Steel wire - necessary in construction material

Before we begin to describe the steel wire, let's see what it is. We all saw the wire and know that the color of it can be completely different - from bright-fiery to light-silvery. Wire called a long metal cord or thread of different thicknesses. As for the metal from which this material is made, it can be copper, aluminum, steel, titanium, zinc, as well as their alloys. The most common wire is a circular section, although it can be square, and also trapezoidal, but much less often.

Types of wires

Due to its excellent physical and performance characteristics, one of the most common types of this material is steel wire. It can be manufactured in several different ways. One of them is cold drawing. The essence of this technology is that the preheated metal workpiece is pulled (dragged) through a smaller diameter hole. Wire steel - a type of rolling profiles, differing in shape. Depending on the purpose, it can be welded (GOST 2246-70), springy (GOST 9389-75), reinforcing (as a reinforcing element in reinforced concrete structures), etc.

Varieties of steel wire

Currently, three main categories of steel wire are produced:

• Low-carbon steel wire
• Alloy Wire
• High-alloy wire

The most popular is a variety such as low-carbon steel, in which the carbon content is significantly lower than in other types of steel. For example, one of the main characteristics of this type of wire is a slight sensitivity to elevated temperatures, for example during welding. In addition, we can name a high level of corrosion resistance, flexibility and viscosity. Most often, steel wire made of low-carbon steel is produced with a cross-sectional diameter of 0.2 to 8.0 mm. This material is made by the method of repeated cold drawing.

Assignment of different types of wire

By designation, as already mentioned above, steel wire can be classified as follows.

• Knitting wire. This type of rolling is most often used for linking various enclosing structures or for the production of nails. This type of wire is still called "trading". It is always made of low-carbon steel, and by the nature of the outer coating it can be galvanized and not zinc-coated.
• A branded wire is usually used for the production of consumer goods. Always made only from high-carbon steel.
• The spring wire, as the name suggests, is used to make various kinds of springs by an exceptionally cold winding. The process of hardening is not subjected.

If we consider products made of steel wire, the following can be cited as examples: springs, nails, screws, rivets, screws, ropes, fittings, obstacles, fences.