This invention relates to a hot-rolled
wire rod for 2330MPa grade stranded wire and its manufacturing method. The method involves rolling high-carbon, high-
silicon Cr-V wire rods into wire rods, followed by online
molten salt isothermal
toughening treatment. This process involves a pre-treatment
molten salt stage followed by rapid cooling, transitioning the
wire rod from an austenitic state to a sorbite phase, forming a predominantly sorbite
microstructure. A subsequent
molten salt stage further increases the molten salt temperature and reduces the molten salt circulation rate, promoting the continued transformation of untransformed residual
austenite into sorbite and isothermal
tempering, while also promoting
partial melting of sorbite lamellars. Finally, the
wire rod undergoes
slow cooling on a roller conveyor, resulting in a hot-rolled wire rod with a
microstructure consisting of tempered sorbite, ferrite, and melted sorbite. This method controls material costs, achieving a tensile strength of 1558~1608MPa and a reduction of area of 34%~39%, while balancing production efficiency and
energy consumption. It eliminates the need for offline heat treatment, enabling efficient and stable production of ultra-high strength stranded wire.