PERFECT GRIP.

BETTER REINFORCEMENT.
HIGH STRENGTH.

TATA WIRON
TYRE BEAD WIRE
TATA STEEL Wire Division

• TATA STEEL Wire Division is the largest manufacture of
wires in India and one of the largest in Asia
• TATA STEEL Wire Division is an integrated wire
manufacturer with in-house steel making and wire rod
rolling. It operates through multiple wire drawing plants
across the Indian sub-continent
• TATA STEEL Wire Division with its wealth of experience
and expertise in the wire industry, coupled with latest
technology meets the most exacting specifications
and requirements of customers
• The Wire Division’s products are well established across
the markets of Europe, USA, Middle East Asia, Australasia,
South Asia and Far East Asia
equipment, motor cycles, scooters, and cycle tyres. Bead
wire reinforces the rubber and helps the tyre to grip the
rim. The type of tyre and structure of bead rings used,
determine the size of the bead wire.
Quality
• Apt combination of high strength and ductility
• Consistency of physical properties
• Uniform and appropriate surface finish
• Proper coil characteristic and uniform winding
• Superior bonding/Adhesion characteristic of the wire to
the rubber

Applications
Bead Wire is used in the manufacture of tyres e.g. tyres in
trucks, buses, passenger cars, jeeps, OTR equipment, farm
Manufacturing Process
PROCESS FLOW

Pickled Wire Pre Drawing Patenting

Rods

Winding and Bronze Coating Finish Drawing

Packing

TATA STEEL Wire Division operates across multiple plants

for the manufacture of bead wires. The Tarapur Wire plant
has been in operation since 1976.
Certifications and Quality Systems
IATF 16949:2016
ISO 9001:2015
ISO 14001:2005
Mechanical Properties, Physical characteristics & Testing procedures

Property Definition Testing Method

Diameter The arithmetic average of the maximum and A specimen of wire is held between two
minimum thickness of the wire measured in the parallel anvils of a micrometer
same place and expressed in millimeters

Breaking The maximum force which a test specimen can A specimen of wire is clamped in a tensile
Force support during a tensile test of loading to break, testing apparatus under a defined pre-
expressed in Newton, kg etc. tension and subjected to a constant rate of
extension until rupture

Tensile The breaking load or force of a wire per unit of A specimen of wire is clamped in a tensile
Strength cross-sectional area of the unstrained specimen, testing apparatus under a defined pre-
expressed in Kg/mm or N/mm tension and subjected to a constant rate of
extension until rupture

Torsion The number of revolutions made by a specific Gauge length of wire for test is 100 x d or 8
length of wire when twisted until rupture on its inches conforming to ASTM-D 4975
own axis in one direction

Coating Mass of Coating

The coating weight expressed in grams per unit kg The weight of the coating per unit weight
of wire mass of wire and the composition of the bronze
expressed as the percentage of Cu in
Composition the total weight of the coating. This is
determined using an automatic thickness
The percentage of different individual elements, detector
which compose the coating

Elongation at The delta increase in length of the test specimen During the breaking force determination of
Break after subjecting it to the breaking force in a tensile the wire, the increase of the test length at
test expressed as a percentage of the initial length break will be registered

Adhesion Pulling force required to pull out wire from rubber The test method used is in accordance with
Strength compound, expressed in Kg/N ASTM D 1871 or a method specified by the
customer. The rubber compound used shall
be provided by the customer together with
relevant information about the time and
temperature for vulcanizations

Proportional It is the load where the increase of elongation is no

Limit longer linear to the increase of load

Impact Property of the wire to recover its original shape A test specimen of 42 cm long is taken and
Resilience after removal of the force causing deformation bent on both sides at 1 cm distance from
end. The sample is released and ratio of the
initial deflection of wire to deflection after
20 min is calculated

Straightness Ability of the wire to lie flat on a smooth surface A specimen of wire 3 mt long is released.
between two parallel lines The deflection from the center line is
expressed in cm

Residual Number of revolutions made by a specific length of Initial 3 to 5 mt of wire from the reel is
Torsion wire when locked at one end and allowed to turn discarded and 3 to 10 meter length of wire
freely at another end is pulled from the reel holding the bent
end tightly. The bend is released and the
number of turns counted
Quality Assurance
Process Control Quality Report

Statistical techniques are used for process control and key Each shipment is accompanied by a Mill Test Certificate.
parameters. Short length samples are submitted along with the
consignment, as per customer requirements, for ready
Acceptability testing before unpacking.

Conforms to customer specification or Tata Wiron

standards.
Breaking Load Data
Normal Tensile (NT) High Tensile (HT)

Diameter Min Torsion Diameter Min Torsion

(mm) Breaking GL=100 mm (mm) Breaking GL=100 mm
Load (Kgf) Load (Kgf)

0.780 90 50 0.890 135 50

0.965 132 52 0.965 158 50

1.295 250 25 1.295 285 25

1.420 285 22 1.55 390 20

1.600 350 20 1.60 425 20

1.820 400 20 1.83 530 20

2.10 570 20 2.00 600 20

Packaging
Tyre bead wire is available in the following packs:

1. On the spools:
a. Returnable
b. Disposable

2. Reel less

Steel Spool
Options available :

1. Returnable Spool
2. Disposable Spool
3. Spools on Pallet
Reel less Coil on Pallet
Options available:

1. Box type packing

2. HDPE packing
3. GI sheet packing

Steel Spool
Type of Steel Spool

Dimension Returnable Dipo

Flange O.D (k) 760 760

Inner Traverse/Width (N) 350 290

Outer Traverse/Width (m)    

Barrel Dia (L) 350 400

Center Hole Dia (O) 35.7 35

Number of drive pin X pinhole. Size 2x32 2x32

No.1 (Pinhole Center Distance) 200 200

Number of drive pin X pinhole. Size 2x22 2x20

No.2 (Pinhole Center Distance) 128 149.66

Winding Capacity (Approx.Kg) 450 450

Steel Spool Weight (Kg) 78.5 36

Reel less Coil

Each coil is wrapped with VCI paper and PE bag under
vacuum into which a bag of silica gel desiccant is placed.
Two coils are packed one above the other and palletized
on a wooden base pallet.

Bead Wire Reel less Dimension

Item Reel less Coil

Flange Diameter (mm) 760

Core Internal Diameter (mm) 355~361

Coil Width (mm) 280~298

Approximate Net Weight (Kg) 450+20

Storage Conditions
Coils are packed with desiccant. The unpacked pallets can
be stored up to a maximum period of six months, inside a
dry warehouse. Care should be taken to ensure that the
combination of temperature and humidity does not lead
to condensation.

Information required while ordering and

testing
Checklist for enquiries while placing orders Testing parameters for adhesion test

1. Diameter (mm) 1. Curing Temperature

2. Breaking Load N or Kg 2. Curing Pressure

3. Minimum Elongation (%) & Gauge length (mm) 3. Curing time

4. Bronze plating requirements (grams/Kg) 4. Pre-heating of mould

5. Tin (%max) 5. Pre-treatment if any for rubber and test specimens

6. Yield Strength N or Kg 6. Curing Time for mould before pull out

7. Torsion (min turns), Speed (rpm), preload (Kg) 7. Speed of retrieval of wire from mould

8. Straightness (mm/3 meter length) 8. Date of expiry of Rubber Compound

Holder/Mould Design
9. Any specific requirements of mould

Rubber Compound in case of adhesion test

1. Remasticated and protected by Vinyl Foil

2. In rolls (minimum 3 Kgs)

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