Abstract

This specification covers round, shaped and flat rolled plain carbon and alloy steel spring wires, uniform in quality and temper, intended for the manufacture of mechanical springs that can withstand moderate fatigue stresses over some relatively low number of cycles. This wire shall be either in the annealed and cold-drawn or oil-tempered conditions. The steel may be made by any commercially accepted steel making process in either ingot cast or strand cast form. The percentage of the following elements: carbon, manganese, phosphorus, sulfur, silicon, chromium, and vanadium, shall conform to the chemical composition requirements and be determined by heat analysis. Tensile and wrap tests shall conform to the mechanical requirements such as tensile strength. Metallurgical requirements including eddy current testing for etched surface, decarburization, and inclusion content are detailed.

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1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers four different grades of round and shaped plain carbon and alloy steel spring wire, uniform in quality and temper, intended for the manufacture of mechanical springs that can withstand moderate fatigue stresses over some relatively low number of cycles. The quality level is between the commercial quality grades of wire such as Specifications A401/A401M , A231/A231M , and A229/A229M and the valve spring quality grades such Specifications as A230/A230M , A232/A232M , and A877/A877M . It is similar to the grade TD (referenced in EN 10270-2) intended for medium fatigue levels, such as required for clutch springs. This wire shall be either in the annealed and cold-drawn or quenched and tempered condition as specified by purchaser.

1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

A229/A229M Specification for Steel Wire, Quenched and Tempered for Mechanical Springs

A230/A230M Specification for Steel Wire, Oil-Tempered Carbon Valve Spring Quality

A231/A231M Specification for Chromium-Vanadium Alloy Steel Spring Wire

A232/A232M Specification for Chromium-Vanadium Alloy Steel Valve Spring Quality Wire

A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products

A401/A401M Specification for Steel Wire, Chromium-Silicon Alloy

A700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Shipment

A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products

A877/A877M Specification for Steel Wire, Chromium-Silicon Alloy, Chrome-Silicon-Vanadium Alloy Valve Spring Quality

A941 Terminology Relating to Steel, Stainless Steel, Related Alloys, and Ferroalloys

E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

E45 Test Methods for Determining the Inclusion Content of Steel

European Standard

Keywords

alloy; eddy current; flat rolled; inclusion content; shaped wire; tempered: Alloy steel wire--specifications; Carbon steel wire--specifications; Flat-rolled steel; Mechanical springs; Oil-tempered steel wire--specifications; Specialty spring-quality wire; Steel springs--specifications;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 77.140.25 (Spring steels)

DOI: 10.1520/A1000_A1000M-11

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