Source for 1.4310/301 stainless spring steel strip

[Bill PhinnParticipant @billphinn90025]

I'm after a few metres of the spring steel given in the thread title in the following dimension: 0.6mm thick by 12.7mm wide.

I've seen it for sale on German sites via Ebay in 5 metre coils but I'm unable to tell whether when unwound it will have a permanent bend to it to some extent or will lie flat; I need it to lie flat when unwound.

If anyone knows a UK source I'd be very glad to year of it. I've looked at the BSS site but they only seem to sell it in sheet, not strip.

[Bill PhinnParticipant @billphinn90025]

[Paul LousickParticipant @paullousick59116]

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Edited By Paul Lousick on 15/04/2020 00:08:52

[Paul KempParticipant @paulkemp46892]

BSS will shear to size but maybe not in your desired quantity! Might be worth giving them a call? They emailed me last week saying they are open for business!

Paul.

[DC31kParticipant @dc31k]

If you have to buy the coil, you could make a straightening device similar to that used for wire. It is just pairs of bearings in rows. The other classic way of straightening wire is to put considerable tension on it. Maybe this would also work with strip.

[Bill PhinnParticipant @billphinn90025]

Thanks for your answers.

I've asked BSS for a quote and will take things from there.

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