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Wire rod is produced by warm rolling the billets on special, continuous rolling mills. It is a long product formed into coils and used as semi-products. Unlike other products of the steel industry, wire rod is classified in different classes of goods. Depending on the chemical analysis and on the kind of use, wire rod can be classified into the following families:
Low carbon wire rod for the production of wire mesh for the construction industry and for the production of drawn wire (raw, annealed and coated)Middle/high content carbon wire rod for the production of drawn wireWelding wireWire rod from special steel for processing in forging, drawing or pressworking
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