IS 4948:2002

Indian Standard
WELDED STEEL WIRE FABRIC FOR
GENERAL USE — SPECIFICATION
(Second Revision)

Ics 77.140.55

Q BIS 2002’

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002

Novemhw 2002 Price Group 3

Builders Hardware Sectional Committee, CED 15

FOREWORD
This Indian Standard was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized by Bui Iders
Hardware Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civil Engineering Division Council.
This standard was first published in 1968 and revised in 1974. The second revision of this standard has been
taken up to incorporate changes in the standard found necessary in the light of developments that has taken
place in the field. Important changes made in this revision are :
a) Use of stainless steel wire has been included.
b) Amendments No. 1 and 2 issued to the standard earlier has been incorporated.
c) Requirements for finish of wire have been modified.
The composition of the Committee responsible for formulation of this standard is given in Annex C,
For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with, the final value,
observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with
IS 2: 1960 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values (revised.’ The number of significant places retained in the
rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.
 1S 4948:2002

Indian Standard
WELDED STEEL WIRE FABRIC FOR
GENERAL USE — SPECIFICATION
(Second Revision )
1 SCOPE 4.2 Stainless steel wire used for the manufacture of
welded fabric shall conform to grade X 04 Cr 17 Ni
1.1 This standard covers requirements for welded steel
12 Mo20r X04Cr 18Ni 10 of IS6528.
wire fabric for general use, such as fencing, window
grill and crates. 5 MANUFACTURE OF MESH
1.2 This standard is not intended to cover welded wire 5.1 Assembling of Wires
fabric for concrete reinforcement (see IS 1566).
The wire shall be assembled by automatic machines
2 REFERENCES or by other suitable mechanical means which wi II
assure accurate spacing and alignment of all members
The Indian Standards given below contain provisions
of the finished fabric within specified tolerances
which through reference in this text, constitute
(see 6.5).
provisions of this standard. At the time of publication,
the editions indicated were valid. All standards are 5.2 The longitudinal and transverse wires shall be
subject to revision and parties to agreements based on securely connected at every intersection by a process
this standard are encouraged to investigate the of welding.
possibility of applying the most recent editions of the 5.3 It shall be fabricated and finished in a workman
standards. like manner and shall be free from injurious defects.
1SNo. Title
280:1978 Mild steel wire for general 5.4 Spacing of Longitudinal and Transverse Wires
engineering purposes (third revision) Spacing and arrangement of wire and dimensions of
1477 Code of practice for painting units in flat sheets or rolls shall conform to the
of ferrous metals in buildings : requirements specified by the purchaser. .
(Part 1): 1971 Pretreatment (first revision)
NOTE — The mesh sizes and sizes of wire for square as well as
(Part 2): 1971 Painting (first revision)
Hard drawn steel wire fabric for for oblong welded wire fabric for general use being commonly
1566:1982
concrete reinforcement (second manufactured in the country are given in Annex
Afor information.
revision)
5,5 Tolerance of Size of Mesh
6528:1995 Stainless steel wire — Specification
(first revision) In any individual mesh, the maximum variation
between two members when measured between centre
3 TERMINOLOGY to centre shall not vary more than 5 percent.
For the purpose of this standard, the following
5.6 Tolerance of Size of Sheet or Roll
definition shall apply:
The length of flat sheets or rolls measured on any wire
3,1 Welded Wire Fabric may vary by 25 mm or one percent whichever is
A material composed of mild or stainless steel wire as greater.
drawn, fabricated into sheet (or mesh) formed by the 6 TEST FOR WELDING
process of electric welding. The finished material shall
consist essentially of a series of longitudinal and 6.1 In order to ensure adequate weld shear strength
transverse wires arranged substantially at right angles between longitudinal and transverse wire, a weld shear
to each other and then welded together at all points of test as described in 7.1.1 shall be made. The minimum
intersection. average value of the weld shall not be less than
21 kg/mm2 and the area of the wire to be taken into
4 MATERIALS consideration for calculation is the longitudinal wire.
The fabric having a diameter difference between the
4.1 Mild steel wire used for the manufacture of welded longitudinal and transverse wire greater than 2 mm
fabric shall conform to IS 280. shall not be subjected to the weld shear test.

