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    Material of spring wire for metric

    Wire type

    G [MPA]

    Allowable limit torsion stresstA

    Densityr [kg.m3]

    Draw patented from carbon steel

    80 500

    0.5 sult

    7.85 103

    Heat treated from carbon steel

    78 500

    0.6 sult

    Heat treated or annealed from alloy steel (Si-Cr, Mn-Cr-V) 14260 and 15260

    78 500

    0.6 sult

    Hardened by drawing from chrome-nickel stainless austenitic steel 17242

    68 500

    0.5 sult

    Hardened by drawing from tin-bronze 423016 and 423018

    41 500

    0.45 sult

    8.8 103

    Hardened by drawing from brass 423210 and 423213

    34 500

    0.45 sult

    8.43 103

    Material of spring wire for English

    Wire type

    Modulus of Elasticity in Shear [psi]

    Hard drawn steel wire QQ-W-428

    11 200000

    Music wire QQ-W-470

    11 200000

    Oil-tempered steel wire QQ-W-428

    11 200000

    Chrome-silicon alloy wire QQ-W-412

    11 200000

    Corrosion-resisting steel wire QQ-W-423

    11 200000

    Chrome-vanadium alloy steel wire

    11 200000

    Silicon-manganese steel wire

    11 200000

    Valve-spring quality wire

    11 200000

    Stainless steel 304 and 420

    11 600000

    Stainless steel 316

    11 600000

    Stainless steel 431 and 17-7 PH

    11 600000

    Allowable limit torsion stresstA [103 psi]

    Wire diameter [in]

    Hard drawn steel wire QQ-W-428

    Music wire QQ-W470

    Oil-tempered steel wire QQ-W-428

    Chrome-silicon alloy wire QQ-W-412

    Corrosion-resisting steel wire QQ-W-423

    Chrome-vanadium alloy steel wire

    Silicon-manganese steel wire

    Valve-spring quality wire

    Stainless steel 304 and 420

    Stainless steel 316

    Stainless steel 431 and 17-7 PH

    0.010

    150

    176

    157

    176

    145

    175

    158

    175

    138

    131

    158

    0.012

    149

    171

    154

    175

    143

    174

    157

    174

    129

    154

    158

    0.014

    148

    167

    152

    174

    141

    173

    156

    173

    134

    127

    150

    0.016

    147

    164

    150

    174

    139

    172

    155

    172

    132

    125

    148

    0.018

    146

    161

    148

    173

    137

    171

    154

    171

    130

    123

    145

    0.02

    145

    159

    146

    173

    135

    170

    153

    170

    128

    121

    143

    0.024

    143

    155

    142

    172

    131

    168

    151

    168

    124

    118

    140

    0.026

    142

    153

    141

    171

    129

    167

    150

    167

    123

    116

    138

    0.028

    141

    151

    140

    171

    128

    166

    149

    166

    122

    115

    136

    0.030

    140

    149

    139

    170

    127

    165

    148

    165

    121

    114

    134

    0.032

    139

    147

    138

    170

    126

    164

    147

    164

    120

    113

    132

    0.034

    138

    145

    137

    169

    125

    163

    146

    163

    119

    112

    130

    0.036

    137

    143

    136

    169

    124

    162

    145

    162

    118

    112

    129

    0.038

    136

    142

    135

    168

    123

    161

    144

    161

    117

    111

    128

    0.041

    135

    141

    133

    167

    122

    160

    144

    160

    116

    110

    127

    0.0475

    132

    138

    130

    166

    119

    156

    140

    156

    113

    107

    124

    0.054

    138

    136

    128

    165

    117

    152

    137

    152

    111

    105

    122

    0.0625

    123

    132

    125

    162

    115

    149

    134

    152

    109

    104

    119