Table of Contents

1 -  AS/NZS 1573:1995 - COPPER AND COPPER ALLOYS - WIRE FOR ENGINEERING PURPOSES
4 -  PREFACE
5 -  CONTENTS
6 -  1 SCOPE
6 -  2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
6 -  3 DEFINITION
6 -  3.1 Wire
6 -  4 DESIGNATION
6 -  4.1 General
6 -  4.2 Alloy designation
6 -  4.3 Temper designation
7 -  5 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
7 -  6 TEMPER OF MATERIAL
7 -  7 FREEDOM FROM DEFECTS
7 -  8 JOINTS
7 -  9 MANUFACTURING TOLERANCES
7 -  10 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
7 -  11 MECHANICAL TESTS
7 -  11.1 Selection and preparation of test samples
7 -  11.2 Tensile test (not applicable to flat wire)
7 -  11.3 Hardness test (applicable to flat wire only)
7 -  11.4 Retests
8 -  12 ROUNDING OF TEST RESULT VALUES
8 -  13 PACKAGING
8 -  14 MARKING
13 -  APPENDIX A - PURCHASING GUIDELINES
13 -  A1 GENERAL
13 -  A2 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE PURCHASER
14 -  APPENDIX B - RELATED COMPOSITION SPECIFICATIONS

Abstract

Specifies requirements for copper and copper alloy wire for general engineering purposes supplied in forms other than straight lengths. Requirements including chemical composition, mechanical properties and dimensional tolerances are specified.

Scope

This Standard specifies requirements for copper and copper alloy wire for general engineering purposes supplied in forms other than straight lengths.
NOTE: Advice and recommendations on information to be supplied by the purchaser at the time of enquiry or order are contained in Appendix A.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
Pages
ISBN
Committee	MT-002
Supersedes	DR 95037 AS 1573-1985