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Spring Force (Hooke's Law)
Force exerted by a spring
Machine Design
Source Details
Id
mech-spring-force
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
Variables
[
{
"symbol": "F",
"name": "Spring Force",
"unit": "N",
"siUnit": "N",
"imperialUnit": "lbf"
},
{
"symbol": "k",
"name": "Spring Constant",
"unit": "N/m",
"siUnit": "N/m",
"imperialUnit": "lbf/in"
},
{
"symbol": "x",
"name": "Displacement",
"unit": "m",
"siUnit": "m",
"imperialUnit": "in"
}
]Solve For
F, k, x
Tags
spring, hooke, stiffness, deflection
Is Custom
false