WIRE ROD WIRE WELDING COLD HEADING SPRING HIGH TEMPERATURE DUPLEX Grades Packaging Methods Sales Conditions Outokumpu Wire Rod STANDARD STEEL GRADES FOR COLD HEADING We have a wide range of cold heading 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 cold heading wire rod where we show some of our standard grades. We can also supply customized grades to your unique requirements: Wire rod, Cold Heading OPTIMUM WIRE ROD FOR COLD HEADING To get best possible properties for cold heading wire rod, following parameters are important: Tight chemistry for identical properties Mechanical properties and deformation hardening Corrosion properties Surfaces Dimension tolerances CONDITIONS Direct cooling (DK) ASTM 10-13 ”In line”-annealing (DST) ASTM 5-8 Pit furnace (SG) ASTM 3-6 Our standard procedure is to supply wire rod in pickled condition. 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”). Fagersta Stainless AB, Box 508, SE-737 25 Fagersta, SWEDEN, Tel. +46 223 455 00, info@outokumpu.com, www.fagersta-stainless.se facebook linkedin