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What is wire rod? What are the types of wire rod?

Wire rod is also called wire rod, usually refers to small diameter round steel in coils. The diameter of wire rod is in the range of 5-19 mm (usually 6-9 mm), and its lower limit is the minimum size of the hot-rolled steel section. Wire rod is a relatively small diameter round steel, which is supplied in coils. The common ones on construction sites are 6, 8, 10, and 12 mm in diameter. Most of them are low-carbon steel. They are generally not used for the main reinforcement of reinforced concrete structures. They are mostly used to make steel sleeves. There are also small diameter ones for "transfer reinforcement" in mixed structures.

There are many varieties of wire rod. Low-carbon steel wire rod in carbon steel wire rod is commonly known as soft wire, and medium and high carbon steel wire rod is commonly known as hard wire. Wire rod is mainly used as blank for wire drawing, and can also be directly used as building materials and processed into mechanical parts. Stainless steel wire rod is used to make stainless steel wire, stainless steel spring steel wire, stainless top forging steel wire and stainless steel wire rope wire. With the advancement of production technology, wire rods with square, hexagonal, fan-shaped and other special-shaped cross-sections have appeared; the upper limit of the diameter has been expanded to 38 mm; the weight of the coil has increased from the original 40-60 kg to 3000 kg.