BS 4102:1990

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
Section one. general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Wire manufacture
1.3 Zinc and plastics coatings
1.4 Wire diameter tolerances
1.5 Tensile strength
1.6 Inspection and testing
1.7 Identification
Section two. Wire for general fencing purposes
2.1 General
2.2 Materials
2.3 Coating
2.4 Diameter
2.5 Tensile strength
Section three. Wire for chain link fencing
3.1 General
3.2 Materials
3.3 Coating
3.4 Diameters
3.5 Concentricity of plastics coating
3.6 Tensile strength
3.7 Dimensions of chain link fencing
Section four. Barbed wire
4.1 General
4.2 Materials
4.3 Coating
4.4 Wire diameters and tensile strengths
4.5 Barbed wire formation
Section five. Wire and woven mesh for hinged joint
               fencing
5.1 General
5.2 Materials
5.3 Coating
5.4 Wire diameters and tensile strengths
5.5 Dimensions of woven wire fencing
Section six. Welded steel wire mesh
6.1 General
6.2 Materials
6.3 Welded mesh made from zinc coated wire
6.4 Bright wire welded mesh coated after welding
Appendix
A Weld shear strength test method (welded mesh)
Tables
1 Tolerances on nominal diameters of bright, zinc
     coated and plastics coated wires
2 Nominal diameters of wires for general fencing
     purposes
3 Minimum tensile strength for drawn carbon steel
     line wire
4 Nominal diameters of wires for chain link fencing
5 Concentricity of plastics coating
6 Chain link fencing mesh dimensions and roll widths
7 Nominal diameters and minimum tensile strengths of
     barbed wire
8 Nominal diameters and minimum tensile strengths of
     wires for woven wire hinged fencing
9 Woven wire fencing: designations, roll and mesh
     dimensions
10 Welded mesh fencing (field or general purpose):
     type, designations, nominal wire, roll and mesh
     dimensions
11 Welded mesh fencing (security): nominal wire mesh
     and fencing dimensions
Figures
1 Barbed wire formation (mild steel type)
2 Barbed wire formation (reverse twist type)
3 Weld intersections
4 Broad hook form jig

Requirements for wire for general fencing, chain link fencing, barbed wire, woven wire and welded steel wire mesh.