Beading wire, Accu-Flex® 1pkg1, nylon and 24Kt gold-plated stainless steel, clear, 49 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.

24Kt gold plating adds glamour to the strength of stainless steel. 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 49-strand beading wire has superior flexibility, superior kink resistance, superior abrasion resistance, superior strength and a highly flexible drape most similar to stringing on thread. A 49-strand beading wire is ideal for highly fluid designs, including multi-strand designs with high drape or heavy beads and central focals. Cable-style beading wire is not recommended for cultured pearls.

24Kt gold-plated stainless steel Accu-Flex with a 0.014-inch diameter has a tensile strength of 6.7 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 lighter weight strung designs using shell, wood, bone, acrylic and the smallest sizes of fire-polished glass beads, plus similarly weighted beads and components and seed beads. Wire diameter may vary by 0.35-0.36mm.

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

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