Insulated Wires

An insulated wire is a commonly used wire that is covered with nonconducting or insulating material, such as plastic or silk. These wires find applications in diverse areas and fields. PVC is widely used for insulating electrical wires.

Types of Wires
There are different types of insulated wires available in the market for use in different application. These include:

Silicon rubber insulated wires: These are electrical wires that are coated with silicon rubber. The wires are used in a number of electronic equipments because they have high temperature resistance and low temperature flexibility. The wires have a heat resistance up to 180°C. These wires are available in various voltage rating ranges from 600, 1500, 3300 to 6600 Volts.

Composite Multi-Core Wires are also available in the market and are used in areas where excellent electrical properties and high resistance to heat is required.

Applications
These wires find applications in:

• Automobile components
• Electric appliances
• Office equipment
• Heavy electrical equipment
• Nuclear power plants
• Industrial machinery

PVC insulated wires: PVC or Polyvinylchloride insulated wires are popularly used type of electrical wires that are coated with PVC resins. The PVC coating is applied on wires by extrusion. These wires are available in different varieties depending on the level of heat resistance.

Application
PVC insulated wires find application in:

• Communications instruments
• Audio equipment
• Electronic appliances
• Automobile components

Teflon coated wires: These wires are a type of electrical wires that are coated with teflon for use in high performance areas. Since, teflon has a high heat tolerance, it is used in large number of applications. Different types of wires can be coated with teflon. These include:

• Solid wires
• Stranded wires
• Braided wires

The wires are available in various sizes, diameter and length. These wires have excellent electrical insulation property.

Thermoplastic insulated wires: These wires are commonly used wires that are coated with thermoplastic resin such as polystyrene or polyethylene. These insulated wires become soft when heated and then harden again, when cooled. These wires are used in numerous applications in both residential and industrial projects.

Galvanized wires: These wires are steel and iron wires that rare coated with zinc as a protective layer. These wires are manufactured by drawing the wire and then treating it with heat and actual galvanization. The galvanization is done by dipping these metal wires in melted zinc. Galvanized wires are used in numerous applications.

Variants
Different variants of galvanized wires are available for use in numerous applications. These include:

• Hot dipped galvanized wire
• Wax coated galvanized wire
• Coil form galvanized wire
• Electro galvanized wire
• Color coated galvanized wire
• Annealed galvanized wire