Beading wire, Accu-Flex® 1pkg1, nylon and stainless steel, clear, 21 strand, 0.014-inch diameter, 1,000-foot spool.

Strong, flexible, and kink resistant, Accu-Flex® professional-quality beading wire is intended to be part of the design. This beading wire is flexible, resists kinking and is best when crimped. Accu-Flex beading wire is free of heavy metals and can be recycled. The hard plastic spool is made of polystyrene that can also be recycled.

Clear nylon coating protects the metal cable underneath, protecting from abrasion while allowing the metal color to show through.

Cable-style beading wire made of stainless steel alloys offers flexibility, corrosion resistance and a robust tensile strength for its gauge.

In a cable-style beading wire such as Accu-Flex, ultra-thin wires are twisted together like suspension bridge cables and given a protective nylon coating. Each wire is in a bundle of seven wire strands, and the total number of wire strands changes how the beading cable behaves. A 21-strand beading wire has excellent flexibility, excellent kink resistance, excellent abrasion resistance, excellent strength and a soft, flexible drape. A 21-strand beading wire balances cost-effectiveness with performance, ideal for standard strung designs that do not experience extreme or heavy-duty stress. Cable-style beading wire is not recommended for cultured pearls.

Stainless steel Accu-Flex with a 0.014-inch diameter has a tensile strength of 9.9 pounds. Tensile strength or "pound test" refers to the maximum amount of tensile (pulling or stretching) force that a material can withstand before breaking. This strength is ideal for medium-weight strung designs using mid-sized gemstone, lampworked glass, porcelain and crystal beads, plus smaller (or fewer) metal beads and similarly weighted beads and components. Wire diameter may vary by 0.35-0.36mm.

The 1,000-foot spool is ideal for high-volume design production.

Discover the benefits of Accu-Flex beading wire:
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