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News Release from: RA Rodriguez (UK) | Subject: Spirolox
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 04 November 2003
Compression wave springs offer new
options
Instead of conventional round wire springs, coil springs or wavy washers, more and more design engineers are specifying compression wave springs.
Instead of conventional round wire springs, coil springs or wavy washers, more and more design engineers are specifying compression wave springs By comparison with these alternatives, compression wave springs save space and provide more precise load deflection characteristics
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 3 Dec 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Compared with conventional springs or wavy washers, Spirolox compact wave springs from RA Rodriguez save space and provide more precise load deflection and characteristics.
And now, thanks to the newly extended RA Rodriguez Spirolox range, these design benefits are available to more applications.
These popular products are now available in a range of Imperial bore sizes from 0.5 to 16in as standard single turn and peak-to-peak springs.
A bearing preload series has also been introduced in metric sizes.
These range from 16 to 580mm bearing outside diameter.
Peak-to-peak wave springs with up to 24 turns are also available with bore diameters ranging from 0.625 to 2.000in.
In addition to a greater size range, the Spirolox wave springs can also be specified in a wider choice of materials.
In addition to carbon steel and stainless steel, several exotic alloys are now available.
A third type of stainless steel has also been introduced - 17-7PH, for applications where corrosion resistance and high strength up to 650F are required.
New materials include an austenitic alloy, used in high temperature applications and where corrosion resistance and/or nonmagnetic properties are required.
A further nonmagnetic option is beryllium copper which is also resistant to ordinary rust, corrosion from seawater or sea air and to most alkaline solutions.
Wave spring applications are extremely diverse, however there are common denominators shared by most designs that help determine the best wave spring to suit the application.
These are design envelope, load requirement and operating conditions.
All three elements are fully explained in a new catalogue on the expanded range.
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