Wire Rod

Wire Rod

Good qualities for various kinds of steel wire rods are maintained
in production by using the top of the line equipments and acquired
Contents technologies. We will constantly make efforts to develop products
Manufacturing Equipments 4 much superior in quality and new products meeting the needs for
clients in the future.
Manufacturing Process 6
Production Equipments 8
Test Items 9
Main Uses 10
Quality Control Items 12
Manufacturable Dimensions 14
Manufacturable Sizes and Packaging 28

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EQUIPMENTS
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Billet
Conditioning
In order to improve the surface quality
of wire rods, the surfaces of the
materials, billets, are descaled by
shot blasting.
And after inspecting any surface flaw
and imperfection by a magnetic
particle tester, the flaws are removed
from the surface by using a grinding
machine. In addition, the continuous
ultrasonic testing is conducted to
guarantee the internal quality of the
billets.
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Reheating
Furnace
In order to secure the quality of materials
according to each kind of steel and
application, the heating temperature and
residence time of the reheating furnace
are adjusted accordingly. Especially,
after preheating the wire rods at a low
temperature in order to prevent
decarburization from deciding the
surface quality, they are reheated
quickly at a proper rolling temperature
range. At this time, the rolling speed and
the fuel-to-air ratio in the reheating
furnace are controlled properly.
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Rolling
The material characteristics required
by the clients are secured by
adjusting the rolling temperature,
pressure and deformation rate of wire
rods. And then, the roll surface
roughness, gap and the sizes are
adjusted while conducting the flaw
inspection in hot-rolled wire rods.
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Cooling
The characteristics of each kind of steel
for each appropriate application is
secured by adjusting the cooling
conditions, such as coiling temperature,
air floor volume of the air cooling system,
the progression velocity, and the opening
or closing of a slow-cooling section.
In the case of high carbon steel wire rods,
the structure gets refined and the rod
drawability is secured by using a uniform
fast-cooling method. In cases of alloy
steel and low carbon steel, softened
structures are created by a slow-cooling
procedure in order to streamline the wire
rod manufacturing process for the client’s
companies.
M A N U F A C T U R I N G E Q U I P M E N T S
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Inspection
After collecting specimens from the
leading and trailing edges of a wire
rod cooled after being rolled, some
surface flaw detection and material
quality assurance tests are
conducted with such specimens and
the products are packed after
attached with a tag while fulfilling
each client’s requirements.
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M A N U F A C T U R I N G P R O C E S S
PROCESS

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 PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION EQUIPMENTS TEST ITEMS TEST ITEMS
EQUIPMENTS

(○: Applied, △: Partially Applied)

Test Item Tensile Area Reduction Cleanness

Division 1 Wire Rod 2 Wire Rod 3 Wire Rod Kind of Steel
Up-Set Test Segregation Decarburization Structure
Strength Ratio Level
Production Capacity(10 thousand/year) Low Carbon Steel Wire Rod

Unit Weight (tons) High Carbon Steel Wire Rod

Materials
Size (mm) Piano Wire Rods

Size Range (mm)

Cold-Rolled Steel
Strand Carbon Steel for Machine
Structural Use
Rolling Mills’ Type Free-Cutting Steel
Strand Pass
Line Speed(m/sec) Bearing Steel
Spring Steel
Reheating Capacity (T/H)
Furnace Type

Cooling Equipments

* Low Carbon Steel

Piano Wire Rods/ Bearing Steel/ Spring Steel/
* High Carbon Steel
Welding Steel/ Free-cutting Steel/
Major Products * High Tensile Steel
Tire Cord Steel/ Carbon Steel for Cold Heading & Forging,
* Free-cutting Steel
Low-alloyed Steel/ Carbon Steel For Machine Structural Use
* Tire Cord Steel
Accurate Inspection Prior Delivering Good Quality Products
Since the inspections during all the production
processes from steelmaking via billet rolling to wire
rod rolling are accurately conducted by the
computers, all the products appropriate for each
dimension are produced. In addition, in order to
produce much superior wire rods, it is thus managed
in order for this company to deliver the perfect quality
of goods through various kinds of final product and
wire rod inspections.

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 MAIN USES M A I N U S E S

● When placing an order, please consult with the person in charge in order for us to comply with your customized request.

