Steel · Product form
Steel Wire
Who draws wire in this alloy, and can they hold my diameter and finish?
What it is
Small diameter drawn product supplied in coil or on spools. Used for fasteners, springs, welding filler and additive manufacturing feedstock.
- Typical dimensions
- Roughly 0.010 to 0.5 inch diameter.
- Also known as
- coil wire, welding wire, filler wire, spooled wire
Suppliers
Grouped by what they actually are. A mill and a distributor answer different needs.
Mills and producers 2
Companies that manufacture this form. Mill direct means longer lead times and mill minimums, with full melt traceability.
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Loos & Co., Inc. VerifiedAS9100
Galvanised carbon steel aircraft control cable, wire rope and strand. MIL-DTL-83420 covers carbon steel and corrosion resistant steel aircraft control flexible wire rope, and Loos is a qualified manufacturer on the Qualified Products List for it. Cable diameter range is not published.
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Nucor Corporation VerifiedUS melted
Wire and wire mesh among the published products. Melted in an electric arc furnace from recycled scrap and continuously cast. Nucor states every one of its mills uses this route. Domestic melting is strong evidence for DFARS 252.225-7009, but it is still settled per heat on the mill certificate.
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