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What Is Steel Wire?

The term steel wire is usually intended as carbon steel wire, but stainless steel and other alloys are used for many applications. Regarding carbon steel wire, the carbon content gives steel its strength and, higher the carbon content higher the tensile strength, but lower the malleability: this results in greater difficulties during the bending and forming process. Heat treatments help in these issues.

Use of Steel Wire

Steel wire is used for a wide range of applications such as wire for tires, hoses, galvanized wire and strands, ACSR strands and armoring of conductor cables, springs, fasteners, clips, staples, mesh, fencing, screws, nails, barbed wire, chains etc. Electroplated steel is also widely used like copper plated wire for welding application, aluminum clad steel wire is applied for OHL conductors and OPGW applications.

Advantages-

Cost-Effective: Steel Wires are often used as they are more cost-effective than other materials like Tungsten.

Strength: Steel Wires are more robust when compared to aluminum and other materials. Steel wires of grade 301, 304 possess a tensile strength of more than 1000 MPa in wire forms.

Disadvantages-

Poor conductor of Electricity: Steel Wire is a poor conductor of electricity. As a result, the person needs to use a lot of steel wire to transmit electricity over a long distance. However, using Aluminum for conductivity and Steel Wire for strength – ACSR (Aluminum Clad Steel Wire Reinforced) Wires are used.

Corrosion Resistance: Steel Wires rust easily. However, they can be coated with zinc, and such galvanized wires are corrosion resistant.

Application of Steel Wire

• Excellence corrosion resistance
• Excellent breaking load qualities
• Non-magnetic,
• Marine applications
• Low stretch
• High decorative appearance

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