Research Reports

Evaluation of metallic corrosion protective coatings for springs

Hot pre-stressing of springs for ambient temperature services. First progress report

The effect of microstructure on the properties of Si-Cr spring steel

Fatigue data for torsion springs

The production of spring fatigue data with statistical levels of confidence. Part 3 of 7 parts. The fatigue properties of springs manufactured from oil hardened and tempered steel wire to BS 2803 Grades I and II.

Temporary corrosion protection

A comparison of music wires produced by British and continental wire mills

The fatigue and relaxation properties of shot peened helical compression springs made from 527A60 carbon-chromium wire

Hard coatings for tool steels

The coilability of patented hard drawn carbon steel spring wire. Second progress report: The sequential elastic properties of spring wires of varying coilability

Stress distribution in springs – a literature survey

The effects of varying hardness levels on the fatigue and relaxation properties of springs coiled from oil hardened and tempered wire.

Effect of drive roll pressure on free length, wire length and fatigue life variability

The room temperature and high temperature fatigue and dynamic relaxation properties of helical compression springs manufactured from Nimonic 90 and Inconel X750 wires

The Spring Research Association Research Programme 1973

A comparison of the corrosion fatigue protection properties of vacuum deposited and electroplated zinc coatings applied to helical compression springs

The Spring Research Association Research Programme 1974

The dynamic relaxation behaviour of shot peened and hot prestressed helical compression springs at elevated temperatures

A comparison of the effects of shot peening and glass bead peening on the fatigue performance of helical compression springs

Survey of measuring equipment suitable for statistical process control