Machine Design

Name Somaan Shakeel

Reg. No. 331275
Class ME-12A

This sheet calculates the various parameters related to springs, such as Max Load, Spring K etc.
Please enter all the Inputs below to view the Outputs on the right
All dimensions are in inches

Choose the Wire Material

Choose the Type of End

Enter the Wire Diameter, d 0.037

Enter outside Diameter of Spring, D 0.4375

Enter Total Number of Coils, Nt 12.5

 Calculated Spring Parameters
Load, Spring K etc. Shear Strength, Ssy =
Max Load =
Spring Scale, k =
Max Deflection, y =
Solid Length, Ls =
Minimum Free Length, Lo =
Pitch, p =

0.037

0.4375

12.5
ng Parameters
145.887916 kpsi
6.44592856 lb
3.75776708 lbf/in
1.71536139 in
0.4625 in
2.17786139 in
0.17422891 in
input d 0.037
input Outside Dia 0.4375
input Nt 12.5

A 201
m 0.145

Sut 324.19536944443

Ssy 145.887916249993 kpsi

Mean Spring Dia D 0.4005

C 10.8243243243243
Kb 1.12407780013414

Max F 6.44592855874266 lbf

Ne 1
Na 11.5

G 11850000

k 3.75776708477958 lbf/in
Max Deflection, y 1.71536138704583 in

Solid Length, Ls 0.4625 in

Minimum Free length, Lo 2.17786138704583 in

pitch, p 0.174228910963666 in

Wire Material Dropdown 1

Spring End Dropdown 2
 End Coils, Ne Total Coils, Nt Solid length, Ls

Plain 0 11.5 0.4625

1

2 Plain and Ground 1 12.5 0.4625

Squared or Closed 2 13.5 0.5365

3

4 Squared and Ground 2 13.5 0.4995

 If p is given If Lo is given

p 4 Lo 2.177861

Free Length, Lo Pitch, p

46.037 0.1861618597431

50 0.1742289109637

46.111 0.1797270771344

46.074 0.1829444684388

Na
d
11.5
0.037
 Material ASTM No Exponent (m) A (kpsi · in^m)

1 Music wire A228 0.145 201

2 OQ&T wire A229 0.187 147
3 Hard-drawn wire A227 0.19 140
4 Chrome-vanadium wire A232 0.168 169
5 Chrome-silicon wire A401 0.108 202
6 302 Stainless wire A313 0.146 169
7 Phosphor-bronze wire 8159 0 145
A (MPa · mm^m) Relative Cost of Wire

2211 2.6
1855 l.3
1783 1
2005 3. 1
1974 4
1867 7.6-11
1000 8
 Elastic Limit, % of Sut
Diameter d, in
Material Tension Torsion
Min Max Min Max Min Max
Music Wire A228 65 75 45 60 0.033 0.063
HD spring A227 60 70 45 55 0 0.032
Oil tempered A239 85 90 45 50
Valve spring A230 85 90 50 60
Chrome-vanadium A231 88 93 65 75
Chrome-vanadium A232 88 93 65 75
Chrome Silicon 85 93 65 75
 E G

Mpsi Gpa Mpsi Gpa

29 200 11.85 81.7

28.8 198.6 11.7 80.7
28.5 196.5 11.2 77.2
29.5 203.4 11.2 77.2
29.5 203.4 11.2 77.2
29.5 203.4 11.2 77.2
29.5 203.4 11.2 77.2
 Max % of Tensile Strength
Material
After Set
Before Set
Min Max
Music Wire and cold-drawn carbon steel 45 60 70
Hardened and tempered carbon and low-alloy steel 50 65 75
Austenitic stainless steels 35 55 65
Nonferrous alloys 35 55 65
 Name of
American/Brown and Shape Brimingham or Stubs iron wire,tubing
Gauge

