been hot rolled from billets.
D-3 and finer 4
Coarser than D-3 through D–10 4 1⁄2
6. Requirements
Coarser than D-10 5
6.1 Deformations shall be spaced along the wire at a
substantially uniform distance and shall be symmetrically 6.5 The deformations shall be placed in respect to the axis
disposed around the perimeter of the section. The deformations of the wire so that the included angle is not less than 45°; or if
on all longitudinal lines of the wire shall be similar in size and deformations are curvilinear, the angle formed by the trans-
shape. A minimum of 25 % of the total surface area shall be verse axis of the deformation and the wire axis shall be not less
deformed by measurable deformations. than 45°. Where the line of deformations forms an included
6.2 Deformed wire shall have two or more lines of defor- angle with the axis of the wire from 45 to 70° inclusive, the
mations. deformations shall alternately reverse in direction on each side,
6.3 The average longitudinal spacing of deformations shall or those on one side shall be reversed in direction from those
be not less than 3.5 nor more than 5.5 deformations per inch in on the opposite side. Where the line of deformations is over
each line of deformations on the wire. 70°, a reversal in direction is not required.