Hot rolled from steel billet, wire rod is delivered as coil, most commonly at 5.5mm dia, but in sizes up to 12mm diameter. Close control of final cooling is a critical part of production. The most important characteristic for determining a rod's end use is its draw ability; the extent to which the rod's diameter can be reduced during the drawing process.
Low carbon rod is used for undemanding applications like fencing wire and concrete reinforcing mesh, while medium and high carbon rod goes into higher performance uses like steel cord for car tire reinforcement. Some rod (cold heading carbon and alloy grades) is used to make fasteners (bolts, screws, nails, rivets), and alloy rod is commonly machined into products like engineering bearings. Some rod provides filler metal in welding operations.
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SAE 1006 Steel Wire Rod Specifications |
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Nominal Diameter (mm) |
Permissible Deviation (mm) |
Nominal Cross Section (mm2) |
Nominal Weight (kg/m) |
Permissible out – of Roundness(mm) |
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5.5 |
-/+ 0.3 |
0.238 |
0.186 |
0.48 |
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6 |
-/+ 0.3 |
0.283 |
0.222 |
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6.5 |
-/+ 0.3 |
0.332 |
0.26 |
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7 |
-/+ 0.4 |
0.385 |
0.302 |
0.64 |
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(*)8.0 |
-/+ 0.4 |
0.503 |
0.395 |
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(**)10.0 |
-/+ 0.4 |
0.785 |
0.617 |
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(**)12.0 |
-/+ 0.4 |
1.131 |
0.888 |
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(**)14.0 |
-/+ 0.4 |
1.539 |
1.208 |
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(**)16.0 |
-/+ 0.5 |
2.011 |
1.578 |
0.8 |
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Chemical Composition |
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Grade |
C% (max) |
Mn% |
Si% (max) |
S% (max) |
P% (max) |
Cr% (max) |
Ni% (max) |
Cu% (max) |
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SAE 1006 |
0.08 |
0.30-0.40 |
0.08 |
0.025 |
0.02 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.15 |