PS-ISO: 16124 :2015

(ICS No.77.140.65)

PAKISTAN STANDARD FOR

Steel wire rod – Dimensions and tolerances

PSQCA Complex, Standardization Wing I & II, 1st Floor, Plot-ST-7/A, Block-3,
Scheme No.36, Gulistan-e-Jauher, Karachi
 CONTENTS
0. Foreword.................................................................................................................. i i

1. Scope ........................................................................................................................ 1

2. Dimensions and tolerances on dimensions................................................ 1

2.1 Round wire rod................................................................................................... 1

2.2 Square wire rod.................................................................................................. 3
2.3 Hexagonal wire rod........................................................................................... 5
2.4 Rectangular wire rod........................................................................................ 7
3. Inspection on the cross-sectional dimensions......................................... 8
4. Mass of coils......................................................................................................... 9
Bibliography......................................................................................................... 10

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0. FOREWORD

0.1 This Pakistan Standard was adopted by the Authority of Board of Director for Pakistan
Standards and Quality Control Authority after draft prepared by the Technical Committee for
“Metal Alloys and Testing (MTC-5) is duly approved and endorsed by the Mechanical National
Standard Committee meeting held on 7th May 2015.

02. This Pakistan Standard No. PS-ISO-16124:2015 is based on ISO-16124:2014 which is

acknowledged with thanks.

0.3 This Pakistan Standard has been adopted after taking into consideration, the views and the
suggestions of the manufacturers, specialists, technologists and utilizing agencies, well in line
with the technical barriers to trade agreement (WTO/TBT).

0.4 This Standard is subject to periodical review in order to keep pace with development in
technology. Any suggestion for improvement will be recorded and placed before the revising
committee in due course.

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Steel Wire Rod — Dimensions and Tolerances

1. Scope
This Pakistan Standard specifies dimensions and tolerances to the dimensions applicable
to steel wire rod as defined in ISO 6929.

2. Dimensions and tolerances on dimensions

The dimensions and tolerances applicable to the dimensions of hot-rolled steel wire rod
shall be as specified in 2.1 to 2.4.
2.1 Round wire rod

The preferred nominal sizes and tolerances on diameters shall be as specified in Table 1
and Table 2, respectively. Four levels of tolerance are standardized: T1, T2, T3 and T4.
The maximum permissible out-of-round for all sizes, measured as the difference between
the maximum and the minimum diameter of the same cross-section, shall be 80 % of the
total tolerance specified on the diameter (see Table 2).

Table 1 — Preferred diameter, nominal section, and nominal mass of round wire rod

Preferred diameter, d Cross-sectional areaa Mass per unit lengtha

mm mm² kg/m
5 19,63 0,154
5,5 23,76 0,187
6 28,27 0,222
6,5 33,18 0,260
7 38,48 0,302

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 7,5 44,18 0,347
8 50,26 0,395

8,5 56,74 0,445

9 63,62 0,499
9,5 70,88 0,556
10 78,54 0,617
10,5 86,59 0,680
11 95,03 0,746
11,5 103,9 0,816
12 113,1 0,888
12,5 122,7 0,963
13 132,7 1,04
13,5 143,1 1,12
14 153,9 1,21
14,5 165,1 1,30
15 176,7 1,39
15,5 188,7 1,48
16 201,1 1,58
16,5 213,8 1,68
17 227,0 1,78
17,5 240,5 1,89
18 254,5 2,00
18,5 268,8 2,11
19 283,5 2,23
19,5 298,6 2,34
20 314,2 2,47
21 346,4 2,72
22 380,1 2,98
23 415,5 3,26
24 452,4 3,55
25 490,9 3,85
26 530,9 4,17
27 572,6 4,49
28 615,8 4,83
29 660,5 5,18
30 706,9 5,55
31 754,8 5,92
32 804,2 6,31
33 855,3 6,71
34 907,9 7,13
35 962,1 7,55
36 1 018 7,99
37 1 075 8,44
38 1 134 8,90
39 1 195 9,38
40 1 257 9,86
41 1 320 10,4
42 1 385 10,9

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 43 1 452 11,4
44 1 521 11,9
45 1 590 12,5
46 1 662 13,0
47 1 735 13,6
48 1 810 14,2
49 1 886 14,8
50 1 964 15,4
51 2 043 16,0
52 2 124 16,7
53 2 206 17,3
54 2 290 18,0
55 2 376 18,7
56 2 463 19,3
57 2 552 20,0
58 2 642 20.7
59 2 734 21,5
60 2 827 22,2
a For information only.
NOTE 1 Cross-sectional area: S = 0,7854d²
NOTE 2 Mass/m = 0,00785S.

