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With its sites in Hamm, Schwerte and Zweibrücken/Ixheim, the Westfälische Drahtindustrie bright steel division is one of the most important bright steel manufacturers in the world.The company has a recognised high level of expertise in the field of bar steel production.

 

 

  • Machining steel wires

  • Engineering steels

  • Tempering steel

  • Quenched and tempered steels

  • General construction steels 1.0122 - S235JRC; 1.0579 - S355J2C

  • Alloyed and unalloyed tool steels

  • Screwdriver and bit steels

  • Steels after special analyses for the automotive and aviation industries, etc.

  • Stainless (material 1.4305), acid and heat-resistant steels

 


Dimension ranges

Dimensions Dim. in mm Dim. in inches
Round range 2 - 42 5/64" - 1.21/32"
Hexagon 4 - 36 5/32" - 1.27/64"
Square 4 - 30 5/32" - 1.17/64"
Rings 2 - 45 5/64" - 1.49/64"
Coils 2 - 15 5/64" - 19/32"
Special profiles on request  

Treatment conditions

C cold drawn
A+C Soft annealed & cold-drawn
AC+C GKZ-annealed & cold-drawn
S+C Relaxed & cold-drawn
FP+C annealed on ferrite-pearlite structure & cold-drawn
C+A+C cold-drawn & annealed & cold-drawn
SL ground
+C+A final annealing
+C+GFS Final annealing for magnetic properties


Materials / standard qualities

No. D / EU USA
1.0715 11SMN30 1215 (ASTM)
1.0718 11SMNPB30 12L14 (ASTM)
1.0719 11SMNPB30TE 12L14 (ASTM) with Te
1.0720 11SMNPBTEBI 12L14 (ASTM) with Te & Bi
1.0737 11SMNPb37 12L14 (ASTM) with S > 0,34%
1.7139 16MNCRS5 ASTM A108
1.7142 16MNCRPBS ASTM A108 with Pb< 0,35%
1.0401 C15 1015 AISI
1.0403 C15Pb 1015 AISI with Pb < 0,35%
1.0501 C35 1035 AISI
1.0502 C35Pb 1035 AISI with Pb < 0,35%
1.0503 C45 1043 AISI
1.0504 C45PB 1043 AISI with Pb < 0,35%
     
No. D / EU USA
1.5511 3582 3582
1.5513 4582 4582
1.0726 35S20 1140 AISI
1.0756 35SPb20 1140 AISI with Pb < 0.35%
1.0727 46S20 1146 AISI
1.0757 46SPb20 1146 AISI with Pb < 0.35%
1.0762 44SMN28 1144 AISI
1.0763 44SMnPb28 1144 AISI with Pb < 0.35%
1.4104 X14CrMoS17 430 F (AISI)
1.4301 X5CrNiMo18-10 304 N (AISI)
1.4305 X8CrNiS18-9 303 AISI
1.4401 X5CrNiMo17-12-2 316 AISI
1.4571 X6CrNiMoTi17-12-2 A182 (ASTM)
    Other material qualities on request


Styles | Forms of delivery

Rod lengths 1,500 - 6,300 and/or 7,000 mm (-0/+50 mm)
Narrower tolerances are available on request.
Bars are crack-tested from 6 mm upwards, round and hexagonal, bevelling, surface milling and planning on request.

Coil weights1,000 - 3,000 kg~ 2.205 - 6,614 lbs
Rings250 - 2,000 kg~550 - 4,410 lbs
Coils500– 2,000 kg~1.102 - 4,410 lbs

 

Surfaces

  • Drawn and polished for round dimensions
    to ISO h11-h9-h8 tolerances
  • Drawn and ground for round dimensions
    to ISO h11-h9-h8 tolerances--
  • Drawn for hexagonal and square dimensions
    to ISO h11- tolerances
  • drawn in rings and coils ISO h11-h9
  • Special tolerances on request

 


Grinding process

Ground round steel is produced by machining drawn bars. This process allows round steel to be produced with maximum precision in terms of tolerance (up to ISO 6, e.g. h6), roundness and a controlled, homogeneous surface roughness.
The result is an elegant surface with a satin finish.
Another special feature is that a technically crack-free and/or decarburisation-free surface can be achieved through the targeted use of the grinding process.

