Wire rod for cold heading steels and cold forming steel products is manufactured at voestalpine Wire Technology according to specific requirements. Modern processes such as continuous casting, thermomechanical rolling, annealing, and coating technology ensure good formability, high surface quality, and low scrap rates. As a leading supplier in the field of complex cold heading steels, we offer the widest range of grades with the tightest strength tolerances, minimal trace elements, and optimized microstructure - perfect for demanding applications in the automotive industry.
✔ From ore to wire
✔ 400+ steel alloys
✔ Own R&D facilities
✔ CO2 reduced processes
Technical details on wire rod for cold heading and cold extrusion
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EN EN steel number 1.1014 C4C 1.0303 C8C 1.0213 C10C 1.0214 C15C 1.0234 C15E2C 1.1132 C20E2C 1.1152 C35EC 1.1172 C45EC 1.1192 17B2 1.5502 20MnB4 1.5525 23B2 1.5508 28B2 1.5510 33B2 1.5514 35B2 1.5511 38B2 1.5515 23MnB4 1.5535 30MnVS6 1.1302 17Cr3 1.7016 34Cr4 1.7033 41Cr4 1.7035 16MnCr5 1.7131 34CrMo4 1.7220 42CrMo4 1.7225 40CrMoV4-6 1.7711 20NiCrMo2-2 1.6523 34CrNiMo6 1.6582 30MnB4 1.5526 32 Cr B4 1.7076 36 Cr B4 1.7077 41Cr4 1.7035 51CrV4 1.8159 -
Surface technology
- Pickling, phosphating, phosphate-free surface, soaping, polymer and lime coatings
Heat treatment
- Soft annealing, AC (annealed to speroidal cementite)
Further types upon request.
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- 5 mm - 52 mm
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- Variable coil weights up to 3 t
- Strapping by steel band
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- ISO 9001
- ISO 14001
- EMAS III
- IATF 16949
- ISO 17025
- ISO 45001
- ISO 50001
Find our certificates here.
Your advantages with voestalpine Wire Technology
- Maximum formability: Thanks to thermomechanical rolling and optimized microstructure – ideal for complex components.
- Excellent surface quality: Thanks to continuous casting technology with integrated billet rolling mill, including surface inspection system.
- Minimal scrap rates: Maximum process reliability and quality lead to maximum customer benefit.
- Widest range of grades: Diverse microalloyed KFP grades with narrowest strength ranges and optimized microstructure.
- Highest purity & consistency: Lowest trace elements and analysis scatter thanks to the integrated BOF route.
- State-of-the-art heat & surface treatment: State-of-the-art annealing facilities and in-house coating processes for optimal further processing.
Do you have a project that requires cold heading steel products?
Our experts will be happy to advise you and find the right solution for your requirements!
