Modelling the stiffness of plastic springs manufactured via additive manufacturing

• Main Authors: Sacco, Enea, Moon, Seung Ki
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Additive Manufacturing; Springs
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160680
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The helical spring is one of the most used components in mechanisms but there is little research on the application of 3D printing, also called Additive Manufacturing, to springs. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to derive a model for the stiffness of 3D printed springs. The equation assume...