As a general rule, design compression springs to have a spring index within 5 and 12. Compression spring designs with a spring index of less than 5 or greater than 12 are generally more challenging ...

In designing compression springs the space allotted governs the dimensional limits of a spring with regard to allowable solid height and outside and inside diameters. These dimensional limits, ...

Let’s first consider stress, set and weight as important considerations in establishing a custom spring design which need to be understood at the outset. The dimensions, along with the load and ...

Helical and compression springs depend on proper wire selection for optimal performance. Here are some essential decision considerations for spring coil selection.

Since they were first applied in spring-driven clocks in the 15 th century to store mechanical energy, compression springs have evolved to have different shapes and designs. The conical spring is a ...

Due to difficulties with both design and manufacturing processes, there are very few springs made from plastic available in the market today. Helical compression springs are widely used because of ...

Most textbooks and guides do not clearly distinguish between types of helical compression springs when giving equations for solid height of the spring. Fortunately, exact values of solid height ...