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  • BS 3507:1976

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    Specification. Orthodontic wire and tape and dental ligature wire

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-04-1976

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Cooperating organizations
    Specification
    1. Scope
    2. References
    3. General
    4. Hard drawn wire
    5. Extra hard drawn wire
    6. Multi-strand wire
    7. Orthodontic stainless steel tape
    8. Ligature wire (soft wire) for use in dentistry
    9. Test methods
    10. Marking
    Tables
    1. Hard drawn wire. Size range and tensile strength
    2. Hard drawn wire. Resistance to failure on bending
    3. Extra hard drawn steel wire. Size range
    4. Extra hard drawn steel wire. Resistance to failure
         on bending
    5. Multi-strand wire. Size range
    6. Minimum elastic radius
    7. Ligature wire (soft wire). Size range
    Figures
    1. Diagram illustrating suitable apparatus for
         determination of resistance to failure on bending

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    Performance, composition and dimensional requirements. Includes multi-strand wires.

    Scope - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    This British Standard relates to hard drawn wire for orthodontic use; extra hard drawn wire for orthodontic use; multi-strand wire for orthodontic use; tape for orthodontic use; soft wire (ligature wire) for use in dentistry.

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    Committee CH/106/2
    Development Note Supersedes 75/60059 DC (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2012. (10/2012)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 3763:1976 The International System of units (SI)
    BS 970-4:1970 Specification for wrought steels for mechanical and allied engineering purposes Valve steels
    BS 4545:1970 Methods for mechanical testing of steel wire
    BS PD 6203(1982) : LATEST
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