Cold Heading Quality (CHQ) Wires

Cold Heading Quality (CHQ) Wires are specially manufactured steel wires used to produce fasteners and cold-forged components that require high strength, dimensional accuracy, and consistent performance. These CHQ wires are widely used to produce bolts, nuts, screws, nails, and similar components through cold heading and cold forging. Designed with controlled chemistry and processed through precise heat treatment, they ensure smooth forming and reliable end product quality.

Key Features and Benefits of Superon Cold Heading Quality (CHQ) Wires

Superon Technik produces Cold Heading Quality (CHQ) Wires using carefully selected wire rods and controlled manufacturing processes to meet demanding industrial requirements.

Key features and benefits include:

• Excellent Formability Superon CHQ wires are engineered to flow smoothly during cold heading and cold forging operations, ensuring minimal resistance as the material is formed. This reduces tool wear, prolongs die life, and minimises material wastage, making production more efficient and cost-effective.
• Consistent Mechanical Properties Through precise heat treatment and controlled manufacturing, CHQ wires maintain uniform tensile strength and ductility along their entire length. This ensures that each fastener or component formed from the wire performs reliably under operational stresses.
• High-Dimensional Accuracy These wires are manufactured to tight diameter tolerances, supporting precision manufacturing of fasteners and engineered components. The high-dimensional accuracy helps reduce rejections, improve assembly fit, and ensure consistent product quality.
• Smooth Surface Finish The soap-drawn coated surface reduces friction during forming operations, facilitating smooth material flow through dies. This minimises surface defects, improves die life, and enhances the overall quality of the finished fasteners.
• Wide Steel Grade Availability Superon Technik offers CHQ wires in a broad range of steel grades, including carbon steel, alloy steel, boron steel, mild steel, and bearing steel. This variety allows manufacturers to select the optimal material for their specific strength requirements and application needs.
• Reliable Process Performance The wires exhibit stable material behaviour during high-speed production, supporting consistent performance with fewer rejections. This reliability is particularly important in mass-production environments, where maintaining continuous output is critical.
• Versatile Application RangeCHQ wires are suitable for both standard and high-precision fastener manufacturing, making them versatile for a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, construction, and general engineering. Their adaptability ensures they meet the requirements of both conventional and specialised applications.

These benefits make CHQ wire rod products ideal for mass production environments where quality consistency is essential.