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taylaron
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Greetings,
I need to make a spring out of pure copper wire. I'm using 30 awg off a spool but I'm struggling to make the copper retain its original shape after being stretched.
I don't know much about material science except that when metal is brought to a high temperature and then quickly submersed in a cooling agent the metal becomes very strong, as the molecular structure is "frozen" into place, but makes the metal brittle. Alternatively, a piece of metal brought to a high temperature and then let naturally cool tends to increase its spring characteristics.
I was wondering if anyone had suggestions on how I can make a decent copper spring. Specifically, what temperature I should heat the 30 awg wire to during the second process above and for how long. Heating would be done in a household oven.
I've done youtube searches and such, but I would like some opinions or suggestions.
Thanks,
-Taylaron
I need to make a spring out of pure copper wire. I'm using 30 awg off a spool but I'm struggling to make the copper retain its original shape after being stretched.
I don't know much about material science except that when metal is brought to a high temperature and then quickly submersed in a cooling agent the metal becomes very strong, as the molecular structure is "frozen" into place, but makes the metal brittle. Alternatively, a piece of metal brought to a high temperature and then let naturally cool tends to increase its spring characteristics.
I was wondering if anyone had suggestions on how I can make a decent copper spring. Specifically, what temperature I should heat the 30 awg wire to during the second process above and for how long. Heating would be done in a household oven.
I've done youtube searches and such, but I would like some opinions or suggestions.
Thanks,
-Taylaron