Coilability testing for carbon steel spring wire

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Spring manufacturers rely upon consistent elastic/plastic formability properties to dependably produce accurate springs from carbon steel spring wire. This coilability property could not be satisfactorily measured until the development of the FRACMAT test, which is now gaining international acceptance as a reliable, repeatable technique. This paper will illustrate why.

Description

Spring manufacturers rely upon consistent elastic/plastic formability properties to dependably produce accurate springs from carbon steel spring wire. This coilability property could not be satisfactorily measured until the development of the FRACMAT test, which is now gaining international acceptance as a reliable, repeatable technique. This paper will illustrate why.

Additional information

Author(s)

Mark Hayes, Institute of Spring Technology, England

Publication/Event/Pages

Paper presented at WAI European Technical Conference, Stresa, Italy. Paper published in Wire Journal International, March 1998, pg. 90.

Year

1997