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BS 5216:1991

Superseded

Superseded

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Specification for patented cold drawn steel wire for mechanical springs

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-05-2001

Language(s)

English

Published date

28-06-1991

Committees responsible
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Information and requirements to be agreed and to be
   documented
4 Production range, codes and grades
5 Manufacture
6 Condition of finished wire
7 Decarburization and surface defects
8 Sampling for mechanical tests
9 Mechanical properties
10 Tolerances on diameter and ovality
11 Straight length tolerances
12 Retests
13 Packing and marking
Appendix A Product analysis and permitted variations
Appendix B Examination of defects
Appendix C Bend test
Appendix D Wire cast measurement
Appendix E Comparison with the withdrawn BS 1408 grades
Publications referred to

Carbon steel wire for the manufacture of mechanical springs.

Committee
ISE/106
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 5216(1975). (10/2007)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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