NSSMC’s New Product Development of Tough GuardTM Mild, Smooth-surfaced High-corrosion Resistant Coated Wires
Jul. 06, 2015
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
NSSMC’s New Product Development of Tough GuardTM Mild,
Smooth-surfaced High-corrosion Resistant Coated Wires
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (Representative Director and President: Kosei Shindo; hereinafter, “NSSMC”) has developed smooth-surfaced coated wires with high corrosion resistance, a new product in the series of the high-end products XSTEELIATM, we have been strongly moving ahead with development under the Bar and Wire Rod Unit brand.
The coated wires of this new line have corrosion resistance showing a fivefold increase from the level of conventional Zn-Al alloy coatings. This has been achieved by adding magnesium (Mg) to a conventional Zn-Al alloy coating. NSSMC has already released Tough GuardTM Frost, roughened-surfaced high-corrosion resistant coated wires, which have been used for cage mats for river bank reinforcement work1 that need rough surfaces, receiving a high evaluation for high durability.
The newly developed smooth-surfaced high-corrosion resistant coated wires Tough GuardTM Mild, excel in the corrosion resistance when bended and welded, compared to our existing products Tough GuardTM Frost. Broad applications of this product (e.g., wire nets) can contribute to satisfying growing needs for longer service lives of social infrastructures in Japan.
This Tough GuardTM Mild will be manufactured and sold by NS Hokkai Seisen Co., Ltd. and Nichia Steel Works, Ltd. NSSMC will work on to expand the usage of the wires of this line to various sectors including civil engineering, construction, and roads, with a view to using this in combination with SuperDymaTM, a line of high-corrosion resistant coated steel sheets.
Packing style when shipped | 1 Reference: Cage mats for river banks |
Reference: Tough GuardTM Mild website https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/steelinc/case07.html
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