Question: A single - bodied helical - coil torsion spring has a wire diameter of 1 mm and an outside coil diameter of 9 mm .

A single-bodied helical-coil torsion spring has a wire diameter of 1 mm and an outside coil diameter of 9 mm . The tightly coiled
spring has 15.5 coils, with an end extension of l=12mm from the coil center to the point of load application at each end. The spring material is a
steel alloy with Sut=2030MPa. Let E=200GPa and Sy=0.78Sut
a. Calculate the torsional spring rate for this spring. Neglect contribution of end extensions.
b. If a torque 0.10 N -m were applied, what angular deflection (in degrees) would be expected? Neglect contribution of end extensions.
c. What is the value of the maximum stress in the spring wire under the 0.10N-m static torque? Obtain the static factor of safety.
d. If a design safety factor of 1.5, based on minimum ultimate tensile strength, is desired, would the spring design be acceptable? Compare
with your answers from part (c).
e.(optional part, no extra credit, fair game for exam) If the applied moment fluctuates between 0.1 Nm and 0.2 Nm , determine the factor
of safety against fatigue. Use a fatigue life of one million cycles, and non-shot peened ASTM A228 steel for fatigue date. The Goodman
fatigue criterion is to be used for this part, with endurance limits defined from a repeated bending test.
A single - bodied helical - coil torsion spring

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