STEEL WIRES

A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, flexible strand or rod of metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads or electricity and telecommunications signals. Wire is commonly formed by drawing the metal through a hole in a die or draw plate. Wire gauges come in various standard sizes, as expressed in terms of a gauge number. The term wire is also used more loosely to refer to a bundle of such strands, as in "multistranded wire", which is more correctly termed to wire rope in mechanics, or a cable in electricity.

Wire comes in solid core, stranded, or braided forms. Although usually circular in cross-section, wire can be made in square, hexagonal, flattened rectangular, or other cross-sections, either for decorative purposes, or for technical purposes such as high-efficiency voice coils in loudspeakers. Edge-wound coil springs, such as the Slinky toy, are made of special flattened wire.

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Wire is available in both low carbon and high carbon quality steel. Low carbon wire is available as galvanized, bright, and annealed with wire processing options that include cold heading and straight... More Info

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The stainless steel wire is the iron alignment with a minimum of 10.5% chromium. Its characteristics are due to the formation of an adherent and invisible film of chromium oxide. Alloy 304 is an auste... More Info


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Galvanized steel wire is basically wire that has been strengthened by the chemical process of galvanization. The process involves coating the steel wire with a protective, rust-resistant metal, like z... More Info