Archive for 'BSS Steel Strip'
CS80 and CS70 Cold rolled steel strip
In the UK over 90% of cold rolled spring steel sales are in CS70 and CS80 grades. Both grades are part of the BS1449 standard.
Both grades are high carbon "spring" steel used in a variety of applications where high tensile strength is required.
CS70 is normally supplied in the annealed condition, in which it [...]
Posted: September 12th, 2008 under BSS Steel Strip, Cold Rolled Steel Strip, steel strip.
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Stainless Shim Steel Strip
BSS are pleased to advise that we are now able to offer small quantities of stainless spring steel from stock.
Temper rolled Stainless Steel Shim 1.4310 (AISI 301) This Steel has a good corrosion resistance due to a content of 17 % Chromium and 7 % Nickel. A high tensile strength is [...]
Posted: September 5th, 2008 under BSS Steel Strip, steel strip.
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Carbon Cold Rolled Strip for Springs
The commonest steel grades used in the UK for spring manufacture are CS70 and CS80, being part of BS1449. They are equivalent to EN10132 Euronorm grades C67S C75S and C85S which can be found here. For thinner gauges and where a higher a hardness is required, CS95 is often used.
The material can be supplied in [...]
Posted: August 29th, 2008 under BSS Steel Strip, Cold Rolled Steel Strip, steel strip.
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Cold Rolled Steel Strip Suppliers
We are all now aware of the escalating costs of steel. Whilst the steel makers began increasing steel prices in January, the cost of cold rolled steel strip has been slower to catch up. The increases are now however beginning to impact upon the cold rolled marketplace, with prices increasing rapidly around the world.
Whilst changing [...]
Posted: June 5th, 2008 under BSS Steel Strip, Cold Rolled Steel Strip, Steel Prices, steel strip.
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BSS Steelstrip- We have moved
BSS Steelstrip has moved. We are now located in Rotherham, South Yorkshire and can be contacted on 01709 324379 fax and email remain the same.
We still offer hot and cold rolled steel strip, and specialise in spring steel strip.
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Posted: May 28th, 2008 under BSS Steel Strip, steel strip.
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Steel Specifications
Searching for details of steel specifications on the web can be frustrating. General search engines do a good job of general searches and can return highly relevant results on many subjects. The practice however of naming steel specifications by a sequence of letters and numbers can make it difficult for the searches to return the [...]
Posted: April 29th, 2008 under BSS Steel Strip, Cold Rolled Steel Strip, Steel.
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EN10132-4 Cold Rolled carbon and alloys steel strip
EN 10132-4 is the European Standard for cold rolled narrow steel strip for heat treatment. These grades are commonly used in the production of springs, washers, circlips, hand tools, blades etc.
Typically after pressing and forming in the annealed condition, the components are then heat treated to achieve the required hardness and tensile strengths.
Details of the [...]
Posted: July 23rd, 2007 under BSS Steel Strip, Cold Rolled Steel Strip.
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Hardened and Tempered Steel Strip.
Hardening and Tempering is a thermal process that strengthens steel through a controlled heating and cooling process Hardened and tempered steel strip, is used in many applications including saws, cutting tools as well as springs.
This process will result in improved mechanical properties and give a tougher more durable product. The hardening process involves heating the [...]
Posted: March 26th, 2007 under BSS Steel Strip, Cold Rolled Steel Strip.
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Galvanised Steel Strip
BSS are pleased to announce that they can now offer galvanised steel strip from stock.
We can offer electro-zinc and hot dipped in coil or sheet, both smooth and bright spangled in standard and structural grades including Z2, Z28, Z35, Z39.
Our thickness range is from 0.5mm to 3mm.
This is in addition to our existing range of [...]
Posted: February 15th, 2007 under BSS Steel Strip, Cold Rolled Steel Strip.
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EN 10132 Specifications Cold rolled narrow steel strip for heat treatment
Back in 2000 the EU issued a range of standards to rationlise the various steel classifications that applied in the individual member states. Whilst the new standards were designed to supercede the National equivalents in some countries, and particularly in the UK , steel users have been slow to adapt.
Six years on however it is increasingly [...]
Posted: November 8th, 2006 under BSS Steel Strip, Cold Rolled Steel Strip, Steel.
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