Razor wire or barbed tape is a mesh of metal strips with sharp edges whose purpose is to prevent passage by humans. While razor wire is much sharper than the standard barbed wire made to rip and grab onto clothing and flesh.

The multiple blades of a razor wire fence are designed to inflict serious cuts on anyone attempting to climb through and therefore have a strong psychological deterrent effect. In many high-security applications, barbed tape supplanted barbed wire, which could be circumvented relatively quickly by humans with tools, while penetrating razor wire barriers without tools is very slow and difficult, giving security forces more time to respond. Razor wire contains a core hardened steel strip that is often under tension, so if cut, it strikes the cutter. 

Type:
Razor barb available in single strand, concertina and flat-wrapped

Applications:
Airports,prisons,military areas and the areas that require maximum deterrent and protection.

Finish:
Hot dip galvanised, heavy galvanised,stainless steel and epoxy coated.

Specification:

The core wire diameter. 2.5mm is the industry standard, anything less is likely to offer less tensile and inherent strength.

The number of loops per coil: This determines the amount of Razorwire on the coil and therefore the profile density when deployed, an important point when comparing prices. All our coils have 55 loops per coil!

Stainless Steel or Galvanised? The environment the product is being deployed in may determine whether SS or Galvanised is the best option. Stainless Steel is more expensive but offers greater durability especially in salt air environments. However Galvanised is more than adequate for most regions and applications, but check the level of zinc coating when selecting Razorwire, all our Galvanised products are 200gm/m2, if the supplier doesnt know, it may only be 60gm/m2.

Blade type. Smaller blades such as BTO10 are quite small and therefore less of a deterrent, larger blade profiles such as CBT65 are much more effective but the blade type will also be reflected in the price.

Blade thickness. 0.5mm is the industry standard, anything less is likely to bend easily.

Coil extension length. The length the coils can be extended to is determined by the number of loops and clips each type of coil has. Generally most coils extend to between 9m and 13m comfortably without compromising the profile density.