Coatings and Surface Treatments

About Direction of Wind Counting Coils End Types End Squareness,
Parallelism and Grinding Shape Types Stress and Spring Set General Design Considerations Design Cases

Extension Springs

About Design Theory General Design
Considerations Loop Types Loop Guidelines

Torsion Springs

About Design Theory General Design Considerations Leg Configurations

REDUX™ Wave Springs

About Terminology General Design Considerations

Constant Force Springs

About Mounting General Design Considerations Design Theory

Belleville Washers

About Stacking Formulas Additional Design Information

Material Selection Guide

Ferrous Metals Carbon Steel Alloy Steels Stainless Steels Precipitation-Hardening Stainless Steel Exotic Alloys Non-Ferrous Metals Spring Materials (Round Wire)

Coatings and Surface Treatments

About Electropolishing Tumbling Shot Peening Electroplating Electroless Plating Chemical Coatings Coating and Surface Treatment Options

Glossary of Terms

Chemical Coatings

The most common chemical treatments for metals range from a phosphoric acid wash on steel that provides limited and short-term oxidation resistance, to paints of various types designed to give more lasting corrosion protection.