Metal springs

Overview

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AUTHOR

Michel DUCHEMIN: Engineer from the Institut Catholique d'Arts et Métiers de Lille - Engineer from the École Supérieure de Soudure Autogène in Paris - Rail product manager at Ressorts Industrie

INTRODUCTION

In this article, we'll look at the characteristics of different types of metal springs subjected to tensile or compressive stress.

Notations and symbols
Symbol	Unit	Definition
(1) These symbols correspond to the outer rings. When assigned to inner rings, they are marked with a ' sign.
a	mm	Support circumference distance
b (1)	mm	Ring height (measured parallel to the axis)...