How Is Steel Wire Made

Wire nowadays is drawn from a hot-rolled section of steel called a rod. (Rods of some of the softer metals may be formed by extrusion or casting instead of rolling.) The rods are cleaned of scale (oxides that form on the surface) by immersion in dilute sulfuric acid.

How is steel wire manufactured?

Wire rod is made by drawing hot metal through shafts. The shafts form and compress the metal from different sides, thus turning a piece of metal into a long, thin wire. At the end of the rolling mill, this wire is wound on a special winder, with the help of which the rod is rolled into skeins for further cooling.

How is stainless steel wire manufactured?

To make stainless steel, the raw materials—iron ore, chromium, silicon, nickel, etc. —are melted together in an electric furnace. This step usually involves 8 to 12 hours of intense heat. Next, the mixture is cast into one of several shapes, including blooms, billets, and slabs.