Bekaert uses industry-leading processes to create cold-drawn products for our customers. The cold-drawn steel manufacturing process starts with room-temperature hot-rolled steel stock in wire form. We begin by removing the iron oxide layer on the surface to improve dimensional control and remove superficial imperfections, then lubricate the steel wire for the next step.
Then, we use a powered capstan attached to the steel stock to draw the wire through a carbide die or turks head. Each pass through the die reduces the wire's diameter, elongates the steel wire and alters its shape within a tight tolerance. Extra dies can reduce the diameter even further.
We can draw the wire through the die several times to reach your desired dimensions. The result of the cold-drawing process is a thin rod or wire shape. Once we have the finished product, we wind the cold-drawn wire to your packaging requirements.
Another process we use involves cold-rolling the steel rod to roughly shape the stock. Then, we finish the rod with cold-drawing to enhance the steel's properties and performance. Our in-house metallurgists and engineers can advise you on which steel stock and cold-drawn processes are the best for your application.
Coils and Straightened & Cut Lengths in Carbon Steel
, Alloy Steel
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, Stainless Steel
and Tool Steels
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If you want to learn more, please visit our website Cold Drawing Steel Wire.