Spring Steel Tire Cord Steel Welding Wire

As a kind of ultra clean alloying steel with superior fatigue resistance It is used for automobile tire reinforcement materials made of It is necessary to micro-control the elements to guarantee the welding
property, it is mostly used for engine valve springs, coil springs for stranded codes after a wire extending process that makes high carbon performance and the material characteristics of deposited metal. And
suspensions and stabilizer bar. steel wire rods into micro wires in a diameter with a range of in order to secure the wire extendibility, TS bias control and slow-
0.4~0.15mm and a strict quality control is implemented to endure the cooling of wire rods are applied. This product is used for CO2
∙JIS SUP 3, 6, 7, 8, 9A, 10, 11A, 12, 13 stress incurred from high speed processing during manufacturing and electrodes, submerged and common ones, etc.
∙SAE SAE9254, SAE9254HV a certain level of dynamic load on the tire.
∙DIN 50CrV4, 54SiCrV6 ∙POSCO POSWELD1A, B, POSWELD2A, B, 2J, 2S
∙POSCO POSCORD70S, 80S, 90, 90CR POSWELD4B, 4D, POSWELD23, 31, 41, 50, 60
∙AISI 1069, 1080 ∙JIS SWRY11-21, YSW11-41, YGW11-24

Bearing Steel High Tensile Strength Steel Low Carbon Steel

It is used for the balls, rollers and races of bearings and is a kind of As a kind of PC steel bar used for concrete utility poles and piles, etc, As a low carbon steel product containing 22% of C-content, it is used
ultra clean high alloy steel materials with superior durability under it is the carbon steel for machine structural application added with for producing various kinds of galvanized steel wires, nails and iron
heavy loading. small quantity of Boron or large quantity of Si. And it has a high nets, etc.
elastic constraint and good tension release capability compared to
∙JIS SUJ 1-5 common steel products. ∙JIS SWRM6-22
∙SAE 52100 ∙SAE SAE1006-1022
∙POSCO PSPC30B~35B, PSPC30Si-35Si, PSPC32SiB
∙DIN D5-1, D9-1
∙SAE 10B30-35
∙ASTM A510
∙POSCO POSFIS 5M1, 6M1, 6B
Carbon Steel for Cold Heading & Forging High Carbon Steel
Low-alloyed Steel
Carbon steel wire rods made from cold forging are used for a wide As a high carbon steel product, it is required to control the fine
range of applications, such as automobile components and industrial pearlite in order to secure the maintenance of high strength and wire As a material used for tightening major machine parts and transmitting the
machinery, even as small as： a bolt, a nut or a screw in ways of extendibility and is used for wire ropes, precision springs, bead wires drive-power of such parts as high strength bolts, nuts and shafts, etc.,
cold-rolling, forging and extrusion, etc. and common PC steel wires, etc. therefore it is made with a high strength product added with alloying
elements Cr, Ni and Mo, etc.
∙POSCO POSCH6ASP ∙JIS SWRH27-72 A/B
∙JIS SWRCH 6A-22A, 10K-50K ∙SAE 1026-1095 ∙POSCO POSCM435~440C
∙SAE 1006-1050 ∙DIN D26-2, 95-2 ∙JIS SCr415-445, SCM415-822, SNCM220-815,
SMn420-443, SMnC420-443
∙SAE 1513-1548, 4118-4161, 5115-5145, 8620-8645, 8740
Piano Wire Steel Free-cutting Steel
It is mainly used in applications for high-strength bead wires, LR PC As a kind of steel with which the machine capability is enhanced Carbon Steel for Machine Structural Use
steel wires and music wires, etc. and is a kind of high carbon clean with some added free-cutting P and S etc., it is used for some
steel with extendibility of micro-wire, high strength and superior materials of automobiles and home electronics parts. It is a kind of steel used for transmitting the drive-power of various
fatigue resistance. kinds of shafts of machine parts after being produced through hot
∙POSCO POSCUT1A, POSCUT1S
working environment and surface finishing process.
∙JIS SWRS62-92A/B ∙JIS SUM22, 43
∙POSCO POSCABLE 82, 86, 90 ∙SAE 1213, 1144 ∙JIS S10-58C, SO9, 15, 20CK
∙SAE 1022~1060
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 QUALITY
Q U A L I T Y C O N T R O L I T E M S
CONTROL ITEMS

Tire Cord Steel Engine Valve Spring Steel

■ Material Characteristic Values ■ Quality Assurance

Dimensions Non-metallic Inclusions Depth of Defect F-decarburization Fatigue Life (OT wire)

Suspension Spring Steel

■ Internal Quality Levels
■ Quality Assurance
Segregation Rating Decarburized Depth Internal Structure Cementite & Martensite
Dimensions F-decarburization Pre-decarburization Surface Defects

Bearing Steel

* Ovality is measured by the difference between maximum diameter and

■ Quality Assurance of Dimensions and Surface Treatments minimum diameter of cross section in wire rod.
Carbon Steel for Cold Heading & Forging
Division Pre-carburized depth Depth of Defect Ovality Diameter Tolerance

■ Quality Assurance (≤
≤14mmø, SWRCH45K as reference standard)

Center Segregation Cleanness Decarburization Surface Defects

F-decarburization ≤ 0.02m
Pre-decarburization ≤ 0.15m

■ Non-metallic Inclusion Quality Assurance (ASTM E45 Method A)

Division

Special Use
Common Use

(1) Special Use: dedicated to the application of high-quality products, such as ball bearings of automobiles

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M A N U F A C T U R A B L E D I M E N S I O N S
DIMENSIONS
● The product standards are subject to change.
Please be sure to confirm the recent standards when making orders or to consult our associates.

