A steel wire rope is comprised of individual steel wires spun into a strand. A number of strands are closed over a central core to make up a rope. The number and size of wires will determine the best compromise possible between large wires for maximum corrosion protection and resistance to abrasion, and smaller wires for the required flexibility and handling.
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The construction of a steel wire rope is expressed according to the following:
e.g 6x36-FC
6 is the number of strands in the steel wire rope
36 is the number of wires in the strand
FC is the type of the core
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Steel Foundations
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Wire rod is the coiled product of a rod mill with a diameter range of 0.218 to 0.813 inch (5.5 to 20.6 mm).
Most coiled wire rods are manufactured with the expectation that they are subsequently cold drawn to wire, with or without an intermediate heat treatment. The properties of the rods prior to cold drawing are utilized to make wire with the characteristics required for the final application. Some of these applications are springs, cold-headed fasteners, tire bead and tire cord, bridge cables, wire rope, nails, fencing, and welded wire mesh.
Wire rod is produced in a hot roll process, where blooms or billets are heated and then rolled to the required diameter through a series of rolling passes (generally referred to as roughing, intermediate and finishing passes).
Coiled wire rod is typically produced via a laying head process at the end of the finishing stands in the rod mill. The laying head produces a coiled product that is stacked at the end of the process.
Steel wire is then produced from the coiled wire rod to a diameter typically less than 0.5 inches (12.7 mm). Unlike the hot roll process of wire rod, steel wire is produced using a drawing process, where the coiled wire rod’s cross-section is reduced by pulling it through a single, or series of, drawing die(s). Drawing is usually performed at room temperature, thus classified as a cold working process, but it may be performed at elevated temperatures for large wires to reduce the required forces.
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