Month: May 2018
Heat Treatment During Spring Manufacturing
Although raw spring materials go through many steps to bring them to a finished product — one of those being heat treatment — its up to the spring manufacturer to put the “final touches” on the material to make it as efficient as possible for the desired application. Heat treatment, the heating and cooling of […]
Why Tensile Strength Matters in Spring Manufacturing
One of the most fundamental factors of spring design is the tensile strength — resistance to breaking down under tension — of the material. Tensile Strength in Spring Design In compression spring design, for example, the spring’s resistance to being compressed is its “compressive strength,” while its “tensile strength” is its resistance to breaking due […]
Testing Springs for Maximum Effectiveness
As the design of custom springs evolves, so too must the processes and techniques that go into testing them. Whether testers are using load and free length testing on compression springs or any other process, the methodology must be updated to keep up with new spring designs. How Springs Are Tested The testing method applied […]