- Metallurgical testing
- Product Engineering
- Annealing
- Pickling
- Cut-to-length
- Custom service; bar coding EDI; JIT;
- Warehousing, stocking
- Packaging
Hardening & Tempering
Bekaert-Orrville, the industry leader in shaped wire, flat wire, and custom designed metal profiles and parts now offers hardening and tempering. Hardening and tempering is a thermal process that strenghtens steel through controlled heating and cooling.
After hardening, the wire is reheated or "tempered" back to remove brittleness and relieve internal stresses. Tempering increases the toughness and ductility of the wire.
Hardened and tempered wire is commonly used in a wide variety of spring making applications:
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Bekaert-Orrville has invested in state-of-the-art technologies to offer the highest quality hardend and temperedwire in the industry. Integrate process control ensures you consistent mechanical ad physical properties each time you order.
Packaged in coils on reels, on cardboard cores, or in cut lengths, Bekaert-Orrville offers hardened and tempered wires in packaging options that will improve your productivity. Contact the specialists in shaped and flat wire for your hardened and tempered wire needs.
Temper
In-house, hydrogen annealing enables us to meet your individual requirements for hardness:
| Type | Cold Rolling | Cold Drawing |
| Hard | Y | Y |
| In-Process Annealed | Y | Y |
| Annealed/Skin Pass | Y | N |
| Annealed | Y | Y |