ASTM A740-98(2014) Historical

1.1 This specification covers woven or welded galvanized steel wire fabric commercially known as hardware cloth. It is customarily used for window and screen door guards, tree guards, industrial machine guards, sand screens, and grain bins. It serves as a protective screen against rodents and is used for many other home, farm, and industrial purposes.

1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard.