Product Description
What are spring washers?
Spring washers and formed elastic shims are strip or sheet components designed to maintain preload, compensate for dimensional variation, absorb movement, or retain mating parts in compact assemblies.
Working Principle
How this spring type works.
When compressed or installed against a mating feature, the formed section deflects through controlled bending. Its elastic recovery generates axial, radial, or retaining force that helps maintain contact and accommodate vibration or tolerance changes.
Key Features
Design characteristics.
- Compact preload and compensation in limited installation space
- Wave, curved, finger, clip, and application-specific formed profiles
- Custom thickness, load, deflection, contact points, and mounting details
- Suitable for spring steel, stainless steel, heat treatment, and protective finishes
Common Applications
Typical use cases.
- Bolted joints, bearing preload, and shaft assemblies
- Automotive clips, interior systems, sensors, and actuators
- Electrical contacts, battery systems, and connector retention
- Appliances, instruments, industrial equipment, and compact mechanisms
Custom Spring Review
Need this spring type matched to your assembly?
Send the drawing, target force or torque, working travel, material preference, annual quantity, and validation requirements for a production-oriented review.