Medical

Consumer goods require increasingly higher standards for quality, ecology and comfort. The demand for more advanced steel wire products evolves accordingly. Often unknown, but always there - our solutions are a part of the products we all use every day.

Wire Types for Medical

Basic Materials

In order to keep up the promise of durability for your industry needs, a proper wire and finish is required.

Low Carbon
Medium Carbon
High Carbon
Coatings that protect from corrosion
Lubricants that work for you

Bright Basic

WCJ stocks a wide variety of wire including Bright Basic.

Diameters: .36 – 3.00 mm
Conforms to ASTM A-82 Specifications and Requirements

Coatings

Through the metal drawing process, the properties of wire are changed in regard to strength, ductility, fatigue, and shape. With the coating process we adjust the surface properties of our wire to provide corrosion protection, improve aesthetic appearance, and improve adhesion. The combination of both these elements results in a broad range of products we can offer.

Galvanized Wire

Galvanizing is the process of putting a protective barrier of zinc on steel to reduce the effects of the environment. Zinc is commonly used because it offers excellent cathodic protection.

The coating weight of the zinc is determined by factoring the life expectancy of the wire, the type of environment the wire will be exposed to, and cost.

Diameters: .36 – 3.00 mm

Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel Wire - Available Grades and Standards

Nickel Alloys
Chrome-Nickel Stainless Steel
Straight Chrome Stainless Steel

Stitching Wire

Stitching Wire and Your Choices:

In today’s commercial printing industry stitching wire is used in two areas, the bindery and pressroom. Stitching wire is a low carbon steel with a zinc galvanized or tin coating. Stitching wire is used in side stitching, saddle stitching, corner stitching, booklet making, and inline stitching in press applications.

Tin Coated

Tin is applied as the exterior coating on steel wires. This offers a stable low friction finish ideal for wire forming applications and extends the life of the wire in exposed environments.