ASTM A417-93(2004)

Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Cold-Drawn, for Zig-Zag, Square-Formed, and Sinuous-Type Upholstery Spring Units (Withdrawn 2008)

ABSTRACT
This specification covers round, uncoated, cold-drawn spring wire in coils intended for the manufacture of upholstery springs such as zig-zag, square-formed, and sinuous. The steel shall be made by open-heart, basic-oxygen, or electric-furnace processes. Heat analysis shall be made to determine the percentage of elements, such as carbon and manganese, present in the spring wire. Tension and wrap tests shall be done for one test specimen for each ten coils. Workmanship, inspection, packaging, product marking, and loading are also covered.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers round, uncoated, cold-drawn spring wire in coils having properties and quality intended for the manufacture of the following upholstery springs:
1.1.1 Type A—Zig-zag (U-formed),
1.1.2 Type B—Square-formed, and
1.1.3 Type C—Sinuous for furniture spring units.
1.2 These types of upholstery springs are used in the manufacture of automotive seat springs and furniture springs. The wire is not intended for the manufacture of mechanical springs.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This specification covers round, uncoated, cold-drawn spring wire in coils having properties and quality intended for the manufacture of the following upholstery springs: Type A—Zig-zag (U-formed), Type B—Square-formed, and Type C—Sinuous for furniture spring units.
This standard is being withdrawn with no replacement because the grades listed in this specification have been incorporated into Specification A 407.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 29-Feb-2004
• Withdrawal Date: 06-Oct-2008
• ICS: 77.140.25 - Spring steels
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.03 - Steel Rod and Wire

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM A417-93(1998) - Standard Specification for Steel Wire, Cold-Drawn, for Zig-Zag, Square-Formed, and Sinuous-Type Upholstery Spring Units
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2004

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A 417 – 93 (Reapproved 2004)
Standard Specification for
Steel Wire, Cold-Drawn, for Zig-Zag, Square-Formed, and
Sinuous-Type Upholstery Spring Units
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 417; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.1.6 Heat (cast) analysis (if desired).
1.1 This specification covers round, uncoated, cold-drawn
NOTE 1—A typical ordering description is as follows: 50 000 lb
spring wire in coils having properties and quality intended for
[15 000 kg] cold-drawn, upholstery, spring wire Type A for zig-zag-type
springs, Class 1, 200 to 300 ksi, size 0.148 in. [3.0 mm] in 2000-lb [700
the manufacture of the following upholstery springs:
kg] coils to ASTM A 417, dated .
1.1.1 Type A—Zig-zag (U-formed),
1.1.2 Type B—Square-formed, and
4. Manufacture
1.1.3 Type C—Sinuous for furniture spring units.
4.1 The steel shall be made by any of the following
1.2 These types of upholstery springs are used in the
processes: open-hearth, basic-oxygen, or electric-furnace.
manufacture of automotive seat springs and furniture springs.
4.2 A sufficient discard shall be made to ensure freedom
The wire is not intended for the manufacture of mechanical
from injurious piping and undue segregation.
springs.
4.3 The wire shall be cold-drawn to produce the desired
2. Referenced Documents mechanical properties.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
5. Chemical Composition
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for MechanicalTesting
5.1 Upholstery spring wire for these types of springs is
of Steel Products
customarily produced within the chemical ranges shown be-
A 700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading
low. Chemical composition and processing may vary depend-
Methods for Steel Products for Domestic Shipment
ing on the gage of wire and specific use.
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
A
Carbon, % 0.50 to 0.75
Determine Conformance With Specifications
A
Manganese, % 0.60 to 1.20
2.2 AIAG Standard:
Phosphorus, max, % 0.040
AIAG B-5 02.00 Primary Metals Identification Tag Appli- Sulfur, max, % 0.050
cation Standard
A
In any lot in which all the wire is of the same size and type, and submitted for
3. Ordering Information
inspection at the same time, the carbon content shall not vary more than 0.20 %,
and the manganese content shall not vary more than 0.30 %.
3.1 Orders for material under this specification should
5.2 An analysis of each heat (cast) shall be made by the
include the following information for each ordered item:
manufacturertodeterminethepercentageofelementsspecified
3.1.1 Quantity (weight),
above. The analysis shall be made from a test sample prefer-
3.1.2 Name of material (name of specific type required)
ably taken during the pouring of the heat (cast). The chemical
(Section 1 and Table 1),
composition thus determined shall be reported to the purchaser
3.1.3 Diameter (Table 2),
or his representative upon request.
3.1.4 Packaging, marking, and loading (Section 10),
3.1.5 ASTM designation and date of issue, and
6. Mechanical Properties
6.1 Tension Test:
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, 6.1.1 Requirements—Thematerialasrepresentedbytension
Stainless Steel and RelatedAlloys, and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
test specimens shall conform to the requirements prescribed in
A01.03 on Steel Rod and Wire.
Table 1 for the various sizes and specified types.
Current edition approved March 1, 2004. Published March 2004. Originally
6.1.2 NumberofTests—Onetestspecimenshallbetakenfor
approved in 1957. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as A 417 – 93 (1998).
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
each ten coils, or fraction thereof, in a lot. Each heat in a given
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
lot shall be tested.
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
6.1.3 Location of Tests—The test specimen shall be taken
the ASTM website.
from either end of the coil.
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A 417 – 93 (2004)
A
TABLE 1 Tensile Strength Requirements
8. Workmanship
8.1 Surface Condition—The surface of the wire as received
B
Tensile Strength, ksi Tensile Strength, ksi
Diameter
C C
(MPa) (MPa) shall be smooth and shall have a uniform finish suitable for
Decimal Size, Wire Gage
in. [mm] shaping the various type springs. No serious die marks,
min max min max
scratches, or seams may be present.
Type A, Zig-Zag Type Automobile Seat and Back Spring Units
8.2 The wire shall be properly cast. To test for cast, a few
Class I Class II
convolutions of wire shall be cut from the coil and allowed to
0.092 [2.4] 13 220 250 230 260
fall on a flat surface. The wire shall lie substantially flat on
0.106 [2.6] 12 215 245 225 255
0.120 [3.0] 11 210 240 215 245
itself and shall not spring up and show a wavy condition.
0.135 [3.5] 10 205 235 210 240
8.3 Each coil shall be one continuous length of wire,
0.148 [3.8] 9 200 230 210 240
properly coiled. Welds
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