ADDITIONAL STEEL GRADES FOR OTHER SPECIFIC USES
SPRING STEELS
Springs are employed mainly to support an intermittent or pulsating load, as in the case of vehicles; in addition to it, springs are used to accumulate energy under load or at steady-state as in some braking systems. The ideal material for spring manufacturing must be able to deform plastically without undergoing any plastic deformation, therefore it must have high yield strength (Rp0.2) and fatigue resistance. In fact, springs are mechanical components which are generally subjected to repetitive stresses/strains.