Wanzhi Steel successfully completed an export order for 412 tons of low-carbon steel wire rod with a well-known Portuguese metal products manufacturer. This collaboration, from inquiry to final delivery, has earned high customer recognition.
Please enjoy the complete production process of this project below, including packaging, shipment and transportation.
Port shipment
Client Background
This client is a well-established fastener and wire product manufacturer in Porto, Portugal. They required a long-term, stable supply of high-quality high-carbon steel wire rod as raw material for drawing and cold heading processes. They had strict standards for the material’s chemical composition, mechanical properties, and surface finish. After comparing multiple suppliers, they ultimately chose us based on quality, price, service, and delivery time.
Order Details
Product Name: High-Speed Wire Rod Coil
Product Standard: EN 10016-2
Material Grade: C72D (a high-carbon steel grade suitable for springs and high-strength fasteners)
Diameter: Φ6.5mm
Quantity: 412 metric tons (105 coils, approximately 3.92 tons/coil)
Pricing: CFR Port of Leixões, Portugal
Payment: 30% advance payment (TT) + 70% against copy of bill of lading
Packaging: Bundled with high-strength steel strips and wrapped in waterproof paper to ensure moisture and rust resistance.
carbon steel wire rod
high carbon steel wire rod
close view of C72D steel wire rod
Production Process
(1) Order Confirmation: Upon receipt of the customer’s advance payment, the Production Planning Department will immediately issue production instructions.
(2) Steelmaking: Smelting is performed in an electric arc furnace, followed by refining and vacuum degassing. The carbon, manganese, silicon, and other element contents are precisely controlled to ensure that the chemical composition fully complies with the C72D standard.
(3) Continuous Casting: Molten steel is cast into continuous billets, with superheat strictly controlled to ensure internal quality.
(4) Rolling: The billets are rolled in a high-speed wire rod mill and precisely air-cooled using a Stelmor controlled cooling line to achieve a uniform, fine pearlite structure and the required mechanical properties (tensile strength and elongation).
(5) Coiling and Collection: The rolled wire rod is formed into standard coils by the laying head and collected into coils by the coiling station.
High-speed Wire Rod Overview
High-speed wire rod, often referred to as “high-speed wire” or “wire rod,” is a basic steel product. You might think of it as coils of “rebar wire,” but it’s thinner and softer than ordinary construction rebar and is stored and shipped in coils rather than straight bars.
The name “high-speed” comes from its production process: high-speed rolling.
Steel Wire Rod
Wire Rod Coil
Quality Inspection
Wanzhi Steel’s Quality Inspection Center conducts comprehensive product inspections to ensure 100% compliance:
(1) Chemical Composition Analysis: Each heat of molten steel is tested using a spectrometer to ensure that the composition meets the standards.
(2) Mechanical Property Testing: Tensile and bend tests are performed on randomly selected samples, and all results meet EN standards.
(3) Dimensional Accuracy Inspection: A micrometer is used to measure the wire diameter and ovality to ensure tolerances are within the permitted range.
(4) Surface Quality Inspection: Both manual and automated inspections are performed to ensure the surface is free of defects such as cracks, folds, and scars.
High-tensile carbon steel wire rod for reinforcing
diameter measurement
Packaging
Packaging is strictly performed in accordance with customer specifications:
(1) Each coil is secured with high-strength steel strapping in four directions to prevent unraveling during transportation.
(2) Each coil is wrapped with a layer of high-strength waterproof and moisture-proof paper to effectively protect against moisture and salt spray during ocean transportation.
(3) Two waterproof labels are clearly labeled on each coil, clearly indicating the batch number, diameter, weight, heat number, and applicable standards for easy identification and use.
Wire rod qualified by quality inspection
Woven bag packaging
Factory storage
Shipping and Transportation
(1) Inland Transportation: 412 tons of wire rod were transported in batches from the Wanzhi factory to the Port of Shanghai by heavy-duty trucks.
(2) Booking and Customs Clearance: Our logistics department promptly booked the space and completed all export customs clearance, commodity inspection, and other formalities.
(3) Ocean Shipping: The cargo was successfully loaded and sailed to the Port of Lexos, Portugal. We provided email updates on the shipping status and a copy of the bill of lading.
(4) Customs Clearance and Delivery: Upon arrival at the destination port, the customer successfully completed customs clearance with the documents we provided, and arranged for a vehicle to transport the cargo to their factory warehouse.
Start transporting
Ship to port
Loading into trucks
Customer Feedback
After the goods arrived at the customer’s factory and went into production, the customer provided very positive feedback:
“We are very satisfied with this collaboration with Wanzhi Steel. The quality of the 412-ton wire rod is very stable, and its chemical composition and mechanical properties meet the project requirements. It performs excellently on our wire drawing equipment, with an extremely low end-breakage rate and reliable packaging. We are deeply impressed by your professional, efficient, and friendly service. We look forward to collaborating on other specifications.”
If you are interested in steel wire rod or aluminum wire rod, welcome to contact Wanzhi Steel.
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