High Tension Steel Wire of Low Carbon Content

Abstract

The mechanical properties of a low carbon steel have been very much improved by the help of rapid quenching, such as induction hardening. Low carbon steel has enough ductility to be worked in cold state even after being quenched. The mechanical properties are more improved by cold working after quenching than by quenching only. The author tried to get a high tension steel wire of low carbon content by making a practical application of a low carbon steel to give the excellent properties. The mechanical properties of a low carbon steel wire are very much affected by the factors, such as the temperature and speed of heating and cooling. In this paper the investigation of the effects of these factors on the mechanical properties of a low carbon steel wire is described. From the results the author comes to the conclusion that a high tension steel wire of low carbon content may be used in practice instead of a high carbon steel wire or piano wire.