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6.1.1 Procedure for Test 7.2 Number of Tests

The test shall be conducted using a fixture of suitable Number of tests shall be as under:
design which will prevent rotation of the transverse a) When the tests are done on drawn wire before
wire. The transverse wire shall be placed in the anvil fabrication the frequency of the test shall be
of the testing device which is secured in the tensile one test of each on every 10 or part of 10 coils.
machine and the load then applied to the longitudinal
b) When the test is done on fabric, one test of
wire. Four welds selected at random from specimen
each shall be done on every 7000 mzof fabric.
representing the entire width of the fabric, exclusive
of the selvage wire, shall be tested for weld shear NOTE — The tests for tensile strength and percentage elongation

strength. shall be done on the wire before fabrication.

NOTE — A suitable device for testing of weld strength is given

8 BUNDLING
in Fig. 1.
8.1 when the fabric is finished in flat sheets, it should
6.1.2 One weld shear test (see 7.1.1) shall be conducted
be assembled in bundles of convenient size containing
on fabric at every 30000 mz of fabric manufactured.
not more than 150 sheets, and securely fastened. Sheets
7 SAMPLES AND NUMBER OF TESTS FOR may be supplied without bundling, if it is so agreed to
TENSILE STRENGTH, BEND TEST AND between the manufacturer and the purchaser.
PERCENTAGE ELONGATION 8.2 When the fabric is finished in rolls, each roll shall
be secured so as to prevent unwinding and telescoping
7.1 Samples
during shipment, and handling. The ends of the wire
The samples shall be taken from the wire used before of the bundle shall be tied with soft wire so that the
fabrication or after fabrication of mesh. material do not get damaged during transportation.

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9 MARKING 9.3 BIS Certification Marking

9.1 Each bundle shall be provided with the following The material may also be marked with the BJS
information: Standard Mark.

a) Name or trade-mark of the manufacturer; 9.3.1 The use of the Standard Mark is governed by
the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act,
b) Description of the material;
J986 and the Rules and Regulations made thereunder.
c) Code, if any; The details of conditions under which licence for the
d) Size of mesh; use of the Standard Mark may be granted to
e) Wire diameter use for longitudinal and manufacturers or producers maybe obtained from the
Bureau of Indian Standards.
transverse wire;
f) Width and length of the welded steel wire 10 FINISH
fabric; and
10.1 All the surface of wire fabric, shall be cleaned
g) Any other information as specified by the free of rust, mill scale, dirt, oil, etc.
purchaser.
10.2 If required by the purchaser, the mild steel wire
9.2 The information to be supplied by the purchaser may be given suitable anti corrosive treatment such
is given in Annex B. as pickling followed by painting, phosphating and
painting [see IS 1477( Parts 1 and 2)], hot dip
galvanizing etc.

ANNEX A
(Clause 5.4)
MESH SIZES AND WIRE SIZES COMMONLY AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTRY

A-1 SQUARE MESH A-2 OBLONG MESH

SI Mesh Size, Nominal Diameter of Wire S1 No. Mesh Size, Nominal Diameter of Wire
, .-
No. Pitch of Wire Each Way Pitch of Wire Each Way
mm mm
1 15 1.60 Longi- Trans- Longi- Trans-
2 20 2.00 tudinal verse tudinal verse
3 20 2.50 mm mm mm mm
4 20 3.15 1 50 25 2.50 2.50
5 25 2.00 2 50 25 3.15 3.15
6 25 2.50 3 50 25 3.55 3.55
7 25 3.15 4 50 25 4.00 4.00
8 37 2.50 5 50 25 4.50 4.50
9 37 3.15 6 75 25 3.15 3.15
10 50 2.50 7 75 25 3.55 3.55
II 50 3.15 8 75 25 4.00 4.00
12 50 3.55 9 75 25 4.50 4.50
[3 50 4.00 10 75 25 5.00 5.00
14 50 4.50 11 75 25 5.00 3.15
15 75 2.50 12 75 50 3.15 3.15
16 75 3.15 13 75 50 3.55 3.55
17 ’75 3.55 14 75 50 4.00 4.00
18 75 4.00 15 75 50 4.50 4.50
19 75 4.50 16 75 50 5.00 5.00
20 75 5.00 17 75 50 5.60 5.60
~~ 75 5.60 18 75 50 5.00 3.15
19 75 50 5.60 3.15
’20. 75 50 5.60 3.55

