Table 1 Commercial names, code, cross section geometry, size, type, manufacturer, and alloy type of orthodontic wires tested in this study

A.J. Wilcock Australian wire/AJW

C, 0.018 in.^a

S^c

G & H Wire Company, Franklin, IN

300 series

TruForce SS/TRF

C, 0.018 in.

A^d

Ortho Technology, TruForce, Tampa, FL

AISI 304

Penta-One wire/POW

Multistrand, 0.0155 in.

S

Masel Ortho Organizers Inc., Carlsbad, CA

AISI 304

SS arch wires/SAW

R, 0.017 × 0.025 in.^b

S

Highland Metals Inc., San Jose, CA

AISI 304

Remanium/REM

C, 0.0155 in.

A

Dentaurum, Ispringen, Germany

AISI 304

Nominium/NOM

C, 0.0155 in.

A

Dentaurum

Ni-free SS

Superelastic regular force/RFR

R, 0.018 × 0.025 in.

A

Highland Metals Inc.

Ni-Ti

Superelastic regular force/RFC

C, 0.018 in.

A

Highland Metals Inc.

Ni-Ti

Beta blue arches/BBA

R, 0.017 × 0.025 in.

A

Highland Metals Inc.

TMA

Respond/RES

Multistrand, 0.0195 in.

S

Ormco Corporation, Glendora, CA, USA

TMA