stainless steel spring

Looking for a mechanical spring custom wire form for your medical product or application? Try stainless steel springs. There are a lot of wire types to choose from when manufacturing springs, but stainless steel is by far the most popular for the medical industry.

A True Majority

According to a report put out at the Spring Manufacturers Institute engineering expo, “more medical devices are made from stainless steel than all other materials combined.” It’s not even a true majority, it’s the best choice in wire material for your medical device springs.

Why Stainless Steel Wire

What makes stainless steel the wire of choice for medical device springs. The answer lies in its versatility. Our spring engineers, along with those around the world, recognize stainless steel for its ideal balance strength, corrosion resistance and many other mechanical properties. It’s also a very cost efficient wire, making it accessible to small and large medical device manufacturers no matter what their production budgets are.

The Ideal Balance of Mechanical Properties

Stainless steel springs are almost perfectly balanced. While it doesn’t have the temperature resistance of inconel alloy, it can still be used in fairly high temperature areas, making it perfectly acceptable for any medical environment.

Where stainless steel beats out almost any other metal is in its corrosion resistance. Stainless steel is heavily resistant to rust, so it can be used in environments where corrosive liquids or water are present. This is because of its chromium content (which must be over 10%). Because of this resistance, stainless steel is the perfect material for medical devices that are routinely cleaned with water and industrial-grade disinfectants.

Medical Products That Use Stainless Steel Springs

There are many products and devices in the medical industry that use stainless steel springs. Theses include:

  • Guide wires
  • Catheters
  • Staples
  • Endoscopic devices
  • Surgical tools
  • Syringes
  • Pill dispensers
  • Pumps
  • Wheelchairs

No matter what product or device you need stainless steel springs for, count on The Yost Superior Co. to be your spring provider. We have over 100 years of spring design and manufacturing experience. We can not only build your springs, we’ll also help you find the right design specifications to make them even better. Give us a call or send us an email to request a spring order quote today.