Stock Springs are made from 316 stainless steel.

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Available in wire sizes from .006-.072 in., Type 316 Stainless Steel Stock Compression Springs offer corrosion resistance, cleanliness, and product purity. In addition to passivation, springs are ultrasonically cleaned and feature squared and ground ends. Applications include medical products and processes, pharmaceuticals, food-processing and handling, aerospace products, semiconductors, heat exchangers, and consumer products.



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Lee Introduces Type 316 Stainless Steel Stock Springs



Brooklyn, NY ...Lee Spring has expanded their 2006 print and online catalog with the addition a new product line consisting of over 2500 Type 316 Stainless Steel Stock Compression Springs in wire sizes .006 through .072", (.36 mm through 1.83 mm), augmenting their existing range of Music Wire and Type 302 Stainless Steel spring designs. The additional option of Type 316 Stainless Steel was launched by Lee Spring in response to customer demand for stock springs manufactured from this enhanced alloy, offering improved corrosion resistance, superior cleanliness, product purity, and exceptional visual integrity. In addition to passivation, already standard on all Type 302 Stainless Steel Springs, Lee's Type 316 Stainless Steel Stock Compression Springs are ultrasonically cleaned. All Standard Series Stainless Steel Compression Springs feature squared and ground ends; the smaller Instrument Series Compression Springs, wire sizes .006 through .013" (.15 mm through .33 mm) features squared ends. All Lee Spring Stock products include FREE ground shipping. The 2006 Lee Stock Spring Catalog offers over 15,000 spring designs.

Type 316 Stainless Steel Springs are suitable for applications in diverse industries, including medical products and processes, pharmaceuticals, food-processing and handling, aerospace products, semi-conductors, consumer products, heat exchangers and many more. Lee Spring's response to the growing demand for the benefits of Type 316 Stainless goes beyond their commitment to the inventoried stock line; as a global provider of Custom Springs, Lee Spring can design and manufacture an unlimited variety of spring configurations and specifications in Type 316 Stainless and a wide range of alloys, including 17-7, Beryllium Copper, Phosphor Bronze, Inconel and many more.

Founded in 1918, Lee Spring has seven ISO 9001:2000 Certified locations in the United States, Mexico and the United Kingdom. It publishes an extensive print catalog featuring over 15,000 Stock Springs. The catalog is also available on their website, www.leespring.com.. The Lee Spring catalog features Compression, Extension and Torsion Springs, as well as Hefty Die Springs, Battery Springs, Continuous Length Extension Springs and Belleville Washers. Lee Spring has extensive capabilities for the manufactures Custom Springs, Wire Forms, Washers, Stampings, Four Slide Parts and Assemblies. As part of its quality assurance program, Lee Spring performs in-house plating, passivation, powder coating, grinding, heat-treating, polishing and assembly.

For information on Lee Spring, visit their website at www.leespring.com, email sales@leespring.com, call 800-426-2222 or fax 888-426-6655.

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