Steel wire and welded wire reinforcement for concrete are covered in the United States by ASTM A1064/A1064M — the specification that consolidated the older A82 (plain wire), A185 (plain welded mesh), A496 (deformed wire) and A497 (deformed welded mesh) standards into a single document.
A1064 sets the requirements for wire size, yield and tensile strength, weld-shear strength and finished mesh dimensions. Plain wire, deformed wire and welded mats are all addressed, with deformed wire specified to a higher yield than plain wire. Outside North America the common equivalents are BS 4483 (UK) and DIN 488 (Germany).
For importers, a clean purchase spec should state: the A1064 designation, the mesh style (for example 6×6 – W2.9×W2.9), plain vs deformed wire, the coating (plain or galvanized), sheet or roll format, and any project yield requirement. Putting these on the order avoids surprises at pre-shipment inspection.
Leeter manufactures welded wire mesh and concrete reinforcing mesh to ASTM A1064 and to BS 4483 / DIN 488 equivalents, supplied with mill test reports and pre-shipment inspection. Send the style and coating you need and our export team will confirm what we can produce and how it loads.
