1.1 本规范涵盖了适用于不锈钢丝和线材的一般要求。线材是主要用于制造线材的半成品。钢丝主要用于冷成型，包括卷取、绞合、编织、镦粗和机加工，如以下ASTM规范最新版本所述: A313/A313M , A368型 , A478 , A492 , A493 , A580/A580M 和 A581/A581M . 1.2 如果要求有冲突，应按指定顺序以单个材料规范和本一般要求规范为准。 1.3 规范中涵盖了除电线外的扁平产品的一般要求 A480/A480M . 1.4 规范中涵盖了棒材和钢坯产品的一般要求 A484/A484M . 1.5 以国际单位制或英寸-磅单位表示的数值应单独视为标准值。每个系统中规定的值不一定是精确的等价物；因此，为确保符合本标准，每个系统应独立使用，且两个系统的值不得组合。 1.6 除非订单规定了适用的公制规格名称，否则材料应以英寸-磅为单位提供。 1.7 本国际标准是根据世界贸易组织技术性贸易壁垒（TBT）委员会发布的《关于制定国际标准、指南和建议的原则的决定》中确立的国际公认标准化原则制定的。

1.1 This specification covers general requirements that shall apply to stainless wire and wire rods. Wire rods are a semifinished product intended primarily for the manufacture of wire. Wire is intended primarily for cold forming, including coiling, stranding, weaving, heading and machining as covered under the latest revision of each of the following ASTM specifications: A313/A313M , A368 , A478 , A492 , A493 , A580/A580M , and A581/A581M . 1.2 In case of conflicting requirements, the individual material specification and this general requirement specification shall prevail in the order named. 1.3 General requirements for flat products other than wire are covered in Specification A480/A480M . 1.4 General requirements for bar and billet products are covered in Specification A484/A484M . 1.5 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system are not necessarily exact equivalents; therefore, to ensure conformance with the standard, each system shall be used independently of the other, and values from the two systems shall not be combined. 1.6 Unless the order specifies the applicable metric specification designation, the material shall be furnished in the inch-pound units. 1.7 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.