Wire rod is a long steel semi-finished product manufactured by hot rolling billets on continuous rolling mills. It has a round cross-section and is wound up in coils.

Unlike other steel products, wire rod exhibits a significant commodity range variety; based on its chemical composition the following families of products and their differing corresponding uses can be identified:

• · mild steel rod, used to manufacture welded mesh and drawn rods (black, annealed and coated)
• · wire rod with medium or high carbon content, used to manufacture drawn
• · welding rod
• · special steel rods used in hot and cold die-pressing, drawing and extrusion.

Applications

                                                                                        

• Rods for industrial use
• Bright rods to be chromium-plate used in house-furnishing, in white goods and agriculture
• Pre-stressed reinforced steel
• Wire for electrode and submerged arc continuous welding
• Spring wires
• Chains and welded mesh
• Wires and strands

 

•   Screws and small metal parts
•   Nails