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About Metal Wire and Strand

Metal wire and strand has a round, flat, or shaped cross section. Wires are usually less than 0.375" in diameter. Round metal wire such as high tensile-strength piano wire is an essential raw material for the manufacture of helical springs. Flat metal wire is used in small leaf-spring applications. Shaped metal wire is available in square, triangular, rectangular, half-round, oval, and custom profiles. Ultra-thin metal wire and strand is also commonly available. Shaped wire stock can be used to produce long, narrow, flat or formed parts such as blades, vanes, eyeglass frames, and flange gaskets. By replicating critical cross-sectional features during wire-drawing, original equipment manufacturers (OEM) can achieve significant cost savings.

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Carbon Steels and Alloy Steels

Carbon steels and alloy steels are ferrous alloys that contain carbon and other alloying elements such as manganese, chromium, molybdenum, and nickel.

Copper, Brass and Bronze Alloys

Copper, brass and bronze alloys are non-ferrous metals with excellent electrical and thermal conductivity as well as good corrosion resistance, ductility and strength.

Metal Balls

Metal balls and spherical shapes are used as check or ball valves, bearings, or other applications. Metal bearing balls are precision ground for ball bearings or other motion systems.

Metal Foils and Foil Stock

Metal foils and foil stock are very thin, metal-mill products with a thickness that is usually less than 0.006 in.

Refractory and Reactive Metals

Reactive and refractory metals include tungsten, molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, chromium, hafnium, zirconium, and titanium. Reactive metals oxide rapidly and form a stable oxide. Refractory metals and alloys have melting points above ~ 1750° C (~ 3200 F°).

Stainless Steel Alloys

Stainless steel alloys are austenitic, ferritic, martensitic, precipitation hardened (PH), and duplex metal materials that are available in a wide variety of grades, shapes, and sizes.

Zinc and Zinc Alloys

Zinc and zinc alloys are non-ferrous alloys that are used widely in the production of die cast components.

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Cable goes Twist-Friendly \| Machine Design Thus finer-gauge wire is less prone to cold hardening because it can bend around a smaller radius than can a wire of a larger diameter.
Machine Design \| All wire rope and mechanical cable are fabricated from individual wires helically twisted into a strand.
Most Recent \| Machine Design All wire rope and mechanical cable are fabricated from individual wires helically twisted into a strand.

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