Table 2 — Tolerances on diameter of round wire rod and out-of-round of round

wire rod
Diameter, d Toleranceb Out-of-round (≤)
mm mm
mm
T1a T2 T3 T4 T1 T2 T3 T4
5,00 ≤ d ≤ 10,00 ±0,30 ±0,25 ±0,20 ±0,15 0,48 0,40 0,32 0,24
10,00 < d ≤ 15,00 ±0,40 ±0,30 ±0,25 ±0,20 0,64 0,48 0,40 0,32
15,00 < d ≤ 25,00 ±0,50 ±0,35 ±0,30 ±0,25 0,80 0,56 0,48 0,40
25,00 < d ≤ 40,00 ±0,60 ±0,40 ±0,35 ±0,30 0,96 0,64 0,56 0,48
40,00 < d ≤ 50,00 ±0,80 ±0,50 ±0,40 - 1,28 0,80 0,64 -
50,00 < d ≤ 60,00 ±1,00 ±0,60 - - 1,60 0,96 - -
a For the size range 5,00 mm < d ≤ 10,00 mm, larger values for the tolerance may be agreed upon between
the parties.
b For other strict class tolerances, tolerance may be agreed upon between the parties.

2.2 Square wire rod

The nominal width and tolerance of the side shall be as specified in Table 3 and Table 4,
respectively.
The permissible out-of-square for all sizes, measured as the difference between the
maximum and the minimum diameter of the same cross-section, shall be 80 % of the total
tolerance specified on the width of side (see Table 4).

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 The tolerances on corner radius of nominal width of square wire rod shall be as specified
in Table 5.

Table 3 — Width of side, nominal section, and nominal mass of square wire rod
Preferred width, a Cross-sectional areaa Mass per unit lengtha
mm mm2 kg/m
8 64,00 0,50
9 81,00 0,64
10 100,0 0,79
11 121,0 0,95
12 144,0 1,13
13 169,0 1,33
14 196,0 1,54
15 225,0 1,77
16 256,0 2,01
17 289,0 2,27
18 324,0 2,54
19 361,0 2,83
20 400,0 3,14
21 441,0 3,46
22 484,0 3,80
23 529,0 4,15
24 576,0 4,52
25 625,0 4,91
26 676,0 5,31
27 729,0 5,72
28 784,0 6,15
29 841,0 6,60
30 900,0 7,06

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 31 961,0 7,54
32 1 024,0 8,04
a For information only.

Table 4 — Width tolerances and out-of-square of square wire rod

Nominal width, a Width tolerance Out-of-square (≤)
mm mm mm
Over Up to and including
8,5 15 ±0,4 0,64
15 25 ±0,5 0,80
25 32 ±0,6 0,96
NOTE Limited corner radii are permissible.

Table 5 — Tolerances on corner radius of nominal width of square wire rod

Corner radius, r Nominal width, mm r, mm
8 ≤ a ≤ 12 r≤1
12 < a ≤ 20 r ≤ 1,5
20 < a ≤ 30 r≤2
30 < a ≤ 32 r ≤ 2,5

2.3 Hexagonal wire rod

The nominal thickness, measured as the width across opposite flat faces, and tolerance on
thickness shall be as specified in Table 6 and Table 7, respectively.
The permissible out-of-hexagon for all sizes measured as the difference between the
maximum and the minimum diameter of the same cross-section, shall be 80 % of the total
thickness tolerance (see Table 7).
The tolerances on corner radius of nominal width of hexagon wire rod shall be as
specified in Table 8.

