This SAE Recommended Practice covers the mechanical and chemical requirements of the best quality hard drawn carbon steel spring wire used for the manufacture of engine valve springs and other springs requiring high fatigue properties. It also covers the basic material and processing requirements of springs fabricated from this wire.

This specification covers a carbon steel in the form of wire supplied as coils of wire or as finished springs.

This specification covers a carbon steel in the form of wire supplied as coils of wire or as finished springs.

This SAE Recommended Practice covers the physical and chemical requirements of oil- tempered carbon-steel valve spring quality wire used for the manufacture of engine valve springs and other springs requiring high-fatigue properties. This document also covers the processing requirements of springs fabricated from this wire.