"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote in message
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"Bob La Londe" fired this volley in
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but I would need to know what alloy will be bendable with some
manageable force, and yet have good strength and decent springyness
after being bent to shape.

Consider an annealed wire which you could harden after forming.

Like rod stock? Where would I find rod stock that small?

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com

From: http://home.earthlink.net/~bazillion/matls.html

Springs are usually made from alloys of steel. The most common spring steels
are music wire, oil tempered wire, chrome silicon, chrome vanadium, and 302
and 17-7 stainless. Other materials can also be formed into springs,
depending on the characteristics needed. Some of the more common of these
exotic metals include beryllium copper, phosphor bronze, Inconel, Monel, and
titanium. The following table summarizes the more important properties of
each material:

Stainless steels will not rust, making them ideal for the food industry and
other environments containing water or steam. 302 series stainless will
expand slightly under heat: 17-7 will usually not change. Cannot be plated.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBasssMan.com