Areas of application:

  • Automotive industry
  • Machine tools
  • Precision engineering
  • Furniture industry
  • Electrical industry
  • Manufacture of connecting elements

 

Ultrasound testing method

Westfälische Drahtindustrie's bright steel division has its own ultrasound testing system, which is designed for separate <br/> ultrasound testing of round and hexagonal rods.

 


Areas of application

Automated ultrasound testing is used for the non-destructive 100% inspection of internal material defects, as well as for measuring and testing the layer thicknesses of function and safety-critical components.

User industries include the automotive supplier and automotive industry, foundries and manufacturers of containers and semi-finished products.

 


Our ultrasound testing system is designed for the separate testing of round and hexagonal rods.
 

Diameter round rods 8 - 42 mm5/16" - 1.21/32"
Hexagonal rods10 - 36 mm25/64" - 1.27/64"
Bar length2.5 - 6.0 m 
Test speedmax. 2.0 m/sec 
Test sensitivityKSR 0.7 - 1.0 - 1.5 mm possible 

 


Test procedure

Ultrasound testing is used to detect edge defects (longitudinal defects) and core defects in the entire cross section. The coupling of the ultrasound signals takes place using a submersion system,

i.e. during the test, both the test heads as well as the specimens are under water.

Edge defect testing of the round material
The test heads, which are arranged on several levels, are rotated against each other via a central adjustment unit so that the test heads on one level sound exactly into the holes of the next level. This ensures that the test heads do not test redundantly and the edge area is covered 100%.

Edge defect testing of a hexagonal rod
The intromission angle is set centrally to a set

angle for all test heads on a test pad.

Core defect testing on round material
The intromission angle of the test heads is positioned vertically. This ensures that the test heads do not test redundantly, the edge area is covered

100% and the direction-dependent defects are picked up.

Core defect testing of a hexagonal rod
The intromission angle of the test heads is

positioned vertically. The dimension-dependent activation of the test heads and the selection of two aligned positions ensure that the test heads do not test redundantly and that the core area is

covered 100%.

How can we help you?

We will of course be happy to assist you personally.
You can reach us weekdays between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm.

Hamm plant

Westfälische Drahtindustrie GmbH | Bright steel | Erzstraße 4 | 59067 Hamm

Stefan Schneider | Head of ProfitCentre

0049 2381 276 264

Jochen Specht | Sales |

0049 2381 276 247

Heike Strahberger | Sales |

0049 2381 276 246

Kai Dicken | Sales |

0049 2381 276 239

Andrees Kuhlmann | QMM & techn. Kundensupport |

+49 2381 276 469

Tina Zöllner | Sales |

0049 2381 276 267

Zoran Kos | Sales |

0049 2381 276 245

Hendrik Schwarte | Sales |

0049 2381 276 340

Zweibrücken / Ixheim plant

Westfälische Drahtindustrie GmbH | Bright steel | Bitscher-Straße 109 | D-66482 Zweibrücken-Ixheim

Stefan Schneider | Head of ProfitCentre

0049 2381 276 264

Julia Rohrbacher | Sales |

0049 6332 800 416

Katja Jochem | Sales |

0049 6332 800 412

Heike Simon | Sales |

0049 6332 800 415

Andrees Kuhlmann | QMM & techn. Kundensupport |

+49 2381 276 469

Alexandra Germann | Sales |

0049 6332 800 424

Michaela Westrich | Sales |

0049 6332 800 440

Schwerte plant

Westfälische Drahtindustrie GmbH | Bright steel | Binnerheide 23 | D-58239 Schwerte

Lars Beckmann | Head of ProfitCentre

0049 2304 94 112 12

Ezzedine Barnaoui | Sales |

0049 2304 94 112 16

Marcel Bock | Sales |

0049 2304 94 112 22

Moritz Nisipeanu | Sales |

0049 2304 94 112 28

Daniel Badura | Sales |

0049 2304 94 112 14

Sabrina Lammertz | Export sales |

0049 163 27 69 500

Andrees Kuhlmann | QMM & techn. Kundensupport |

+49 2381 276 469