This provides an enhanced degree of corrosion resistance, says the company, particularly to chloride attack, making the new series “preferentially suited to marine environments and wash-down areas where chloride atmospheres and chemicals may be encountered”. These new wire sizes offer up to 660 Newtons or 148 lbs of loading force.
The standard format springs are passivated and ultrasonically cleaned with squared and ground ends for most items. “This offers greater usability and stability than non-squared and ground versions, which are available to custom requirements. Stainless steel type 316 improves corrosion resistance with the presence of molybdenum and decreased carbon content,” adds Lee Spring Existing sister products continue to be available in plated music wire and AISI 302 stainless steel to suit the wider field of industrial applications.
Lee Spring compression designs are said to be suited to many applications, ranging from food processing machines and shipboard/oil and gas platforms or shoreline equipment, also internal combustion engines and large stamping presses through to major appliances and lawn mowers, medical devices, mobile phones, electronics and sensitive instrumentation equipment.
