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A New Take on Wire Geometry – Functional Grooves
- Published October 1st, 2015
B.A. Liechty, Research and Development Engineer
Ross Dillion, Engineering Technician
Recent processing advancements have enabled Fort Wayne Metals to form fine U-shaped features into continuous lengths of 0.010” to 0.020” wire in most of our common alloys. We are still in the R&D phase, but several combinations of groove width, depth, and diameter are possible for the same overall wire diameter.
Figure 1 –Actual 304V grooved wire cross sections
Figure 2 – Actual MP35N (left) and Nitinol (right) grooved wire cross sections
Figure 3 – 3D rendering of grooved wire
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