scope:

The information contained in this Standard summarizes the main properties and characteristics of metallic spring materials, and provides a commentary intended to indicate the typical applications of the various materials.

It is emphasized that this Standard is not a specification, and it is not to be quoted on drawings or in orders. It is intended solely as a guide to designers and others, and when the appropriate material has been established for a particular application, the relevant specification should be examined in detail, along with any reliable published data, to assess its absolute suitability for that application.

This Standard does not relieve the designer or others from the responsibility of examining the full details of the latest issue of the relevant specification and it is in no way a warrant for substituting another material or specification for the one stipulated by the designer.