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Customized Wire - We are your Experts for High Demands

You can always count on our prestressing steel strands in the most diverse fields of application. Our range extends from bridge construction to large container construction to the prestressing of wind power plants.

Our role in optimally realizing your projects:

  • Reliability: Tested under the toughest conditions

  • Quality: Superior quality for outstanding projects

  • Capacity: Your powerful partner for major projects

  • Competence: We know the challenges you face, and support you with our concentrated expertise

Integrated Supplier - One-of-a-kind Value Chain

We are the only provider to cover the entire value chain: from Erzberg iron ore to the production of steel right through to customized prestressing steel for demanding customers.

  • Integrated production
  • In-house galvanizing
  • Ongoing process reliability
  • State-of-the-art production facilities
  • Flexibility and sufficient capacity for your major projects
  • Comprehensive monitoring and traceability of the entire manufacturing process
  • Accredited laboratory and state-of-the-art testing facilities

Sheathed Prestressing Steel Strand - Your Benefits

  • Superior corrosion protection
  • Wide range of diameters available
  • Compacted strands
  • Multiple sheathing
  • Exact multiple lengths

Safety builds on Quality

We know the challenges you face, and work with you to move forward.

voestalpine Wire Austria is your reliable partner for sophisticated high-end prestressing steel applications. We live for innovation, repeatedly setting new standards.

  • Technical support and customer support worldwide
  • Customer-oriented product development together with the experts at voestalpine
  • High quality primary materials from the most modern wire rod mill in the world

Technical Details

  • Prestressing steel strand, 7 wire galvanized, waxed and sheathed
    Nominal diameter of strand Total mass Mass of components
    DL M Steel Polyethylene Wax
    mm kg/1000m kg/1000m
     15.3  ≥ 1187  1093  ≥ 82  ≥ 12
     15.7  ≥ 1266  1172  ≥ 82  ≥ 12

     

    • Standard: FprEN 10337 or NF A35-035
    • Zinc coating: 190 - 350 g/m2
    • Grade of polyethylene: HDPE80 / HDPE100 / HDPE100+ or others on request
    • HDPE sheath thickness: min. 1,5 mm
    • Friction resistance: min. 1000 N/30 cm

     

    Special types on request.

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    Prestressing steel strand, 7 wire, greased and sheathed
     Nominal diameter of strand Total mass  Mass of components  
     DL M Steel Polyethylene Grease
     mm   kg/1000m kg/1000m
      
     12.5   ≥ 825   ≥ 849  730   ≥ 65  ≥ 89   ≥ 30
     12.9    ≥ 885   ≥ 908  785    ≥ 68  ≥ 91   ≥ 32
     15.3   ≥ 1212   ≥ 1236  1093    ≥ 79  ≥ 103   ≥ 40
     15.7    ≥ 1297   ≥ 1329  1172    ≥ 82  ≥ 114   ≥ 43

         

     Prestressing steel strand, 7 wire compacted, greased and sheathed
     Nominal diameter of strand   Total mass     Mass of components 
    DL   M  Steel   Polyethylene  Grease
     mm   kg/1000m     kg/1000m
     15.2  ≥ 1403   ≥ 1427  1289  ≥ 79  ≥ 103  ≥ 35
          
    • Grade of polyethylene: HDPE80 / HDPE100 / HDPE100+ or others on request
    • HDPE sheath thickness: min. 1,5 mm or min. 2,0 mm
    • Friction resistance: max. 60 N/m

     

    Special types on request.

    Multiple sheathing on request.

Design Options

    • Wire surface
      • uncoated
      • galvanized
    • Strand outer wires
      • round
      • compacted
    • Protective fillers
      • grease
      • wax
    • Types of sheathing
      • round
      • tightly extruded (following the outer contour of the strand)
    • Designs possible according to customer specifications
      • sheath color
      • labelling
      • sheath wall thickness
      • multiple sheathing
    • Delivery forms
      • reelless coil
      • wooden ree