Types of Springs


wire springs
helical springs of round or square wire, made to resist and deflect under tensile, compressive, or torsional loads
- compression springs

flat springs
- cantilever and elliptical types
- wound motor- or clock-type power springs
- flat spring washers, usually called Belleville springs
- leaf springs

special-shaped springs
- constant-force spring
- volute spring
- conical spring

Other names
- coil spring
- torsion bar
- torsion spring
- extension spring
- Belleville spring
- tapered spring
- disc spring
- wave spring
- slotted spring