Low Carbon Steel High Carbon Steel

■ JIS ■ JIS
Chemical Compositions(%) Chemical Compositions(%)
Specificaion Specificaion

Remarks: In case it is specified as a kind of killed steel, the letter,‘K’

, is attached after the end of the marking word.

■ SAE / AISI
Chemical Compositions(%)
Specificaion

Remarks: The carbon content can be specified to reduce by 0.01% from the maximum or increase by 0.01% from the
minimum that is specified in the table according to negotiations between the seller and the buyer.
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 Spring Steel

■ SAE / AISI ■ JIS

Chemical Compositions(%) Chemical Compositions(%)
Specificaion Specificaion
Others

Remarks: The maximum Cu content is 0.30%.

■ SAE/DIN/POSCO
Chemical Compositions(%)
Specificaion
Others

Bearing Steel

■ JIS
Chemical Compositions(%)
Specificaion
Others

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 Carbon Steel for Cold Heading & Forging Piano Steel

■ JIS ■ JIS
Chemical Compositions(%) Chemical Compositions(%)
Specificaion Specificaion

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 Free-cutting Steel Low-alloyed Steel

■ JIS ■ JIS
Chemical Compositions(%) Chemical Compositions(%)
Specificaion Specificaion

■ SAE / AISI
Chemical Compositions(%)
Specificaion

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 Wire Rod for Welding Wire

■ SAE / AISI ■ JIS

Chemical Compositions(%) Chemical Compositions(%)
Specificaion Specificaion

Chemical Compositions(%)
Specificaion

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 Carbon Steel for Machine Structural Use POSCO’s Unique Products

■ JIS ■ High Tensile Strength Steel

Chemical Compositions(%) Chemical Compositions(%)
Specificaion Specificaion

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Chemical Compositions(%)
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■ Wire Rod for Welding Wire

Dimensions Chemical Compositions(%)

Specificaion (mmø) Remark

Remarks: 1. The Cu, Ni, Cr and Ni + Cr contents of the S09CK, S15CK and S20CK steel should not exceed each
level, 0.25%, 0.20%, 0.20% and 0.30% respectively and the contents of the other kinds of steel should
not exceed each level, 0.30%, 0.20%, 0.20% and 0.35% respectively.
2. In case that a buyer request a product analysis, the tolerances of the product analysis follow the
specifications listed in the table 3 of JIS G 0321.

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 ■ Spark Plug ■ Wire Rod for Oil Tempered Wire
Chemical Compositions(%) Chemical Compositions(%)
Specificaion Specificaion

■ Soft Magnetic Iron ■ Free-cutting Steel

Chemical Compositions(%) Chemical Compositions(%)
Specificaion Specificaion

*PSW: Steel Wool Wires

■ Micro-alloyed Steel ■ Piano Steel for High Strength Bridge Cable

Chemical Compositions(%) Chemical Compositions(%)

Specificaion Specificaion

■ Weather Resistance Steel

Chemical Compositions(%)
Specificaion

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SIZES AND M A N U F A C T U R A B L E S I Z E S A N D P A C K A G I N G

PACKAGING
● The available sizes are subject to change. Please consult with the POSCO contact person before ordering.

■ Manufacturable Size Scales ■ Packing Methods

Wire Rod Mill Unit Manufacturable Size Scales

Wire Rod Mill 1

Wire Rod Mill 2 Exposed Packing End Pad Packing

Wire Rod Mill 3

■ Standard Specifications
Coil Weight Min. Inner Dia. / Max. Outer Dia. / Max. Length Outer Covering Inner and Outer Covering
Diameter Coil Direction
Division

Wire Rod Mill 1

■ LABEL
Wire Rod Mill 2 Counterclockwise
Export Mark
● For the purpose of classifying the products in addition to
Specification ID No. meeting client’s demand, color bar coding can be inserted
Wire Rod Mill 3 into the upper and lower parts of the tag respectively.

Specification ● To increase the visibility and identifiableness of the marked

Ordered Product Size Charge Usage Code letters, an epoxy resin label (with white background) is used
Charge No. Product No.
Client Company Name
and a metal tag laser marking is applied as well.
Color Bar
C & Mn Contents
(for domestic use)
Color Bar

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● For more information, please contact us at the addresses given below.

● Seoul Office : POSCO Center, #892, Daechi 4-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-777,
South Korea. Tel: +82-2-3457-0114
● Internet Homepage : www.posco.com / www.steel-n.com