Spring Material
When selecting a spring material, many factors come into play. Cost is usually a factor, as well as, tensile strength, quality, operating temperature, and corrosion resistance.
The most common spring materials are listed below:
| Wire Type |
Usage |
| Hard Drawn ASTM A227 |
Usually the least expensive material. Hard Drawn is used for lower cost, lower stress springs, not subject to shock, high temperature, or cyclic loading.
See standard sizes
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| Oil Tempered ASTM A 229 |
General purpose spring wire. Cold drawn, then quenched and tempered after drawing, in order to get the required tensile strength. The heat treatment process allows higher tensile strength than Hard Drawn in the larger wire sizes. The quench and temper also has the advantage of creating a very straight material.
See standard sizes
|
| Music Wire ASTM A 228 |
Cold drawn to create the tensile strength. High tensile and very high quality and consistency. Suitable for cyclic applications.
See standard sizes
|
| Chrome Silicon ASTM A 401 |
An alloy spring steel, heat treated after drawing to generate tensile strength. Very straight like Oil Tempered. High tensile strength and high quality material suitable for cyclic applications and higher temperatures and higher shock than Music Wire. Not suitable for any type of electroplating or acid cleaning due to a high susceptibility to hydrogen embrittlement. Valve quality grade is available special order providing even better fatigue life.
See standard sizes
|
| 302/304 Stainless Steel ASTM A 313 |
Cold drawn stainless steel, general purpose corrosion and heat resistant. Magnetic in spring temper.
See standard sizes
|
| 17-7 PH Stainless Steel ASTM A 313 |
Cold drawn and precipitation hardened after fabrication. Higher tensile than 302 SS. General-purpose corrosion resistance. Slightly magnetic in spring temper.
Call for available sizes
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Hard Drawn Class 1 Spring Wire ASTM A227
Standard Sizes
.0204 |
.051 |
.089 |
.1205 |
.182 |
.022 |
.054 |
.0915 |
.125 |
.1875 |
.023 |
.058 |
.093 |
.128 |
.192 |
.0258 |
.0625 |
.094 |
.135 |
.197 |
.0286 |
.067 |
.095 |
.138 |
.207 |
.03 |
.072 |
.098 |
.142 |
.218 |
.032 |
.076 |
.099 |
.1483 |
.225 |
.035 |
.080 |
.1025 |
.156 |
.2435 |
.0375 |
.083 |
.1055 |
.162 |
.250 |
.041 |
.086 |
.1095 |
.170 |
.262 |
.0475 |
.088 |
.113 |
.177 |
.283 |
Other wire sizes may be available either in stock or special order. Call Rockford Spring.
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Oil Tempered Spring Wire Class 1 ASTM A229
Standard Sizes
.032 |
.065 |
.0985 |
.142 |
.207 |
.0348 |
.067 |
.102 |
.148 |
.218 |
.041 |
.072 |
.1055 |
.156 |
.225 |
.0445 |
.076 |
.1095 |
.162 |
.235 |
.0475 |
.080 |
.113 |
.170 |
.2437 |
.051 |
.0855 |
.115 |
.172 |
.250 |
.054 |
.0915 |
.1205 |
.177 |
.262 |
.058 |
.0937 |
.125 |
.1875 |
.281 |
.0625 |
.095 |
.135 |
.192 |
.283 |
Other wire sizes may be available either in stock or special order. Call Rockford Spring.
