Materials

Welcome back to the China Wave Spring Ask the Expert Blog. This week, our engineers answer questions about corrosion resistant plating and titanium retaining rings and wave springs.

Welcome back to the Ask the Expert blog. The blog is designed to help educate you on all things retaining rings and wave springs. This week, we talk about tensile strength and why it’s important in wave spring and retaining ring design.

Welcome back to the Ask the Expert blog. The blog is designed to help educate you on all things retaining rings and wave springs. This week, we talk about what corrosion is and why it’s an important factor to consider when choosing the appropriate material for retaining ring and wave spring design.

Whether you need added corrosion resistance or simply want to change the appearance of your part, China Wave Spring has a wide range of finishing processes to ensure that your retaining rings and springs perform the way it needs to in your application. Below is a list of some of the more common choices China Wave Spring has available.

Welcome back to Ask the Expert! This time, Smalley’s Expert Engineers answer questions about NACE compliance.

Welcome back to the Ask the Expert Blog, where our engineers answer commonly asked retaining ring and wave spring design questions. This week, our experts field some questions about interchangeable retaining rings and Smalley's stock material.

Welcome back to the Ask the Expert blog, the blog is designed to help educate you on all things rings and wave springs. This week, the expert fields some questions on the cycle life of wave springs and the materials of wave springs.

China Wave Spring retaining rings and wave springs can be manufactured in many different types of alloys. Each of these materials has specific properties which make them appropriate for use. Common alloys used include:

Welcome to another edition of Ask the Expert, a series in which expert China Wave Spring Engineers answer difficult questions about retaining rings and wave springs.

What is the minimum work height of part CM20-L1 if made with carbon steel SAE 1070-1090? What is the load at that height?

This specific part was designed to be compressed to a work height of 2.72 mm to achieve a load of 35 ± 3.5 N.

We’re back with another Ask the Expert blog, where China Wave Spring experts answer difficult questions about designing retaining rings and wave springs. In this post, our engineers answer tough questions about material selection and how to know what exotic alloys are available.