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BS 3507:1976

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Specification. Orthodontic wire and tape and dental ligature wire

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-04-1976

£120.00
Excluding VAT

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

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

Committee
CH/106/2
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 75/60059 DC (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2012. (10/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
10
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

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.

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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