METALLIC REINFORCING CORD FOR TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS

The invention relates to a metallic reinforcing cord () for tyres for vehicle wheels, comprising: —a) a plurality of metallic wires () twisted to one another with a single twisting pitch (P), or—b) a single metallic wire twisted with at least one second metallic wire with a single twisting pitch, or—c) a plurality of first metallic wires twisted to one another with a first twisting pitch to define a first strand of metallic wires and at least one second metallic wire twisted with said first strand of metallic wires with a second twisting pitch equal to or different from the first twisting pitch. The metallic reinforcing cord () has a part load elongation greater than or equal to 1%.