Spring Steel Strip

The tensile strength of steel can be quoted on a number of imperial and metric scales. The factors below are useful for converting. One newton per square mm is equal to :- Metric bar 10 kilopascal 1000 hectopascal 10000 megapascal 1 millibar 10000 pascal 1000000 kilogram per square centimetre 10.19716 kilogram per square metre 101971.6 newton per square metre 1000000 kilonewton per square metre 1000 meganewton per square metre 1 newton per square centimetre 100 British and U.S. (Imperial system) thousand pounds per square inch 0.1450377 pound per square inch 145.0377 pound per square foot 20885.43 ton per square inch 0.07251887 ton per square foot 10.44272 Whilst conversions between tensile strengths and steel hardness are not exact comparisons a chart ... Read More

We are now able to offer spring steel bar in small quantities. We stock EN8, EN9, EN42, EN45 and EN47 (1% carbon, chromium steel). We can supply almost any quantity from a single 1 metre bar shipped anywhere in the UK , usually (subject to stock), within 48 hours. Grade C % Si % Mn % S % P % Cr % V % EN8 0.35/0.45 0.05/0.35 0.60/1.0 0.06max 0.06max EN9 0.50/0.60 0.05/0.35 0.50/0.80 0.06max 0.06max EN42 0.70/0.80 0.10/0.40 0.55/0.75 0.05max 0.05max EN45 0.50/0.60 1.50/2.00 0.70/1.00 0.05max 0.05max EN47 0.45/0.55 0.50max 0,59/0.80 0.05max 0.05max 0.80/1.20 0.15min Our stock is in the black “as rolled” condition, suitable for heat treatment. Call Steve at BSS Steelstrip on 01709 530591. Technorati Tags: EN9,EN42,EN45,EN47 Read More

BSS Steelstrip are specialists in supplying small quantities of spring steel strip. We can offer a wide range of sizes to suit small volume manufacturing and for prototype development work. We are able to offer a wide range of materials for small batch production and development and prototyping,  including:- Hardened and tempered polished polished carbon spring steel in CS80, CS90, 75CR1 and CS100 from 0.05mm to 4.00mm Hardened and tempered stainless spring steel in type 420 from 0.1mm to 3.00mm CS70 annealed spring steel strip Temper rolled ... Read More

In addition to  supplying 301 stainless shim steel, we are now pleased to offer hard rolled mild steel shim. We stock CS4 hard rolled 165VPN minimum (470 n/mm²) in a thickness range from .0015" (0.04mm) to .128" (3.25mm) in coil or strips. For enquiries please contact Steve at BSS SteelStrip on 01709 530591 or email bss@steelstrip.co.uk Technorati Tags: Shim Steel,Shim steel strip,CS4,hard rolled steel strip Read More

If you are looking for small quantities of hardened spring steel sheet for laser cutting etc. then check out the new stock over at BSS. We stock CS70, CS80 and CS95 carbon grades, and 301 and 420 stainless. We also stock larger sheets suitable for laser cutting. The sheet  material is 75CR1 which is an equivalent to BS 1449 CS80 and is bright cold rolled hardened and tempered to a Rockwell hardness of 48 to 50 C. Read More

Type 301 is a high strength grade of austenitic chromium Nickel stainless steel , its resistance to atmosphere corrosion and its bright, attractive surface make it an excellent choice for decorative structural applications. Applications include automobile molding and trim, wheel cover, conveyor belts, kitchen equipment, roof draining systems, hose clamps, springs, truck and trailer bodies, railway and subway cars. Type 301 is resistant to a variety of corrosive media. However, the corrosion properties are not as good as the 18-8 ... Read More

In addition to supplying spring steel strip in small quantities, we are now able to offer laser cut profiles to your drawings. We stock a wide range of materials up to 4.2mm in carbon and stainless spring steel. Furthermore we can offer small order runs. We can save you the time involved in searching for the material and a subcontractor to cut the components by offering a "one stop" solution. This can save not only time but onward transportation costs. ... Read More

Stainless spring steels are used in place of the more common high carbon and alloy spring steels where corrosion resistance is important. This will commonly occur in medical, food processing, marine and petrochemical applications. The two most available grades are 1.4310 (AISI 301) hard rolled , and BS420S37 and BS420S45 (AISI 420) hardened and tempered. 301 is an austenitic stainless with good corrosion resistance and in the hard rolled condition achieves high tensile strengths and is used commonly for applications such as feeler gauge ... Read More

The advent of laser and waterjet cutting has revolutionised fabrication and particularly the production of complex shapes in high tensile  materials such as hardened and tempered steel strip. We supply a wide range of manufacturers who use these systems to cut out components, and the advantages of the different systems has been the subject of some discussion. I came upon this article recently by Jeff Hahn and Steve Szczesniak at the fabricator.com. Whilst lasers offer some speed advantages over ... Read More

To compliment our range of spring steel strip, we are now able to offer spring steel wire, stainless steel wire, and Piano Wire  in small quantities.   We stock from 24 swg , 0.22" / 0.56mm to 6swg 0.192" / 4.87mm   Call or email Steve at  BSS Steel Strip. Technorati Tags: spring steel wire,Piano wire,Stainless steel wire Read More