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CLASS 2 LOW RELAXATION 7-WIRE STRAND
CLASS 2 LOW RELAXATION PRESTRESSING WIRE
Stress
Relieved
Mill Coil
Construction Products
Nominal
Diameter
(mm)
Nominal
Tensile
Strength (MPa)
Nominal
Steel Area
(mm2)
Nominal
Mass
(kg/1000m)
Specied Characteristic Values
Breaking Load
(kN)
0.1% Proof Load
(kN)
9,3
11,0
12,5
15,2
15,7
1 770
1 770
1 770
1 770
1 770
52
71
93
139
150
408
557
730
1 086
1 172
92
124
165
246
266
81
109
145
216
234
9,6
11,3
12,9
15,2
15,7
1 860
1 860
1 860
1 860
1 860
55
75
100
139
150
432
590
785
1 086
1 172
102
140
186
259
279
89,8
123
164
228
24612,7
15,2
18,0
1 860
1 820
1 700
112
165
223
890
1 295
1 750
208
300
379
183
264
334
Nominal
Diameter
(mm)
Nominal
Tensile
Strength
(MPa)
Specied Characteristic Values
Breaking Load (kN) 0.1% Proof Load (kN)
4,0
4,0
4,5
5,0
5,0
6,0
6,0
7,0
7,0
1 670
1 770
1 620
1 670
1 770
1 670
1 770
1 570
1 670
21,0
22,3
25,8
32,7
34,7
47,3
50,1
60,4
64,3
18,5
19,6
22,7
28,8
30,5
41,6
44,1
53,2
56,6
4,0
4,0
4,0
4,5
5,0
5,0
5,0
1 770
1 720
1 670
1 620
1 770
1 670
1 570
22,3
21,7
21,0
25,8
34,7
32,7
30,8
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WIRE & STRAND
Wire and Strand
60 Strachen Street, Germiston, 1400, South Africa
PO Box 52, Germiston, 1401, South Africa
Tel: +27 (0) 11 876 2600Fax: +27 (0) 11 876 2700/2702
Email: [email protected]
www.scaw.co.za
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WIRE & STRANDProduct and Development
Established in 1921, the Scaw Metals Group operates
two steel wire, strand and rope manufacturing plants on
the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa. A signicant
proportion of the Wire and Strand operation is wire andstrand
for the construction industries. These products are
marketed and sold in many countries of the world. The
Division is equipped with two modern low relaxation strand
lines, two state-of-the-art low relaxation wire lines and a
plastication line for the sheathing of tendons. The wire
product range consists of plain, indented and crimped PC
wire in the stress relieved condition. Stranded products
include low relaxation seven wire strand which may be
bright, plastic sheathed, galvanised, compact or indented.
The Germiston Wire and Strand operation has threemajor product
lines: prestressed concrete wire and
strand, mining commodity rope and high carbon wire.
Prestressed concrete strand has been supplied to many
prestigious projects worldwide, including the Rama VIII
Bridge in Thailand, the Hong Kong Airport Project and the
Mandela Bridge in South Africa.
The wire, strand, rope and chain operations support their
products through a network of service centres that are
staffed by trained specialists to provide on-site technical
support. These centres offer a range of testing and
termination services and stock a wide range of wire rope
and chain ttings, lifting equipment and related hardware.
Nelson Mandela BridgeJohannesburg, South Africa
Rama VIII Cable Stay
Bridge Thailand
Dubai Healthcare City Hospital,
United Arab Emirates
Wire and Strand
60 Strachen Street, Germiston, 1400, South Africa
PO Box 52, Germiston, 1401, South Africa
Tel: +27 (0) 11 876 2600
Fax: +27 (0) 11 876 2700/2702
Email: [email protected]
www.scaw.co.za
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