Compression springs are very common and used in many industries today to store (or release mechanical energy). A compression spring pushes back when an axial force is applied, allowing engineers to ...

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 ...

The dimensions, along with the load and deflection requirements, determine the stresses in the spring. When a compression spring is loaded, the coiled wire is stressed in torsion. The stress is ...

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 ...

Most people who work with springs will be aware of the concept of prestressing, or at least the idea of a spring becoming shorter the first time it is used. However, the underlying mechanisms of why ...