Diagonal pliers (or wire cutters or diagonal cutting pliers or diagonal cutters or side cutting pliers) are pliers intended for the cutting of wire (they are generally not used to grab or turn anything). The plane defined by the cutting edges of the jaws intersects the joint rivet at an angle or "on a diagonal", hence the name.
Technical Parameters:
| Length | 125 mm | B (see figure) | 16 mm | |
| Cutting capacity soft wire | Ø 0.4 ÷ 3 mm | D (see figure) | 9 mm | |
| Cutting capacity medium hard wire | Ø 2.3 mm | Weight | 0.118 kg | |
| Cutting capacity hard wire | Ø 1.5 mm | Body | Chrome plated | |
| Cutting capacity spring steel wire | Ø 0.6 mm | Style | 0 | |
| A (see figure) | 14.5 mm | Handles | Plastic coated |
Application:
- With sharp, precisely aligned cutting edges
- Cutting edges additionally induction-hardened, cutting edge hardness approx. 63 HRC
- Lap joint
- Vanadium electric steel, forged, multi stage oil-hardened
Wire Classification:
| Material example | Type of wire | Tensile strength | ||
| N/mm2 | kg/cm2 | |||
| 1 | Copper, plastics | soft | 220 | 2243 |
| 2 | Nail, wire pin | medium-hard | 750 | 7648 |
| 3 | Wire rope strand, steel wire | hard | 1800 | 18355 |
| 4 | Spring steel wire | piano wire | 2300 | 23454 |
