Quality of spring wires – effect of decarburization of a wire rod and application of pressure dies

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This paper investigates the effect of decarburization of a high-carbon steel wire rod with a 5.5-mm diameter on quality of drawn wire with a 1.2-mm diameter. A relationship was found between the depth of a decarburized layer in drawn wire and a wire rod and between this depth and fracture quality of wire in a torsion test. The second part of the investigation confirmed the application of pressure dies resulted in an average increase in the number of twists from 30% to 80% compared to minimal standard requirements

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This paper investigates the effect of decarburization of a high-carbon steel wire rod with a 5.5-mm diameter on quality of drawn wire with a 1.2-mm diameter. A relationship was found between the depth of a decarburized layer in drawn wire and a wire rod and between this depth and fracture quality of wire in a torsion test. The second part of the investigation confirmed the application of pressure dies resulted in an average increase in the number of twists from 30% to 80% compared to minimal standard requirements

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Author(s)

Bogdan Golis, Jan W. Pilarczyk, Henryk Dyja and Ryszard Budzik, Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland; and Wieslaw Waszkielewicz, University of Mining and Metallurgy, Poland

Publication/Event/Pages

Paper presented at WAI 75th Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA USA. Published in WJI, July 2006, pp. 66-69.

Year

2005