ROLLED WIRE ROLL FOR HARDENED SPRINGS, DRAWN WIRE FOR HARDED FEED AND HARDENED SPRINGS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HARD RETAINED SPRINGS

摘要

Disclosed is a steel wire rod for hard-drawn springs capable of exhibiting fatigue strength and sag resistance equivalent to or higher than springs made of an oil-tempered wire. The steel wire rod contains carbon in a range from 0.5 to less than 0.7 mass %, silicon in a range from 1.4 to 2.5 mass %, manganese in a range from 0.5 to 1.5 mass %, chromium in a range from 0.05 to 2.0 mass %, and vanadium in a range from 0.05 to 0.40 mass %, and has an area ratio Rp with respect to pearlite which satisfies the mathematical expression (1): DF NUM="(1)"Rp(area%) /=55 x ÄCÜ + 61 /DF where ÄCÜ denotes the content (mass %) of carbon. IMAGE