Skip to content
Please enter a keyword to search

  • EN 13906-1:2013

    Current The latest, up-to-date edition.

    Cylindrical helical springs made from round wire and bar - Calculation and design - Part 1 : Compression springs

    Available format(s): 

    Language(s): 

    Published date:  17-07-2013

    Publisher:  Comite Europeen de Normalisation

    Pure ENs are not available for sale, please purchase a suitable national adoption

    Sorry this product is not available in your region.

    Add To Cart

    Table of Contents - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions, symbols, units and abbreviated
       terms
    4 Theoretical compression spring diagram
    5 Design principles
    6 Types of Loading
    7 Stress correction factor k
    8 Material property values for the calculation of
       springs
    9 Calculation formulae
    10 Permissible torsional stresses
    Annex A (informative) - Examples of relaxation for cold
            coiled springs
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    This European Standard specifies the calculation and design of cold and hot coiled cylindrical helical compression springs with a linear characteristic, made from round wire and bar of constant diameter with values according to Table 1, and in respect of which the principal loading is applied in the direction of the spring axis.

    General Product Information - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Committee CEN/TC 407
    Development Note Supersedes PREN 13906-1. (07/2013)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Comite Europeen de Normalisation
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN 13175:2014 LPG EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - SPECIFICATION AND TESTING FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) PRESSURE VESSEL VALVES AND FITTINGS
    13/30286091 DC : 0 BS EN 16678 - SAFETY AND CONTROL DEVICES FOR GAS BURNERS AND GAS BURNING APPLIANCES - AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF VALVES FOR OPERATING PRESSURE OF ABOVE 500 KPA UP TO AND INCLUDING 6300 KPA
    BS EN ISO 14119:2013 Safety of machinery. Interlocking devices associated with guards. Principles for design and selection
    DIN EN ISO 14119:2014-03 Safety of machinery - Interlocking devices associated with guards - Principles for design and selection (ISO 14119:2013)
    09/30202307 DC : 0 BS EN 12514-1 - PARTS FOR SUPPLY SYSTEMS FOR CONSUMING UNITS WITH LIQUID FUELS - PART 1: SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS - TERMINOLOGY, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    I.S. EN 13175:2014 LPG EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - SPECIFICATION AND TESTING FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) PRESSURE VESSEL VALVES AND FITTINGS
    UNE-EN 16678:2016 Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas burning appliances - Automatic shut-off valves for operating pressure of above 500 kPa up to and including 6 300 kPa
    EN 14071:2015 LPG equipment and accessories - Pressure relief valves for LPG pressure vessels - Ancillary equipment
    16/30334287 DC : 0 BS EN 334 - GAS PRESSURE REGULATORS FOR INLET PRESSURE UP TO 100 BAR
    I.S. EN 14382:2005 SAFETY DEVICES FOR GAS PRESSURE REGULATING STATIONS AND INSTALLATIONS - GAS SAFETY SHUT-OFF DEVICES FOR INLET PRESSURES UP TO 100 BAR
    DIN EN 14382 E : 2009 SAFETY DEVICES FOR GAS PRESSURE REGULATING STATIONS AND INSTALLATIONS - GAS SAFETY SHUT-OFF DEVICES FOR INLET PRESSURES UP TO 100 BAR
    BS EN 14382 : 2005 SAFETY DEVICES FOR GAS PRESSURE REGULATING STATIONS AND INSTALLATIONS - GAS SAFETY SHUT-OFF DEVICES FOR INLET PRESSURES UP TO 100 BAR
    BS EN 88-2:2007 Pressure regulators and associated safety devices for gas appliances Pressure regulators for inlet pressures above 500 mbar up to and including 5 bar
    UNE-EN ISO 14119:2014 Safety of machinery - Interlocking devices associated with guards - Principles for design and selection (ISO 14119:2013)
    DIN EN 15800:2009-03 CYLINDRICAL HELICAL SPRINGS MADE OF ROUND WIRE - QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS FOR COLD COILED COMPRESSION SPRINGS
