Its high tensile strength and resilience to higher temperatures makes chrome silicon steel suitable for springs and wire forms that must withstand shock loads, high stress and high temperature environments—for example, in gun recoils and performance vehicles. This alloy steel wire is cold drawn and heat treated, making it exceptionally strong and durable, able to withstand rapid and repeated spring loads over a long period of time without changing its performance. A related alloy, chrome vanadium, is used for slightly less stressful applications, but it can still handle more impact and heat than other spring wires like music wire.

Chrome silicon and chrome vanadium spring wire are available in a range of diameter sizes.

COMMON USES FOR CHROME SILICON WIRE

• Firearm recoil springs
• Valve springs in performance vehicles like racing cars
• Other high impact, shock load, and high-temperature applications

Madison Steel is a global supplier of steel products, servicing a wide range of industries and specializing in volume purchases direct from the manufacturer for highly competitive rates. Our suppliers hold to the highest manufacturing standards with their products, and our seven distribution facilities ensure prompt, timely delivery of your shipment. Whether you require chromium silicon spring wire, music wire, stranded steel products, reinforcing steel or recycled steel scrap, we have the resources and logistics to deliver. Please call us at 404-343-4855 to learn more about what we can do for your business.