Application Specific Coiled Spring Pins

SPIROL invented the Coiled Spring Pin in 1948. Truly an engineered fasteners, the Coiled Pin is available in three duties, light, standard and heavy, to enable the designer to choose from the optimum combination of strength, flexibility and diameter to suit different host materials and application requirements. Their shock absorbing design dampens forces and vibration to prevent hole damage and prolong assembly life. Light Duty Coiled Spring Pins are generally recommended for soft, brittle or thin materials such as plastics, aluminium, die castings, ceramics, and where holes are located close to an edge of the assembly. In situations not subjected to significant loads, such as when used purely for alignment or as an axle, light duty Coiled Pins are often used because of easy installation resulting from lower insertion force.

SPIROL manufactures Coiled Spring Pins out of 316 stainless steel to meet specific application requirements. Type 316 stainless steel is similar to 302/304 stainless steel with a slightly higher nickel content and the addition of molybdenum. The molybdenum content increases the chemical resistance of this alloy greatly. 316 exhibits superior pitting resistance against sea water, acetic acid vapors, chlorides, sodium and calcium brines, hypochlorite solutions, phosphoric acid, and the sulfite liquors and sulfurous acids used in the paper and pulp industry. This alloy is also austenitic, non-magnetic and non-hardenable using conventional methods. 316 stainless steel has better mechanical properties at elevated temperatures than 302/304 and offers excellent mechanical integrity at subzero temperatures. Typical applications for SPIROL's 316 Stainless Steel Coiled Pins include the following: marine, processing equipment, industrial, oil and gas and medical.

You can rely on SPIROL to be a design partner that helps solve unique problems. Because we supply many customers with similar products in similar industries, we are able to meet most needs with our standard products at no additional cost. When the solution falls outside the normal requirements, we have the expertise and engineering personnel to solve those problems. By working with SPIROL in the design stage of your project, we will develop a solution that lowers your overall product cost, improves product quality, increases the robustness of your manufacturing process, and gets you to market faster. There are a number of common special Coiled Spring Pins that SPIROL has designed over the years to meet specific performance requirements. This includes making Coiled Pins from special materials such as 316 stainless steel, beryllium copper, and Inconel, or designing Coiled Pins to meet unique application requirements resulting in custom diameters, custom lengths, special features, etc.

SPIROL’s heavy duty & fatigue resistant Coiled Spring Pins are available in diameters ranging from 1.5mm (.062") up to 20mm (.750"). Standard materials include high carbon steel, 302/304 nickel (austenitic) stainless steel, and 420 chrome (martensitic) stainless steel. Diameters larger than 12mm (.500") are available in 6150 alloy steel. SPIROL invented the Coiled Spring Pin in 1948. Coiled Pins are available in light duty, standard duty and heavy duty to match the required strength and flexibility for each application. A pin too strong for the applied load will not flex and may damage the hole. A pin that is too flexible may fatigue prematurely within the assembly. The Coiled Pin with the optimal balance of strength, flexibility and diameter will result in the prolonged useful life of the assembly.