One thing, though, this wire is so fine and so long (5′) that getting it out of the clear carrier tube was an adventure. This item is of such a small diameter it was hard to see. I use this item to make antennas, guide wires, switches, and drawing pen filaments. It is steel so if you should drop it on the floor have a small magnet handy to pick it up.

316LVM is formulated similar to commercial quality stainless steel, but has been refined by melting or re-melting in a vacuum, a process that segregates the melt from oxygen, nitrogen and other ambient gases, resulting in a cleaner,... Stainless Steel 316LVM Wire (ASTM F138 Chemistry Only) is 316L (VM is Vacuum Arc Remelted). The wire only meets chemistry of ASTM F138 due to loss in tensile strength as a result of the straightening process yielding a 10% loss in strength. Stating gage sizes can lead to confusion, since wire diameters may conform to various gaging systems.