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Questions tagged 'Springs'

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A spring has a spring stiffness constant k of 70.0N/m .?

What compression is required for a spring with a stiffness constant (k) of 70.0 N/m to store 50.0 J of potential energy?

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Anonymous

Nov 06, 2024

Why are springs so rarely made of aluminum?

I understand that aluminum lacks a fatigue limit, unlike steel or titanium, which means that even under very small stresses, fatigue cracking will eventually occur after a sufficient number of cycles....