High Compression Springs

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High compression springs.

Compression springs are often pre set at the factory. Spec mechanical compression springs are open coil helical springs in a variety of cross sections and forms for linear applications. Century spring warehouses the largest inventory of high grade straight cylindrically shaped compression springs in the world a compression spring is an open coil helical spring that offers resistance to a compressive force applied axially they are usually coiled at a constant diameter though they can be coiled in other needed forms such as conical concave. This has as much to do with your tension spring design as your spring s rate does because it will also affect your spring s working loads.

Differently sized mounting holes on either side allow for mounting flexibility. Secure by inserting a fastener through the hole at the base. Our springs go up to over 1 inch in wire diameter and 9 250 inches in outer diameter. Helical compression is the most common metal spring configuration.

A spring s compression rate is determined by dividing the load by the spring height at 20 and 80 deflections. One thing you must be very aware of when it comes to your high tension springs though is the initial tension it exerts. They have large wire diameters from 1 4 inch to 1 inch in thickness and are required when the spring needs to support a large amount of load in a mechanism. Learn more about compression springs.

Find your springs using our new and improved spring finder. Heavy duty springs are compression extension or torsion springs with a great amount of force. Use precision compression springs and conical compression springs in mechanical applications like welding valve and pipe fitting and automotive engine systems. Coil compression springs with light spring rates based on its physical dimensions.

A die spring is commonly used in clutches brakes and other heavy machinery applications. These springs handle higher loads than standard fastener mount compression springs. High load fastener mount compression springs. Initial tension is the tension gathered in between your spring s coils before it is extended.

As compression springs are compressed to a shorter height they provide a force push to return the spring back to its normal height. A light compression spring is a spring that might have a small or average wire diameter paired with an outer diameter that corresponds to a spring index no smaller than a 7 to 1 spring index. Large compression spring wires will usually be made of oil tempered mb a229 but you will still find springs made of spring steel astm a228 hard drawn astm a227 and stainless steel 302 a313.