Claims
- 1. A spiral steel filament comprising:
- a pre-formed spiral structure produced by drawing a steel wire having a carbon content of at least 0.70% by weight, said preformed structure having a diameter in the range of about 0.10 to about 0.40 mm;
- a strength of said spiral steel filament being at least about 3,000 N/mm.sup.2 ; and
- said spiral steel filament having a residual tension stress in a surface layer inside said pre-formed spiral structure which is no greater than zero, wherein a negative residual tension stress represents a compressive stress.
Priority Claims (5)
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7-152638 |
May 1995 |
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7-282538 |
Oct 1995 |
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7-304934 |
Oct 1995 |
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7-324006 |
Nov 1995 |
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7-324007 |
Nov 1995 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/652,082, filed May 23, 1996.
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Divisions (1)
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