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 Table 6 — Thickness, nominal section, and nominal mass of hexagonal wire rod

Preferred thickness, a Cross-sectional areaa Mass per unit lengtha

mm mm2 kg/m

15 194,9 1,53
16 221,7 1,74
17 250,3 1,96
18 280,6 2,20
19 312,6 2,45
20 346,4 2,72
22 419,2 3,29
23 458,1 3,60
24 498,8 3,92
25 541,3 4,25
26 585,4 4,60
27 631,3 4,96
28 679,0 5,33
29 728,3 6,37
30 779,4 6,81
31 832,2 7,28
32 886,8 7,76
33 943,1 8,25
34 1 000,1 8,76
35 1 060,8 9,28
36 1 122,3 9,82
37 1 185,5 10,37
38 1 250,5 10,94
39 1 317,2 11,52
40 1 385,6 12,12
a For information only.

Table 7 — Thickness tolerances and out-of-hexagon of hexagonal wire rod

Nominal thickness, a Thickness Out-of-hexagon (≤)
mm tolerance mm
Over Up to and including mm
8,5 15 ±0,4 0,64
15 25 ±0,5 0,80
25 40 ±0,6 0,96
NOTE Limited corner radii are permissible.

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 Table 8 — Tolerances on corner radius of nominal width of hexagon wire rod
Corner radius, r Nominal width, mm r, mm
a ≤ 20,0 r ≤ 1,5
20,0 < a ≤ 28,5 r ≤ 2,0
28,5 < a ≤ 40 r ≤ 2,5

2.4 Rectangular wire rod

The nominal size, defined as width (w) by thickness (t), and tolerance on size shall be as
specified in Table 9, Table 10a, and Table 10b, respectively.

Table 9 — Size, nominal section, and nominal mass of rectangular wire rod
Preferred w × t Cross-sectional areaa Mass per unit lengtha
mm mm2 kg/m
18 × 10 180,0 1,41
18 × 12 216,0 1,70
20 × 10 200,0 1,57
20 × 12 240,0 1,88
20 × 14 280,0 2,20
22 × 8 176,0 1,38
22 × 10 220,0 1,73
22 × 12 264,0 2,07
22 × 14 308,0 2,42
25 × 8 200,0 1,57
25 × 10 250,0 1,96
25 × 12 300,0 2,36
25 × 14 350,0 2,75
25 × 16 400,0 3,14
28 × 8 224,0 1,76
28 × 10 280,0 2,20
28 × 12 336,0 2,64
28 × 14 392,0 3,08

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 28 × 16 448,0 3,52
30 × 6 180,0 1,41
30 × 8 240,0 1,88
30 × 10 300,0 2,36
30 × 12 360,0 2,83
30 × 14 420,0 3,30
30 × 16 480,0 3,77
a For information only.
NOTE By agreement between purchaser and manufacturer, other sizes may be
delivered.

Table 10a — Width tolerances of rectangular wire rod

Nominal width, w Width tolerance

mm
mm
Over Up to and including
18 22 ±0,4
22 28 ±0,5
28 30 ±0,6
NOTE Limited corner radii are permissible.

Table 10b — Thickness tolerances of rectangular wire rod

Nominal thickness, t Thickness tolerance
mm
mm
Over Up to and including
8 12 ±0,3
12 16 ±0,4
NOTE Limited corner radii are permissible.

3 Inspection on the cross-sectional dimensions

In cases of dispute, the cross-sectional dimensions shall be measured at a distance from
the end of wire rod greater than those included in Table 11.
Table 11 — Measured distance from the end of the coil
Nominal diameter (or dimension), d Distance from the end of the coil
mm mm
5≤d≤7 5 000
7 < d ≤ 13 4 000
13 < d ≤ 18 3 000
18 < d ≤ 23 2 000
23 < d ≤ 28 1 500
28 < d ≤ 60 1 000

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4 Mass of coils
Mass and tolerance on mass of individual coils may be agreed upon between the
manufacturer and customer.
It is permitted that a maximum of 5 % of the number of coils may be supplied with a mass
less than the specified minimum mass.

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 Bibliography

[1] ISO 6929, Steel products — Vocabulary

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