Patent ID: 6203932
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: B21C,D07B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A steel wire for reinforcement of rubber articles which has brass plating comprising 60-70 wt % of copper and 30-40 wt % of zinc and coating film comprising phosphorous compound and zinc oxide on the surface of the brass plating, wherein the amount of the phosphorous compound expressed in the amount of phosphorous per unit surface area is within a range of not less than 0.2 mg/m.sup.2 and not more than 0.9 mg/m.sup.2 and the amount of the zinc oxide per unit surface area is within a range of not less than 20.0 mg/m.sup.2 and not more than 70.0 mg/m.sup.2.