Springs are elastic bodies (generally metal) that can be twisted, pulled, or stretched by some force. They can return to their original shape when the force is released. In other words it is also termed as a resilient member.
CLASSIFICATION OF SPRINGS:
Based on the shape behavior obtained by some applied force, springs are classified into the following ways:
SPRINGS
HELICAL SPRINGS LEAF SPRINGS
SPIRAL SPRINGS
TORSION SPRING
TENSION HELICAL
SPRING COMPRESSION HELICAL
SPRING
I. HELICAL SPRINGS:
DEFINITON:
It is made of wire coiled in the form of helix.
CROSS-SECTION:
Circular, square or rectangular
CLASSIFICATION:
1) Open coil springs (or) Compression helical springs
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