Keystone Steel & Wire Adds 1080 Wire Rod to Product Portfolio
03/10/2016 - U.S.-based Keystone Steel & Wire has begun manufacturing and selling high-carbon wire rod for use as pre-stressed concrete strand, the company has announced.
In a statement, Keystone said its 1080 carbon steel rod is a value-added product that gives it entry into a new market. Keystone is able produce the grade because of several recent investments at its Peoria, Ill., USA, facility.
Among them was the addition of electromagnetic stirring to its caster. The addition significantly increased the mill’s ability to produce to higher and within tighter specifications of high-carbon rod, the company said.
Keystone also installed lap lasers on the rod mill, providing for section control. Additionally, it incorporated eddy current testing to spot surface defects. At the stelmor deck, opti-mesh panels were added for improved uniformity in cooling.
"This multi-million dollar investment in technology enables us to produce some of the most exacting high-carbon wire products," said Keystone CEO Chris Armstrong.
Keystone is producing 1080 rod in common finished rolling sizes: 7/16 inch, 3/8 inch and 1/2 inch. It qualifies under technical standard ASTM A-416. The company said it is using only American scrap in production.
Among them was the addition of electromagnetic stirring to its caster. The addition significantly increased the mill’s ability to produce to higher and within tighter specifications of high-carbon rod, the company said.
Keystone also installed lap lasers on the rod mill, providing for section control. Additionally, it incorporated eddy current testing to spot surface defects. At the stelmor deck, opti-mesh panels were added for improved uniformity in cooling.
"This multi-million dollar investment in technology enables us to produce some of the most exacting high-carbon wire products," said Keystone CEO Chris Armstrong.
Keystone is producing 1080 rod in common finished rolling sizes: 7/16 inch, 3/8 inch and 1/2 inch. It qualifies under technical standard ASTM A-416. The company said it is using only American scrap in production.
