How to Heat Treat Spring Steel
Definition of Heat Treating Springs:
Wire springs are placed in an oven or furnace for a certain time and temperature to relieve stress as well as to temper the spring wire to give the spring its elasticity and memory .
Acxess Spring's Heat Treating Chart
| Material |
Outer Diameter - Opens / Closes |
Temperature |
Time |
| Aluminum |
none |
400º F |
30 minutes |
| Beryllium Copper ASTM B197 |
Closes 1% |
600º F |
30 mins. - 2 hours |
| Beryllium Copper 25 1/2 Hard |
none |
600º F |
30 minutes |
| Brass |
none |
Just warm up |
Just warm up |
| Bronze |
none |
350º |
15 minutes |
| Chrome Silicon ASTM A401 |
Closes |
800º F |
30 minutes |
| Chrome Vanadium ASTM A231 |
Closes |
800º F |
30 minutes |
| Elgiloy (open more in salt) |
Opens 3% |
900º F |
5 hours |
| Hard Drawn ASTM A227 |
Closes |
550º F |
20 minutes |
| Hastelloy C-22 |
none |
Stress Relief @ 750 F - 840 F |
30 minutes |
| Inconel QQ-W-390 |
none |
700ºF - 900ºF |
1 hour |
| Inconel No. 1 Temper |
Does not move |
1375º F |
16 hours then reduce to 700º for 1 hour |
| Inconel X Spring Temper |
none |
1250º F |
4 hours |
| Inconel X-750 AMS 5698, 5699 |
none |
1225º F |
4 hours |
| Inconel 600 |
none |
900º F |
1 hour |
| Inconel 718 |
none |
1375º F |
16 hours |
| Monel K 500 QQ-N-286 |
none |
1000º F |
4 hours |
| Maraging Flat Stock |
Does not move |
950º F |
4 hours NO LESS |
| Maraging Flat |
Does not move |
850º F |
30 minutes |
| MP35N |
none |
1200º F |
4 hours |
| Monel 400 AMS 7233 |
Does not move |
600º F |
1 hour |
| Music Wire ASTM A 228 |
Closes |
500º F |
30 minutes |
| Ni Span C Alloy 902 50% Cold |
none |
900º F |
5 hours |
| Ni Span C (on big wire) |
Opens some |
1250º F |
3 hours |
| Oil Tempered ASTM A 229 |
Closes |
500ª F - 600º F |
30 minutes |
| Premier |
none |
600º F - 650º F |
15 - 30 minutes |
| Rene 41 |
none |
1400º F |
16 hours |
| Rocket Wire Min. Tensile Strength 25KS |
none |
525º F |
2 hours |
| Stainless Steel 17-7 PH or 17-4 ASTM A 313 (631) |
Opens a little |
900º F |
1 hour |
| Stainless Steel 302/304 ASTM A 313 |
Opens |
600º F - 650º F |
30 minutes |
| Stainless Steel 316 ASTM A 313 (631) |
Does not move |
700º F |
1 hour |
| Titanium |
Opens (like Stainless Steel) |
800º F |
10 hours |
| Valve Oil Tempered |
Closes |
500º F - 600º F |
30 mins. or until blue on ends |