Compression springs
A compression spring resists a load that pushes it together, then returns to its length when the load goes away. We make them to order, one at a time or in production runs, with open, closed or ground ends.
Ends
End types
Ground ends give the spring a flat, stable seat.
Open ends
Closed ends
Open ends, ground
Closed ends, ground
Specifications
What we need to know
Give the values you know. A drawing, a photo or the target quantity helps us fill in the rest.
- dWire diameter
- DeOutside diameter
- DiInside diameter
- DaShaft diameter
- DlHousing diameter
- NTotal coils
- nActive coils
- pPitch
- kSpring rate
- L0Free length
- L1Length at position 1
- f1Deflection at position 1
- P1Load at position 1
- L2Length at position 2
- f2Deflection at position 2
- P2Load at position 2
- HabSolid height
Also give the material, the finish, the winding direction and the use (static or dynamic).
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