High Compression Springs

Learn more about compression springs.

High compression springs.

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. High load fastener mount compression springs. Our springs go up to over 1 inch in wire diameter and 9 250 inches in outer diameter. Additional terminology information is available in our faq.

Differently sized mounting holes on either side allow for mounting flexibility. Find your springs using our new and improved spring finder. A die spring is commonly used in clutches brakes and other heavy machinery applications. One thing you must be very aware of when it comes to your high tension springs though is the initial tension it exerts.

Initial tension is the tension gathered in between your spring s coils before it is extended. 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. Stock up on compression and die springs from grainger in the types and sizes you need. 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.

Secure by inserting a fastener through the hole at the base. Spec mechanical compression springs are open coil helical springs in a variety of cross sections and forms for linear applications. Compression springs are open coil helical springs wound or constructed to oppose compression along the axis of wind. 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.

A spring s compression rate is determined by dividing the load by the spring height at 20 and 80 deflections. Heavy duty springs are compression extension or torsion springs with a great amount of force. These springs handle higher loads than standard fastener mount compression springs. As compression springs are compressed to a shorter height they provide a force push to return the spring back to its normal height.

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. A compression spring s set is the final length the spring takes after deflecting under a load and not returning to its original height. Coil compression springs with light spring rates based on its physical dimensions.