Nonferrous sheets, wires and Ferrous strips, flat wires and spring
Principle Used
rod steel
Sr
1 7/0
2 6/0 0.58
3 5/0 0.5165
4 4/0 0.46 0.454
5 3/0 0.4096 0.425
6 2/0 0.3648 0.38
7 0 0.3249 0.34
8 1 0.2893 0.3
9 2 0.2576 0.284
10 3 0.2294 0.259
11 4 0.2043 0.238
12 5 0.1819 0.22
13 6 0.162 0.203
14 7 0.1443 0.18
15 8 0.1285 0.165
16 9 0.1144 0.148
17 10 0.1019 0.134
18 11 0.09074 0.12
19 12 0.08081 0.109
20 13 0.07196 0.095
21 14 0.06408 0.083
22 15 0.05707 0.072
23 16 0.05082 0.065
24 17 0.04526 0.058
25 18 0.0403 0.049
26 19 0.03589 0.042
27 20 0.03196 0.035
28 21 0.02846 0.032
29 22 0.02535 0.028
30 23 0.02257 0.025
31 24 0.0201 0.022
32 25 0.0179 0.02
33 26 0.01594 0.018
34 27 0.0142 0.016
35 28 0.01264 0.014
36 29 0.01126 0.013
37 30 0.01003 0.012
38 31 0.008928 0.01
39 32 0.00795 0.009
40 33 0.00708 0.008
41 34 0.006305 0.007
42 35 0.005615 0.005
43 36 0.005 0.004
44 37 0.004453
45 38 0.003965
46 39 0.003531
47 40 0.003145
 Manufacturer Steel wire or washburn and Music
US standard
Standard Moen Wire

Ferrous Sheet and plate (480 Ferrous Wires Except Music Music
Ferrous Sheet
lbf/ft^3) Wire Wire
0.5 0.49
0.46875 0.4615 0.004
0.4375 0.4305 0.005
0.40625 0.3938 0.006
0.375 0.3625 0.007
0.34375 0.331 0.008
0.3125 0.3065 0.009
0.28125 0.283 0.01
0.265625 0.2625 0.011
0.25 0.2391 0.2437 0.012
0.234375 0.2242 0.2253 0.013
0.21875 0.2092 0.207 0.014
0.203125 0.1943 0.192 0.016
0.1875 0.1793 0.177 0.018
0.171875 0.1644 0.162 0.02
0.15625 0.1495 0.1483 0.022
0.140625 0.1345 0.135 0.024
0.125 0.1196 0.1205 0.026
0.109357 0.1046 0.1055 0.029
0.09375 0.0897 0.0915 0.031
0.078125 0.0747 0.08 0.033
0.0703125 0.0673 0.072 0.035
0.0625 0.0598 0.0625 0.037
0.05625 0.0538 0.054 0.039
0.05 0.0478 0.0475 0.041
0.04375 0.0418 0.041 0.043
0.0375 0.0359 0.0348 0.045
0.034375 0.0329 0.0317 0.047
0.03125 0.0299 0.0286 0.049
0.028125 0.0269 0.0258 0.051
0.025 0.0239 0.023 0.055
0.021875 0.0209 0.0204 0.059
0.01875 0.0179 0.0181 0.063
0.0171875 0.0164 0.0173 0.067
0.015625 0.0149 0.0162 0.071
0.0140625 0.0135 0.015 0.075
0.0125 0.012 0.014 0.08
0.0109375 0.0105 0.0132 0.085
0.01015625 0.0097 0.0128 0.09
 0.009375 0.009 0.0118 0.095
0.00859375 0.0082 0.0104
0.0078125 0.0075 0.0095
0.00703125 0.0067 0.009
0.006640625 0.0064 0.0085
0.00625 0.006 0.008
0.0075
0.007
 Stubs Steel
Twist Drill
Wire

Twist Drill and drill

Steel Drill Rod
steel

1 American/Brown and Shape

2 Brimingham or Stubs iron wire,tubing
3 US standard
4 Manufacturer Standard
5 Steel wire or washburn and Moen
0.227 0.228 6 Music Wire
0.219 0.221 7 Stubs Steel Wire
0.212 0.213 8 Twist Drill
0.207 0.209
0.204 0.2055
0.201 0.204
0.199 0.201
0.197 0.199
0.194 0.196
0.191 0.193
0.188 0.191
0.185 0.189
0.182 0.185
0.18 0.182
0.178 0.18
0.175 0.177
0.172 0.173
0.168 0.1695
0.164 0.166
0.161 0.161
0.157 0.159
0.155 0.157
0.153 0.154
0.151 0.152
0.148 0.1495
0.146 0.147
0.143 0.144
0.139 0.1405
0.134 0.136
0.127 0.1285
0.12 0.12
0.115 0.116
0.112 0.113
0.11 0.111
0.108 0.11
0.106 0.1065
0.103 0.104
0.101 0.1015
0.099 0.0995
0.097 0.098
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