Abstract: A process for manufacturing a high tensile steel wire, characterized by comprising the steps of pre-cooling a hot-rolled steel rod to a temperature between 750.degree.-900.degree. C. by means of a cooling apparatus provided between a group of intermediate rolling mills and a group of finishing rolling mills in a hot rolling line for steel rod, finishing rolling the thus pre-cooled steel rod, quenching the hot rolled steel rod to a temperature of 700.degree. C. or lower to provide a supercooled austenite phase, then finishing-cooling the thus quenched rod to provide martensite, and drawing the resulting steel rod with roller dies without descaling is disclosed.

Abstract: A galvanized high strength steel wire for use in stranded steel core of an aluminum conductor, steel reinforced is disclosed. The steel composition thereof consists, by weight, essentially of:C: 0.4-1.2%,Si: not more than 2.0%,Mn: not more than 2.0%,Al: not more than 0.1%,Cr: 0-5.0%,Cu: 0-1.0%,Ni: 0-1.0%,V: 0-0.5%,Nb: 0-0.2%,Ti: 0-0.2%,Zr: 0-0.2%,with the balance iron with incidental impurities of which the amounts of P, S, N and oxygen are:P: not more than 0.025%,S: not more than 0.015%,P+S: not more than 0.03%,N: not more than 0.010%,Oxygen: not more than 0.004%.