Material Type: Hard Drawn
Material Group: Carbon Steel Wire
Hard Drawn Springs Description:
Cold drawn material for average stress applications. Lower cost general purpose steel, not suited for long life, precision loads or deflections. Readily plated.
Available Hard Drawn Springs Material Forms
Wire: Yes Strip: No Sheet/Plate: No
Engineering Data
| E Mpa | 207,000 | Min Size (in) | 0.005 |
| E psi | 30,000,000 | Max Size (in) | 0.625 |
| G Mpa | 79,300 | Min Size (mm) | 0.130 |
| G psi | 11,500,000 | Max Size (in) | 16.000 |
| Density g/cm3 | 7.860 | Surface Min | c |
| Density lb/in3 | 0.284 | Max Temp °C | 150 |
| Conductivity | 7 | Max Temp °F | 250 |
All materials specifications are provided for general reference purposes only.
Hard Drawn Springs Notes:
| E Mpa | Young's Modulus | These factors can vary with cold work, heat treating and operational stress. | |
| E psi | |||
| G Mpa | Modulus of Rigidity | ||
| G psi | |||
| Conductivity | % IACS | ||
| Surface Min | Typical Surface Quality | a | Maximum defect depth: 0 to 0.5% of d or t |
| b | Maximum defect depth: 1.0% of d or t | ||
| c | Defect depth:less that 3.5% of d or t | ||
| Min Size | Sizes commonly available for wire or strip | Special sizes may be available at additional cost. | |
| Max Size | |||
| Max Temp | Maximum service temperature | May vary due to operating stress | |
