Steel wire

Four types of steel wire from Turkish mills: hot-dip galvanized, black annealed, cold drawn and high carbon spring wire.

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Diameter, coating or strength and standards for each type.

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Product	Diameter	Coating or strength	Standards
Hot-dip galvanized wire	0.80–8.00 mm	Zinc coating 50–300 g/m²	EN 10244-2, ASTM A641
Black annealed wire	0.80–8.00 mm	Tensile 300–450 N/mm²	EN 10218-2
Cold drawn wire	0.80–6.00 mm	Tensile 500–1000 N/mm²	EN 10218-2
High carbon spring wire	1.30–4.00 mm	High carbon	On request

Galvanized, annealed, cold drawn and spring steel wire.

Hot-dip galvanized wireGalvanized steel wire is steel wire with a zinc coating, supplied in diameters from 0.8 to 8 mm with a coating weight of 50 to 300 g/m². Standards: EN 10244-2 and ASTM A641. Origin: Türkiye, other qualified mills on request.
Black annealed wireBlack annealed wire, also sold as tie wire, binding wire or rebar tie wire, is soft heat-treated steel wire in diameters from 0.8 to 8 mm with a tensile strength of 300 to 450 N/mm². Standard: EN 10218-2. Origin: Türkiye, other qualified mills on request.
Cold drawn wireCold drawn wire, also called drawn wire or bright wire, is steel wire pulled to size at room temperature, in diameters from 0.8 to 6 mm with a tensile strength of 500 to 1,000 N/mm². Standard: EN 10218-2. Origin: Türkiye, other qualified mills on request.
High carbon spring wireSpring wire, or high carbon steel wire for springs, is supplied in diameters from 1.3 to 4 mm for coil springs and formed parts. Standards are on request. Origin: Türkiye, other qualified mills on request.

Gauge numbers differ between the Birmingham (BWG) and Standard (SWG) systems. Pick a system and a gauge to read the diameter, or use the table.

Wire gauge diameters in millimetres and inches
Gauge	BWG mm	SWG mm	BWG inch	SWG inch
4	6.045	5.893	0.238	0.232
6	5.156	4.877	0.203	0.192
8	4.191	4.064	0.165	0.160
10	3.404	3.251	0.134	0.128
12	2.769	2.642	0.109	0.104
14	2.108	2.032	0.083	0.080
16	1.651	1.626	0.065	0.064
18	1.245	1.219	0.049	0.048
20	0.889	0.914	0.035	0.036
22	0.711	0.711	0.028	0.028

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