Presentation on
Unit 4 Mechanical Springs
Presented by,
Prof. Vaibhav Subhash Gaikwad
Assistant Professor,
Department of Robotics and Automation
K. K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research,
Nashik.
Spring Definition and Applications
Definition: A spring is defined as an elastic body, whose function is to distort when
loaded and to recover its original shape when the load is removed.
Applications: 1) Watches
2) Toys
3) Shock absorbers
4) Brakes
5)Clutches
6) Air craft landing gears
7) Spring Balance
Types of Spring
1)Helical Spring
2) Conical and Volute Spring
Types of Spring
3)Torsion Spring
4) Leaf Spring
Types of Spring
5)Disc Spring
6) Special Purpose Spring: Air, Liquid, Rubber
Material for Spring
Terms used in compression Spring
1)Solid Length:
2)Free Length:
Terms used in compression Spring
3)Spring Index:
4)Spring Rate:
5)Pitch:
End Connections for Compression Helical Spring
Stresses in Helical Spring of Circular Wire
Stresses in Helical Spring of Circular Wire
Stresses in Helical Spring of Circular Wire
Surge in Sring