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Why Choose Stainless Steel Spring Wire? 300 Series Spring Wire Series 302, 304, 316 AKA the “18-8” grades of stainless. 18-8 stands for the chromium and nickel contents which provide the steel with excellent corrosion resistant properties Considered Austenitic stainless grades: typically cannot be ... Read More
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What Makes High Quality Spring Wire? The Three Key Wire Characteristics Necessary to Provide Consistent Spring Wire Control the diameter of the wire. At the spring coiler, most springs these days are coiled on a coiling point, much like how one would curl a ribbon with scissors. Wire hits the point ... Read More
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302 Stainless Steel Standard Tempers and Chemistry 302 Stainless Steel Overview 302 Stainless Steel is a slightly higher carbon version of type 304 Stainless Steel. Type 302 (T302) is more corrosion resistant than Type 301 (T301) stainless steel due to a higher nickel content. Type 302, the general... Read More
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Tensile Strength, Yield Strength, Elongation, & Hardness: Defined Customers often require their material to meet certain metal mechanical properties: tensile strength, yield strength, elongation, and hardness. Our in-house metallurgical expert, Gene Sheldon, explains the meaning behind these four ... Read More
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STAINLESS STEEL SPRING WIRE There are four types of stainless-steel wire that are commonly used in the spring industry. Generally speaking, all stainless-steel wire contains 70% iron and 30% Chromium, Nickel and other alloying elements. -Stainless 302/304—This type of stainless is often called “18/8... Read More
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Important spring steel wires and their properties: Standard spring steel Spring steel type EN 10270-1-SH Material number 1.1200 description 1.1200 is a carbon-based spring steel that cannot be used in corrosive or extreme environments without additional Surface treatment can be used. The spring ... Read More
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Which spring steel wire is suitable for which application? Spring steel wire compared to other steels has a higher strength and can be up to a certain voltage ( Elastic limit “Rp” ) are deformed. With this property, the spring steel wire returns to its original position after it has been relieved of ... Read More
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What are the main types of spring steel? Spring steel is the name given to a range of alloys that are known for being both highly resilient and pliable. It is commonly used as steel for springs for use in vehicular or industrial suspension but is also favored as a material for many other items, ... Read More
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3 USES FOR SPRING STEEL THAT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU NEED A GUIDE? If you're reading this, the chances are that you probably know what spring steel is used for in a general sense. In case you don't, we'll be sure to cover some of the basics with you before we get into some of the more unorthodox ways ... Read More
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COMMON USES FOR SPRING STEEL Spring steel, commonly referred to as annealed spring steel, is what's known as a "general use" steel. Because of the wide array of uses and applications for this metal material, Mead Metals carries multiple spring steel products. UNIQUE PROPERTIES OF SPRING STEEL Spring ... Read More
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