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Everything You Have to Know About the Wave Springs

Aug. 30, 2021

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Wave Springs

 

Wave Springs


What is the Wave Springs?


A wave spring, also known as coiled wave spring or scrowave spring, is a spring made up of pre-hardened flat wire in a process called on-edge coiling. During this process, waves are added to give it a spring effect. The number of turns and waves can be easily adjusted to accommodate stronger force or meet specific requirements.

 

 

The Characteristics of Wave Springs



1. The wave spring has a wide range of stiffness, strong cushioning and vibration-absorbing capacity, and a large amount of material per unit volume.


2. The wave spring has variable stiffness characteristics. The stiffness of the wave spring can be corrected by changing the different combinations of wave crest height, width and thickness. The stiffness of the wave spring can also be adjusted by the number of combined pieces.


3. Compared with the disc spring, the wave spring has a higher degree of independence. It is flexible and has the advantages of strong impact resistance.


4. The structure size of the wave spring is compact. Therefore, under the same parameters, the wave spring requires less installation space.

 

The Types of Wave Springs

 

Single-turn Wave Spring


Single-turns are best for applications with short deflection and low to medium forces. The number of waves and material thickness can be changed to accommodate stronger forces. It is used for bearing pre-load.

 

Multi-turn Wave Spring


A multi-turn wave spring can decrease the needed axial space. It is suited for applications with large deflection and a small spring rate. A wide range of forces can be accommodated.[8][9]

 

Nested Wave Spring


Eliminates the need to stack springs to accommodate higher loads. It produces high force while maintaining the precision of a circular-grain wave spring. It replaces a stack of belleville washers where a high but accurate force is needed.

 

 

Working Principle of Wave Springs

 

Single-turn Wave Spring


It is suitable for short displacement and low and medium elasticity working conditions, with good reliability and high working principle: wave spring has the accuracy of the double working principle of cylindrical spring and disc spring.

 

Multi-turn Wave Spring


The elasticity value is inversely proportional to the number of turns, and it is mainly used for: large displacement, low and medium elasticity requirements, and is a substitute for cylindrical springs.

 

Nested Wave Spring


The force value of the spring is proportional to the number of turns, and it is able to maintain the accurate characteristics of the wave spring while the onset of large elasticity, and it is possible to use nested wave springs instead of disc springs in many places.

 

The Applications of the Wave Springs

 

Wave springs are widely used in electric motors, textile machinery, hydraulic equipment, automotive and other industries, mainly installed in the bearing chamber or hole with the appropriate specifications, installation space is very small, with a special function of reducing noise and vibration. Wave springs are particularly suitable for applications that require weight reduction and are constrained by small installation space. Typical applications include: aerospace, precision machinery, hydraulic seals, and high-end motors.


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