It’s by design that some of America’s favorite foods, like pizza, nachos, and ice cream cones are served in triangle shapes. This is because wedge-shaped foods can be easily held while remaining strong enough to hold their toppings.

Triangle shaped wire, also known as “wedge wire”, shares these robust structural characteristics. Its shape distributes force and tension uniformly across all three sides and internal angles. This makes it more resistant to bending and deformation.

Where it’s Used

Architecture
Wedge wire is used in architecture due to its appealing aesthetic. Often constructed from stainless steel, it’s corrosion resistant and durable. You may see it around trees in parks. It gives the landscape a modern look while allowing water to reach the trees’ roots. Modern airports use triangular wire for shade, privacy screens, and as grates to keep the air clean.

Consumer Products
In consumer products, wedge wire’s angular edges and custom geometries make it ideal for use in filtration. It’s especially useful when separating solids from liquids. Applications include a variety of products from baby powder production to beer making.

Industrial
Because wedge wire offers more contact surface area than round wire, it provides greater electrical conductivity and better thermal dissipation. This makes it useful for industrial applications where efficient energy transfer and heat management are critical in the performance of electrical transformers, control systems, engines, power systems, and heating elements.

Automotive
Triangle shaped wire’s geometry is ideal for being wound into coils. The automotive industry uses it to fabricate springs and other load-bearing components. Its angular design contributes to increased resilience and longevity, ensuring those parts can endure repetitive stress without compromising performance.

Medical
The medical industry also capitalizes on the unique characteristics of wedge wire, where it’s used to manufacture surgical tools and medical devices. It can be precisely engineered to create superior cutting for surgical and dental instruments.

Our Triangle Shaped Wire is made from all alloys and offered in sizes from .020” to .170”. It’s produced to customer specifications and can be shaped as equilateral or isosceles triangles.

We hope you’ll remember the benefits of this uniquely shaped wire the next time you’re munching on one of your favorite triangle-shaped foods, and you’ll Contact Us when you need it for an application.