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ANNEX B
(Clause 9.2)
INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE PURCHASER

B- I The following information is to be supplied by b) Size of mesh (centre to centre distance

the purchaser to the manufacturers bothways), and
a) Diameter and material of the wire, c) Total width and length required.
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IS 4948:2002

ANNEX C
(Foreword)
COMMITTEE COMPOSITION

Builders’s Hardware Sectional Committee, CED 15

Organization Representative(s)
10 personal capacity (103, Charak Sudan Vikas Puri, New Delhi) SHRIP, KIUSHNAN(Chairman)
Allied Anodisers, Kolkata SHRISUSHILTAWAR
Appex Association of DDA Colonies, Delhi SHRIR. P, AGRAWAL
SHRI S. K. DHAWAN(.4/~ernafe)
Argent Industries, New Delhi SHRIAML CHADHA
Balaji Enterprises, New Delhi SHRIAOITYAKtRANAGGARWAL
Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council, New Delhi SHRIR. K. CELLY
SHRI B. ANIL KUMAR (A//errrafe)
Central Building Research Insthute, Roorkee SHN SURESHCHAND
SHRI S. S. JAIN (Alternate)
Ccotral PLIblkc Works Department, New Delhi SUPERINTENDING
ENGINEER
(S&S)
D. P, Garg & Company, Noida SHRI S. M. GARG
SHIUR. C. MALHOTRA(Alternate)
Delhi Development Authority, New Delhi SHRI R. K. BHANDARJ
SHRIR. L. SHARMA(Alternate)
Directorate General of Supplies& Disposals, New Delhi SHRJS. K. GAUTAM
SHRIS. K. AGARWAL(Alternate)
Directorate of Standardization, New Delhi LT COL K. K. THAKfiR
SHRIR. M. GAUTAM(Alternate)
Engineer-in-Chiet”s Branch, Vishakapatnam SWU P. MAXHJJANI
SHRI S. K. GUFTA(Alterrrate)
Garnish Traders Pvt Limited, New Delhi SHRJH. S. SETH)
Godrej & Boyce Manufacturer Co Limited, Mumbai SHRJT. S. MURALI
SHRI K. N. MODI (Afterrrafe) ... --
I Iindalco Industries Limited. Distt. Sonbhadra Srw V.K.AGGARWAL
SHRIBALRRJSHAN
AGARWAL(Alternate)
Indian Alominiurn Company Limited, New Delhi SHRIP. ANILKUMAR
SHRI P. A. KOHLI(Alternafe)
Indian Institute of Architects, New Delhi DR ABH1nTRAY
.I, I [, Alunlinioln Pvt Limited, Chennai SHRIJ. JAYAPRARASH
SHRJJ. RAGHURAM(Ahernate)
M. C. Mowjce & Co Pvt Limited, Kolkata SHRISAHIBSINGHVnrrJr
SHRISAJIDMOWIEE(Alternate)
MECH (India) industries, Delhi SHRTSUDHIRBATRA
Ministry of Railways, Kolkata CONTROLLER
OFSTORES
National Test I louse, Kolkata SHRJD. K. KANUNGO
SHRI S. P. KAR (Alternate)
Office of the Development Commissioner (SS1), New Delhi SHRJ R. L. GARG
SHRJM. B. JAYAIWIMAR
(Alternate)
l’lua Locks, Delhi SHRIRAIANARORA
SHRI K. H. PREM(Alternate)
lamil Nadu I{ousing Board, Chenrrai SUPERINTENDING
ENGINEER (QC)
EXECUTIVEENGINEER(QC) (Alternate)
BIS Directorate General SHRI S. K. JAIN, Director and Head (CED)
[Representing Director General (Ex-ofiicio)]

Member Secretary
SHRID. K. AGRAWAL
Joint Director (Civ Engg), BIS
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Amendments Issued Since Publication

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