Cables

Steel cables are constituted of steel wire, stretched in cold, braided in spiral, forming the basis of what they call strands. The number of these strands in the cable is generally six, even though occasionally, eight or more strands are braided around the core in order to form the cable.

Wires

The Wire is the product obtained by reducing the diameter of the wire rod, making it pass through wire dies. The quality of the wire basically depends on the chemical composition,  metallographic structure, lack of segregations or any other superficial defect, such as folds or scratches.

Strands

Strands are formed by wires that can be of the same or different diameter, braided in helicoids over a central core.

Core

The Core is the central axis or nucleus of a cable, around which the strands are placed.

Cable

A cable consists of wire braided in helicoids around the central core.