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Spring Force (Hooke's Law)
Spring Force (Hooke's Law): Force exerted by a spring. A Machine Design formula in mechanical engineering. Variables F, k and x, each with SI and imperial…
Machine Design
Specification
- Name
- Spring Force (Hooke's Law)
- Discipline
- mechanical
- Category
- Machine Design
- LaTeX
- F = kx
- Description
- Force exerted by a spring
- Conditions
- Linear elastic (Hooke's law) region
- Can solve for
- F, k, x
- Tags
- spring, hooke, stiffness, deflection
Variables
| Symbol | Name | Unit | Si Unit | Imperial Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | Spring Force | N | N | lbf |
| k | Spring Constant | N/m | N/m | lbf/in |
| x | Displacement | m | m | in |
Common questions
- What is the Spring Force (Hooke's Law) formula?
- Force exerted by a spring. It sits under Machine Design, Mechanical engineering in the EngiRef reference.
- What do the symbols in the Spring Force (Hooke's Law) formula mean?
- In Spring Force (Hooke's Law), F is spring force in N; k is spring constant in N/m; x is displacement in m.
- When does the Spring Force (Hooke's Law) formula apply?
- Spring Force (Hooke's Law) holds under this condition: Linear elastic (Hooke's law) region.