Cahira Nitinol | Single Strand Wire | 5mtr Coil

5m of Nitinol Fishing Wire

This is an excellent wire for end traces, stingers and uptraces.

It is a dead straight memory wire with a black oxide finish. Highly resistant to kinking and tangling. The superelastic property allows 5–10% elongation under sudden or extreme load, then returns to its original length without damage, giving a useful cushioning effect to connections and knots. It will not corrode and most sizes can be knotted or crimped.

Important: Single strand is smooth with not much grip for crimps so should be triple passed on smaller sizes to prevent slippage.

Note: Single strand wire is not suitable for multiple hook attachments like a standard double treble hooked deadbait trace. Please choose a multi strand wire for multiple hook trace building.

 

Recommended crimp & sleeve sizes

6lb / 2.7kg – 0.21mm
•  0.6mm single sleeve crimps (triple-pass method)

12lb / 5kg – 0.26mm

•  0.6mm single sleeve crimps

24lb / 10kg – 0.35mm

•  0.8mm single sleeve crimps

40lb / 18kg – 0.43mm

•  1.0mm single sleeve or 0.8mm double barrelled crimps

Tip: After forming the loop, briefly waft a lighter under it until the wire relaxes (do not let it go red). This releases tension in the material.

66lb / 30kg – 0.56mm

•  1.2mm double barrelled crimps

Tip: After forming the loop, briefly waft a lighter under it until the wire relaxes (do not let it go red). This releases tension in the material.

100lb / 45kg – 0.70mm

•  Not suitable for knotting

•  1.2mm double barrelled crimps (recommended 2 each end)

Tip: After forming the loop, briefly waft a lighter under it until the wire relaxes (do not let it go red). This releases tension in the material.