11-05-2020, 11:30 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ZDan
Doubling the number of coils gives half the spring rate.
Halving number of coils doubles spring rate.
K = (G * d^4) / (8 * N * D^3)
K is stiffness
G is material shear modulus
d is wire diameter
N is number of active turns or coils
D is mean spring diameter
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gpvecchi
So, more coils, more soft. This is what I was looking to, thanks!
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No. It is not that simple. As Dan said the number of coils is only one part of the equation. You can not simply ignore all the other required data and go by number of coils.
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