Carbon Steel Wire
Carbon Steel Wire is an economical solution in many areas because of its many desirable features:
- Easily Fabricated
- Good Strength
- Low Cost
Carbon steel wire is generally used in undemanding environments or is supplied as galvanised wire to improve its corrosion resistance.
Low Carbon Steel Wire (mild steel wire)
The carbon content of low carbon steel wire is less than 0.18%. It can only be hardened by cold working the steel wire because the carbon content is too low. Low carbon steel wire is most usually supplied as galvanised wire.
High Carbon Steel Wire (spring steel wire)
The carbon content of high carbon steel wire ranges from 0.35% to 1.0%.
Very high tensile high carbon steel wire can be produced from severe cold drawing. However, this can only be achieved with a very fine grain structure so the high carbon steel wire must be patented (controlled cooling) at the rod coil stage.
Music Wire and Piano Wire
The highest grades of high carbon steel wire are used as music wire.
Piano wire is included in the music wire category.
