Forming of Extension Spring for Aerospace Industry

As specialists in manufacturing high-strength titanium wire forms, Argo Spring was contracted to produce the custom large diameter wire extension spring shown here. Constructed from 0.259″ diameter Beta C treated cold-drawn titanium to meet the needs of a heavy duty industrial application, we utilized various precision machining processes to form the tapered spring coils and the hooked ends, which we trimmed to leave the desired gap. Secondary operations included shot peening to induce compressive stresses and improve fatigue life, as well as liquid penetrant inspection to verify the surface was free of any defects before the primer was applied.

This tapered extension spring was wound with 18 coils and features max O.D. of 2.10″, mean O.D of 1.841″, and free length of 7.82″. We manufactured 75 units of this large diameter wire form according to the customer’s tight delivery schedule. If you would like more information about this project or would like to learn more about our spring manufacturing capabilities, contact us today.

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