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Formulas For Compression Spring Design

The document provides formulas for calculating key parameters and dimensions for compression spring design, including spring index, Wahl factor, spring rate, shear stress, outer diameter at solid height, and stability condition. It lists the formulas used to calculate parameters like outer diameter, inner diameter, spring index, Wahl factor, shear stress, spring rate, outer diameter at solid height, and spring stability condition. It also provides guidelines for dimensional characteristics of compression springs from a design handbook.

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Formulas For Compression Spring Design

The document provides formulas for calculating key parameters and dimensions for compression spring design, including spring index, Wahl factor, spring rate, shear stress, outer diameter at solid height, and stability condition. It lists the formulas used to calculate parameters like outer diameter, inner diameter, spring index, Wahl factor, shear stress, spring rate, outer diameter at solid height, and spring stability condition. It also provides guidelines for dimensional characteristics of compression springs from a design handbook.

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FORMULAS FOR COMPRESSION SPRING DESIGN

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Compression spring formulas including spring index formula, Wahl factor formula, spring rate formula, shear stress at
spring body formula, spring outer diameter at solid height formula, spring stability condition and Hooke's law.

Parameter Formula

Spring outer diameter [OD] OD = D + d

Spring inner diameter [ID] ID = D - d

Spring index [C] C = D/d

KW=4C−14C−4+0.615CKW=4C−14C−4+0.615
Wahl factor [K ]
C
w

Shear stress at spring body (corrected with Wahl


factor)- used for unprestressed springs [τ ]
τ=KW8FDπd3τ=KW8FDπd3
s

Shear stress at spring body (uncorrected )- used


τ=2C+12C×8FDπd3τ=2C+12C×8FDπd3
for pre stressed springs [τ ]
s

Spring rate [k] k=d4G8D3Nak=d4G8D3Na


OD at solid height [OD ] at solid ODatsolid=√ D2+p2−d2/π2 +d

Spring stability condition Lf<πD/α[2(E−G)2G+E]1/2

Hooke's Law ΔF=kΔxΔF=kΔx

Type of Spring Ends

Open or plain (Not Open or plain Squared or closed (Not Squared or closed
Parameter
ground) (Ground) ground) (Ground)
Total coils
N N +1 N +2 N +2
[N ]
a a a a
t

Free height
pN +d p(N +1) pN +3d pN +2d
[L ]
a a a a
f

Solid height
d(N +1) dN d(N +1) dN
[L ]
t t t t
s

Pitch [p] (L - d) / N
f a L / (N +1)
f a (L -3d) / N
f a (L -2d) / N
f a

Guidelines for Dimensional Characteristics of Compression Springs


Source : From Design Handbook [Ref 1] page 32

List of Parameters
Symbol Definition

OD Spring outer diameter

ID Spring inner diameter

D Spring mean diameter

d Wire diameter

p Pitch

Lf Spring free length

Ls Spring solid height

F Axial force

Fs Force at solid length

ΔF Force difference (Ex: F2-F1)

Δx Deflection (Ex: L2-L1)

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