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Phosphate Music Spring Wire ASTM A228
Standard Sizes
.008 |
.021 |
.034 |
.047 |
.060 |
.075 |
.090 |
.107 |
.138 |
.187 |
.009 |
.022 |
.035 |
.048 |
.061 |
.076 |
.091 |
.109 |
.140 |
.192 |
.010 |
.023 |
.036 |
.049 |
.062 |
.078 |
.092 |
.110 |
.142 |
.200 |
.011 |
.024 |
.037 |
.050 |
.063 |
.079 |
.093 |
.112 |
.148 |
.203 |
.012 |
.025 |
.038 |
.051 |
.064 |
.080 |
.094 |
.113 |
.150 |
.207 |
.013 |
.026 |
.039 |
.052 |
.065 |
.082 |
.095 |
.115 |
.154 |
.218 |
.014 |
.027 |
.040 |
.053 |
.067 |
.083 |
.097 |
.116 |
.156 |
.225 |
.015 |
.028 |
.041 |
.054 |
.068 |
.084 |
.098 |
.118 |
.162 |
.235 |
.016 |
.029 |
.042 |
.055 |
.069 |
.085 |
.099 |
.120 |
.170 |
.250 |
.017 |
.030 |
.043 |
.056 |
.070 |
.086 |
.100 |
.125 |
.172 |
.262 |
.018 |
.031 |
.044 |
.057 |
.071 |
.087 |
.102 |
.128 |
.177 |
.283 |
.019 |
.032 |
.045 |
.058 |
.072 |
.088 |
.105 |
.130 |
.180 |
|
.020 |
.033 |
.046 |
.059 |
.074 |
.089 |
.106 |
.135 |
.182 |
|
Other wire sizes may be available either in stock or special order. Call Rockford Spring.
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Oil Tempered Chrome Silicon Spring Wire ASTM A401
Standard Sizes
.0286 |
.0495 |
.078 |
.113 |
.192 |
.362 |
.0294 |
.0505 |
.080 |
.1205 |
.207 |
.375 |
.0305 |
.051 |
.083 |
.125 |
.218 |
.394 |
.0317 |
.054 |
.085 |
.128 |
.225 |
.406 |
.033 |
.055 |
.088 |
.135 |
.234 |
.437 |
.0348 |
.056 |
.0915 |
.142 |
.243 |
.468 |
.036 |
.058 |
.093 |
.148 |
.250 |
.500 |
.038 |
.061 |
.095 |
.156 |
.262 |
.531 |
.041 |
.0625 |
.098 |
.162 |
.283 |
.562 |
.043 |
.065 |
.100 |
.170 |
.306 |
.593 |
.044 |
.067 |
.102 |
.177 |
.312 |
.625 |
.045 |
.072 |
.1055 |
.180 |
.331 |
|
.0475 |
.076 |
.112 |
.187 |
.343 |
|
Other wire sizes may be available either in stock or special order. Call Rockford Spring.
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Type 302 Stainless Steel Spring Wire ASTM A313
Standard Sizes
.008 |
.021 |
.034 |
.0475 |
.061 |
.076 |
.092 |
.130 |
.218 |
.009 |
.022 |
.035 |
.049 |
.062 |
.078 |
.093 |
.135 |
.225 |
.010 |
.023 |
.036 |
.050 |
.063 |
.079 |
.095 |
.140 |
.250 |
.011 |
.024 |
.037 |
.051 |
.064 |
.080 |
.098 |
.142 |
.262 |
.012 |
.025 |
.038 |
.052 |
.065 |
.082 |
.100 |
.148 |
.283 |
.013 |
.026 |
.039 |
.053 |
.067 |
.083 |
.102 |
.156 |
|
.014 |
.027 |
.040 |
.054 |
.068 |
.085 |
.105 |
.162 |
|
.015 |
.028 |
.041 |
.055 |
.069 |
.086 |
.109 |
.170 |
|
.016 |
.029 |
.042 |
.056 |
.070 |
.087 |
.112 |
.177 |
|
.017 |
.030 |
.043 |
.057 |
.071 |
.088 |
.116 |
.180 |
|
.018 |
.031 |
.044 |
.058 |
.072 |
.089 |
.118 |
.187 |
|
.019 |
.032 |
.045 |
.059 |
.074 |
.090 |
.120 |
.192 |
|
.020 |
.033 |
.046 |
.060 |
.075 |
.091 |
.125 |
.207 |
|
Other wire sizes may be available either in stock or special order. Call Rockford Spring.
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