You might start with following references :

Kazeminezhad, M. & Karimi Taheri, A. « The effect of controlled cooling after hot rolling on the mechanical properties of a commercial high carbon steel wire rod », Materials & Design, Vol. 24, Issue 6, Sep. 2003, pp. 415-421.

Dhua, S. K., Singh, C. D., Ray, A. « Metallurgical investigation into the causes of premature failure of high-carbon steel wire rods during hot rolling », Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, Aug. 2005, Vol. 5, Issue 4, pp. 67-73.

and the enclosed pdf’s.

Thanks a lot Mr. Guibert Crevecoeur :)

Look at these articles, please. Probably it may be useful for your task.