Wire Rod

• Spring Steel

  There are two types of wire rods intended for springs: one for vehicle suspensions and the other for engine valves and clutches. Suspension springs provide an improved ride by absorbing and/or mitigating shocks and/or vibrations that the motor vehicle experiences from the surface during a drive and enhance safety by ensuring balance throughout a turn.
  The recent demand for high strength suspension springs is increasing as the industry seeks reduced weight and higher fuel efficiency in motor vehicles. For this application, anti-decarburization (reduction of carbon content in steel due to oxidation) and anti-corrosion capabilities are required.
  
  
  
  Engine valve springs are used to control fuel and exhaust gas before and after combustion within the engine cylinders. In addition, the clutch spring helps the clutch connect the rotating shaft from the engine to the transmission and disconnect the shaft.
  Wire rods for engine valve springs require robust quality inside and out as they are subject to loads repeatedly in a high-temperature and high-speed environment. It is particularly imperative to identify any non-metal inclusion that can damage the spring and thus ensure its surface quality.

• Tire Cord Steel

  Made by adding elements (Cr, Si, Mn, etc.) to 0.70-0.92 percent high carbon steel for higher strength. This material is drawn into fine wires (0.15-0.38mm) that are subsequently twisted into tire cord (for use as reinforcement to protect tires from external pressure and shock for extended life).
  Wire rods for tire cord require sufficient cleanness for drawing and lightness, and high strength for high fuel efficiency. More and more customers require mechanical descaling, instead of pickling, that can eliminate a heat treatment process out of environmental concerns.

• Bearing Steel

  Bearing steel is used to make a variety of mechanical parts including bolts, nuts and screws by means of hot/cold forging or heading. Major applications include couplings for motor vehicles, bolts used in construction and forged parts for mechanical equipment that require uniform chemical elements and good internal quality.

• Steel for CHQ

  CHQ (cold heading quality) wire rods are used to make various mechanical parts including bolts, nuts and screws by means of hot/cold forging or heading. Major applications include couplings for motor vehicles, bolts used in construction and forged parts for mechanical equipment that require uniform chemical elements and good internal quality.

• High Carbon Steel

  As high carbon steel, it requires control of its fine pearlite structure to maintain high strength and achieve good drawability. Its typical applications include wire ropes, precision springs, bead wires and regular PC steel wires.

• Steel for Bridge Cable

  Carbon steel for mechanical structure with a small amount of boron or a large amount of Si is manufactured by processing high-frequency heat in customers.

• High Strength Steel

  It is clean steel with a high carbon content featuring high drawability, high strength and good anti-fatigue. It is extensively used for high strength bead wires, PC steel wires and bridge cables.

• Steel for Machine Structure

  This is carbon steel largely used for bolts, nuts and other fasteners in mechanical devices or applications for transfer of power, such as shafts.

• Free Cutting Steel

  Made by adding phosphorus, sulfur or other free-cutting elements to regular steel for improved machinability. Major applications include precision parts for motor vehicles and electronics, such as printer shafts.

• Steel for Welding Rod

  Gas welding wire rods are used for arc welding, which involves the blocking of the atmosphere using carbon dioxide, argon or similar. Major applications include automotive, shipbuilding and containers. Submerged welding rods are used for arc welding, which involves the spraying of a coating agent through which a wire is inserted.
  Major applications include automatic welding of heavy, thick plates in shipbuilding, off-/onshore structures and other sectors. Features required for this material include an ability to be drawn at high speed, good arc stability during automatic welding, optimal element combination for the minimal occurrence of spatter and minimal deviation in tensile strength for uniform feeding. Types of welding where this material is used include gas metal arc welding, submerged welding and shielded metal arc welding.

• Low Carbon Steel

  Steel with a carbon content of no greater than 0.22 percent. Mild steel compliant with the POSFIS specifications, in particular, is used for high-quality fine steel wires. Features required for this material include an ability to manage inclusion for fine wire processing and make Si-killed steel as well as exfoliation for mechanical descaling. Major applications include galvanized steel wires, steel fibers, nails, black annealed wires and wire mesh.

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