This document introduces the production process flowchart, available steel grades, comparison of steel grades, sizes and tolerances, examples of final use, packaging and marking, and certifications of Baosteel Wire Rod.
The Baosteel Wire Rod User Guide describes the high‑speed wire rod mill, its production capacity, raw material sources, and quality‑control measures. It explains that the mill rolls plain rod from 5.0 mm to 26 mm with a tolerance of +/-0.1 mm and a maximum finishing speed of 120 m/s.
The document also lists the available steel grades, their chemical compositions, and the equipment used for flaw detection and diameter measurement, such as HotEye™ flaw detector and ORBIS diameter gauges. Contact information for Baosteel sales and service centers worldwide is provided at the end.
| Diameter tolerance | +/-0.1 mm |
|---|---|
| Maximum finishing speed | 120 meters per second |
| Production capacity | up to 570,000 tonnes per year |
| Wire rod diameter range | 5.0 mm to 26 mm |
The wire rod diameter tolerance is +/-0.1 mm.
The mill can finish wire rod at up to 120 meters per second.
Raw materials include blast furnace hot metal and high‑quality scraps.
Two ORBIS diameter gauges are used after the No‑Twist Finishing Mill.