In-line processing of rod to wire for cold heading

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A continuous straight line process developed at Armco Steel to prepare cold header wire from rolled rod is described. The sequence entails placing coiled rod on a turn-around flipper rack, butt welding coil ends, straightening, shot blast descaling, chemical rinsing, phosphate coating, neutralizing, drying, drawing, recoiling, and storage.

Description

A continuous straight line process developed at Armco Steel to prepare cold header wire from rolled rod is described. The sequence entails placing coiled rod on a turn-around flipper rack, butt welding coil ends, straightening, shot blast descaling, chemical rinsing, phosphate coating, neutralizing, drying, drawing, recoiling, and storage.

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Author(s)

Rhoades, R.C.Armco Steel Corp., Wheelabrator Corp., Parker Rust Proof Co.

Publication/Event/Pages

Wire & Wire Products34(8): 949-951, 1016-1019 1959, Paper presented at WAI Ferrous Division Regional Meeting, Houston, TX USA

Year

1959