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