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Old July 8, 2011, 09:10 PM   #13
T. O'Heir
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Springs do not lose temper from being compressed. Only high heat will take the temper out of a spring. Repeated compression and decompression won't either. However, repeated compression and decompression can cause the bends in a flat spring to work harden and eventually crack.
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