BS ISO 16143-3:2014

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Designation
5 Information to be supplied by the purchaser
6 Manufacturing conditions
7 Requirements
8 Inspection, testing, and conformance of products
9 Packing and marking
Annex A (informative) - Designations of the steels given
        in Table 1 and of comparable grades covered
        in ASTM, EN, JIS, and GB standards
Bibliography

Defines requirements for stainless steel wire for common use for which no product standard exists.

This part of ISO16143 specifies requirements for stainless steel wire for common use for which no product standard exists. It includes round, flat, and shaped wire (such as square, hexagonal, or rectangular wire), made of the most commonly used types of stainless steels for general corrosion resistance and high-temperature service. The wire can be supplied in coils or in straightened and cut lengths.

NOTE Steel wire made of corrosion-resistant stainless steel is manufactured from steels mentioned in ISO16143-2, and steel wire intended for high-temperature purposes is manufactured from steels mentioned in ISO4955.

In addition to this part of ISO16143, the general technical delivery requirements of ISO404 are applicable.

Excluded from this part of ISO16143 are

• wire for cold heading,

• welding wire, and

• any wire for which a specific product standard exists.