ASTM A641 Properties⚙️ (Chem., Mech. & Rankings) rev. 2022

In this post I'll talk about and give details about ASTM A641. First let's describe it and then have a look at its material's properties.

What is ASTM A641?

ASTM A641 is a Specification for Zinc–Coated (Galvanized) Carbon Steel Wire

Category

Steel Wire

Scope

This specification covers soft, medium, and hard temper zinc-coated (galvanized) carbon steel wire in coils for general use.

Ok let's start with ASTM A641 chemical composition.

Chemical Composition

The steel from which the wire is produced shall be made by any commercially accepted steel making process.

Learn more about chemical composition.

Now it's the mechanical properties turn:

Tensile Strength

Over 0.176 in

70 ksi max (Soft), 60 - 85 ksi (Medium), 75 - 105 ksi (Hard)

Learn more about what is tensile strength.

Allowable Stress

Depends on the project (And its factor of safety).

Learn more about the what is allowable stress.

My Material's Rank

While engineers will often look for the cheapest material they can use, I took a different approach to material's selection to help newbie students.

I ranked materials according to their yield strengths and ASTM A641 currently ranks 162 in my yield strength index. This means there are other 161 materials that are more resistant.

Note: I've analysed 134 materials in order to create an yield strength index. Check my astm material's comparison post for more details.

Details and PDF

Instructions:

1. Go to this page.
2. Type the name of the standard you are looking for in the search box. Tip: Don't forget to include "ASTM" as a keyword.
3. Read the details about the standard or download the PDF.

ASTM Classroom

Are you having trouble understanding the basics of ASTM?

What is the difference between Code, Standard & Specification?

This video will walk you through:

References

Citation

When you need to include a fact or piece of information in an assignment or essay you should also include where and how you found that piece of information.

That gives credibility to your paper and it is sometimes required in higher education.

To make your life (and citation) easier just copy & paste the information below into your assignment or essay:

Luz, Gelson. ASTM A641 Properties (Chem., Mech. & Rankings). Materials Blog. Gelsonluz.com. dd mmmm. yyyy. <URL>

Now replace dd, mmmm and yyyy with the day, month, and year you browsed this page. Also replace URL for the actual url of this page (The < and > stay, ok?). This citation format is based on MLA.

Other References

A 90/A 90M Test Method for Weight [Mass] of Coating on⁣
Iron and Steel Articles with Zinc or Zinc-Alloy Coatings2⁣
A 700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading⁣
Methods for Steel Products for Domestic Shipments3⁣
A 902 Terminology Relating to Metallic Coated Steel Products2⁣
B 6 Specification for Zinc (Slab Zinc)4⁣
E 8 Test Methods of Tension Testing of Metallic Materials5⁣
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to⁣
Determine Conformance with Specifications⁣