In: Mechanical Engineering
4. Use music wire to make a series of springs with
wire diameters [0.075”, 0.080”, 0.085”, 0.090”].
Each spring should have a free length of 3” and rate of 50 lbf/ft
and exactly 20 total coils. The
ends are squared and ground and the load factor of safety should be
1.1.
For each wire size, list the figure of merit and the spring index,
C.
All else being equal, which wire diameter makes the most
meritorious design?