Basic Materials
Music Wire
Cold drawn with high and uniform tensile
Wire size range: .009”- .283”
Operating range of 32 to 250 F
Standard Specification per ASTM A228
Benefits: Low cost, good for Cyclic applications, readily available.
Oil Tempered Spring Wire (OTMB)
Wire size range: .020”- .625”
Operating range of 32 to 250 F
Standard Specification per ASTM A229
Benefits: Low cost, readily available, wide range of sizes
Oil Tempered Chrome Silicon
Wire size range: .020”- .625”
Operating range of 32 to 400 F
Standard Specification per ASTM A401
Benefits: Low cost, readily available, wide range of sizes, good elevated temperature vs other carbon steel spring wires.
302 S/S
Wire size range: .014”- .625”
Operating range of 32 to 500 F
Standard Specification per ASTM A313
Benefits: Low cost, readily available, wide range of sizes, good at elevated temperature, moderate corrosion resistance.
Other: Magnetic in spring tempered form
316 S/S
Wire size range: .012”- .625”
Operating range of 32 to 500 F
Standard Specification per ASTM A313
Benefits: Low cost, readily available, wide range of sizes, good at elevated temperature, better corrosion resistance than 302 S/S.
Other: Slightly less Magnetic in spring tempered form than 302S/S. Slightly weaker than 302 S/S.
17-7 PH
Wire size range: .012”- .625”
Operating range of 32 to 650 F
Standard Specification per ASTM A313
Benefits: moderate cost, readily available, wide range of sizes, good at elevated temperature, great tensile strength. Corrosion resistance.
Other: Slightly Magnetic in spring tempered.