Fine Wire
Order nowGRADES OF FINE WIRE
Swicofil offers fine wire in various metals, counts and colours in order to produce certain effects: strength, elongation, hardness and density influence the rebound and creasing effects, rigidity, suppleness and weight of the textile fibers or the fabric.
Metals are available as follows:
- copper Cu
- silver platted copper CuAg
- brass
- silver plated brass
- aluminium Al
- copper clad aluminium CCA
| metal | Cu / CuAg | Ms / MsAg | Al | CCA |
| density (kg/dm³) | 8.9 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| breaking strength (N/mm²) | 260 - 320 | 410 - 590 | 120 - 180 | 180 - 220 |
| elongation (%) | 10 - 35 | 10 - 30 | 5 - 25 | 5 - 15 |
Furthermore, they are available in the following diameters / fineness:
|
nominal diameter [mm] |
outside diameter [mm] |
Nm |
approx. dtex |
|
0.020 |
0.021 – 0.030 |
323 |
31 |
|
0.025 |
0.026 – 0.038 |
205 |
49 |
|
0.027 |
0.028 – 0.041 |
178 |
56 |
|
0.030 |
0.031 – 0.046 |
143 |
70 |
|
0.036 |
0.038 – 0.054 |
100 |
100 |
|
0.040 |
0.042 – 0.059 |
81 |
123 |
|
0.050 |
0.053 – 0.072 |
52 |
192 |
|
0.063 |
0.066 – 0.089 |
33 |
303 |
|
0.071 |
0.075 – 0.097 |
26 |
385 |
|
0.080 |
0.084 – 0.109 |
21 |
476 |
Depending on your end use, the fine wires are of different types as follows:
|
|
characteristics |
colours |
information |
|
TW-O |
bare wire without protective coating / enamel layer |
metal colours |
weaving, warp knitting, embroidery, twisting, spinning, knitting |
|
TW-A |
wire with limited mechanical and chemical resistance, wide range of colour variations |
standard colours, special colours on request |
weaving, warp knitting, embroidery, twisting, spinning, knitting, moderately suited for dyeing (may slightly bleed when dry cleaned)
|
|
TW-C |
wire with high mechanical and chemical resistance, wide range of colour |
standard colours, special colours on request |
weaving, warp knitting, embroidery, twisting, spinning, knitting, weakly dyeable (may slightly bleed when dry cleaned)
mod. Polurethane enamel |
|
TW-D |
wire with very high mechanical and chemical resistance |
standard colours, some additional colours on request |
weaving, warp knitting, embroidery, twisting, spinning, knitting
Polyesterimide enamel. |
| TW-F | Wire with mechanically and chemically very high resistance, very good thermal properties. Enamel has a certain yellowish self-color |
standard colours, some additional colours on request |
Polyamidimide enamel. |
| TW-H | Wire with mechanically and chemically very good properties, good thermal resistance. | standard colours, some additional colours on request | Modified Polyester enamel. |
More information on properties below.
These fine wires are supplied on spools with the following characteristics:
| spool type | 79/45 | 124/45R | 159/45R | 199/45R |
| d1 [mm] | 80 | 125 | 160 | 200 |
| d4 [mm] | 16 | 16 | 22 | 22 |
| l1 [mm] | 100 | 125 | 160 | 200 |
| approx. nom. filling [kg] | 0.7 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 11.0 |
| wire diameter range | 0.020 - 0.030 | 0.025 - 0.063 | 0.040 - 0.080 | 0.050 - 0.080 |
