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Helical torsion springs operate by storing bending stresses when a force is applied, with stress concentrated at the inner and outer fibers. The angular deflection and stiffness of the spring can be calculated using formulas involving the force applied, radius of the coil, and stress concentration factors. Spiral torsion springs similarly work by storing energy from maximum bending stresses in a thin rectangular strip wound into a spiral, with deflection determined by the angle of rotation and material/geometric properties.

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Session 4

Helical torsion springs operate by storing bending stresses when a force is applied, with stress concentrated at the inner and outer fibers. The angular deflection and stiffness of the spring can be calculated using formulas involving the force applied, radius of the coil, and stress concentration factors. Spiral torsion springs similarly work by storing energy from maximum bending stresses in a thin rectangular strip wound into a spiral, with deflection determined by the angle of rotation and material/geometric properties.

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HELICAL TORSION SPRINGS

Bending stresses in torsion spring

Mb = Pr

Ki and Ko are stress concentration factors at the inner


and outer fibres of the coil
Angular deflection of helical spring

The strain energy stored in the spring is

The deflection in the direction of the force P is


approximately (rθ).Using Castigliano’s theorem,
The stiffness of the helical torsion spring is
SPIRAL TOSION SPRINGS
A spiral spring consists of a thin strip of
rectangular cross-section, which is wound in the
form of spiral. It is also called ‘power’ spring or
‘flat’ spiral spring.
The maximum bending stress induced

the angle of rotation of the arbor


The deflection of one end of the spring

The strain energy stored in the spring

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