Low Carbon Bright Alkaline Steel Wire

Low Carbon Bright Alkaline Steel Wire - Technical Overview & Specifications

Low-carbon bright alkaline steel wire is a good general-purpose grade and is the most common type in daily life, such as hangers, electrical shelves, store displays and paper clips. It has good bending and flattening performance, is easy to form, and is conducive to welding. The carbon content of low carbon bright alkaline steel wire ranges from 0.06 to 0.20 percent, but the most commonly used grades are 1008(0.08 percent carbon) and 1018(0.18 percent carbon). Low-carbon bright alkaline steel wire is most often supplied in a "drawn" or "hard drawn" state, but can also be supplied in a bright annealed state according to special requirements.