WIRE ROD

STANDARD STEEL GRADES

We have a wide range of wire rod grades, all from simple to high demanding applications. Thanks to our tight chemistries we supply equal properties delivery after delivery.

See our product leaflet for wire rod where we show some of our standard grades. We can also supply customized grades to your unique requirements.

OPTIMUM WIRE ROD FOR WELDING, COLD HEADING, SPRINGS AND HIGH TEMPERATURE

To get best possible properties for wire rod, following parameters are important:

Tight chemistry for identical properties
Mechanical properties and deformation hardening
Corrosion properties
Surfaces
Dimension tolerances

CHARACTERISTIC PROPERTIES FOR DUPLEX STEEL

Duplex steel are often characterized by:

Good corrosion properties
Good mechanical properties
Good fatigue properties
High resistent against abrasion
Good welding properties

CONDITIONS

Direct cooling (DK) ASTM 10-13
”In line”-annealing (DST) ASTM 5-8
Pit furnace (SG) ASTM 3-6

DIMENSIONS

General information about our wire rod:

Standard
5 – 18 mm (.197” – .709”) in increments of 0.5 mm (.020”).
There are minimum order quantities (MOQ) for some dimensions.

Tolerance
5.0 – 10.0 mm (.197” – .394”) +/-0.15 mm (+/-.006”)
>10.0 -18.0 mm (>.394” – .709”) +/-0.20 mm (+/-.008”)

Ovality
Max 60% of the total tolerance span.

Surface classes
Class 3 is the standard class which has a max defect depth of 0.10 mm (.004”) for dimensions < 10 mm (< .394”) and 1% of the diameter for dimensions > 10 mm (> .394”). Welding rod has class 2 (max 0.20 mm (max .008”)).