Wire and Strand

Construction Products
BS 5896

Experience
Matters.

Construction Products

BS 5896

WIRE & STRAND

CLASS 2 LOW RELAXATION

Compact

Mill Coil

Specified Characteristic Values

Nominal
Diameter
(mm)

Nominal
Tensile
Strength (MPa)

Nominal
Steel Area
(mm2)

Nominal
Mass
(kg/1000m)

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
246

12,7
15,2
18,0

1 860
1 820
1 700

112
165
223

890
1 295
1 750

208
300
379

183
264
334

CLASS 2 LOW RELAXATION

Stress
Relieved

7-WIRE STRAND

Nominal
Diameter
(mm)

Nominal
Tensile
Strength
(MPa)

4,0
4,0
4,5
5,0
5,0
6,0
6,0
7,0
7,0
4,0
4,0
4,0
4,5
5,0
5,0
5,0

Specified Characteristic Values

Breaking Load (kN)

0.1% Proof Load (kN)

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

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

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: info@scaw.co.za

www.scaw.co.za

PRESTRESSING WIRE

BS 5896

Product and Development

Construction Products

WIRE & STRAND

Established in 1921, the Scaw Metals Group operates

two steel wire, strand and rope manufacturing plants on
the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa. A significant
proportion of the Wire and Strand operation is wire and
strand 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 three
major 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.

Dubai Healthcare City Hospital,

United Arab Emirates

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 fittings, lifting equipment and related hardware.

Rama VIII Cable Stay

Bridge Thailand

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: info@scaw.co.za

www.scaw.co.za

Nelson Mandela Bridge

Johannesburg, South Africa