    EN ISO 14119:2013 Safety of machinery - Interlocking devices associated with guards - Principles for design and selection (ISO 14119:2013)
    UNI EN 13175 : 2015 LPG EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - SPECIFICATION AND TESTING FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) PRESSURE VESSEL VALVES AND FITTINGS
    08/30167437 DC : DRAFT JAN 2008 BS EN ISO 28622 - PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES FOR TRANSPORTABLE REFILLABLE CYLINDERS FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG)
    PREN 14382 : DRAFT 2016 GAS SAFETY SHUT-OFF DEVICES FOR INLET PRESSURE UP TO 100 BAR
    UNE-EN 13175:2015 LPG Equipment and accessories - Specification and testing for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) pressure vessel valves and fittings
    06/30148043 DC : 0 EN 88-2 - PRESSURE REGULATORS AND ASSOCIATED SAFETY DEVICES FOR GAS APPLIANCES - PART 2: PRESSURE REGULATORS FOR INLET PRESSURES ABOVE 500 MBAR UP TO AND INCLUDING 5 BAR
    12/30271124 DC : 0 BS EN 13906-2 - CYLINDRICAL HELICAL SPRINGS MADE FROM ROUND WIRE AND BAR - CALCULATION AND DESIGN - PART 2: EXTENSION SPRINGS
    UNI EN 16304 : 2013 AUTOMATIC VENT VALVES FOR GAS BURNERS AND GAS BURNING APPLIANCES
    BS EN 16304:2013 Automatic vent valves for gas burners and gas burning appliances
    I.S. EN ISO 14119:2013 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - INTERLOCKING DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH GUARDS - PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN AND SELECTION (ISO 14119:2013)
    BS EN 13175:2014 LPG Equipment and accessories. Specification and testing for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) pressure vessel valves and fittings
    UNE-EN 14071:2015 LPG equipment and accessories - Pressure relief valves for LPG pressure vessels - Ancillary equipment
    BS EN 14071:2015 LPG equipment and accessories. Pressure relief valves for LPG pressure vessels. Ancillary equipment
    DIN EN 14382:2016-05 (Draft) SAFETY DEVICES FOR GAS PRESSURE REGULATING STATIONS AND INSTALLATIONS - GAS SAFETY SHUT-OFF DEVICES FOR INLET PRESSURES UP TO 100 BAR
    UNE-EN 13799:2012 LPG equipment and accessories - Contents gauges for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) pressure vessels
    17/30362889 DC : 0 BS EN 13175 - LPG EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - SPECIFICATION AND TESTING FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) PRESSURE VESSEL VALVES AND FITTINGS
    EN 13953:2015 LPG equipment and accessories - Pressure relief valves for transportable refillable cylinders for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
    I.S. EN 161:2011 AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF VALVES FOR GAS BURNERS AND GAS APPLIANCES
    I.S. EN 13906-2:2013 CYLINDRICAL HELICAL SPRINGS MADE FROM ROUND WIRE AND BAR - CALCULATION AND DESIGN - PART 2: EXTENSION SPRINGS
    I.S. EN 13953:2015 LPG EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES FOR TRANSPORTABLE REFILLABLE CYLINDERS FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG)
    I.S. EN 13799:2012 LPG EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - CONTENTS GAUGES FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) PRESSURE VESSELS
    I.S. EN 14129:2014 LPG EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES FOR LPG PRESSURE VESSELS
    DIN EN 13611:2019-06 Safety and control devices for burners and appliances burning gaseous and/or liquid fuels - General requirements
    I.S. EN 88-2:2007 PRESSURE REGULATORS AND ASSOCIATED SAFETY DEVICES FOR GAS APPLIANCES - PART 2: PRESSURE REGULATORS FOR INLET PRESSURES ABOVE 500 MBAR UP TO AND INCLUDING 5 BAR
    KTA 3101.3 : 2015(R2017) DESIGN OF REACTOR CORES OF PRESSURIZED WATER AND BOILING WATER REACTORS - PART 3: MECHANICAL AND THERMAL DESIGN
    VDI 2248 Blatt 5:2017-03 (Draft) Product development using shape memory alloys - Development methods
    VDI/VDE 2255 Blatt 3:2016-02 Plastic and rubber springs - Energy storage components - Precision engineering components
    UNE-EN 16304:2013 Automatic vent valves for gas burners and gas burning appliances
    PREN 13953 : DRAFT 2012 LPG EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES FOR TRANSPORTABLE REFILLABLE CYLINDERS FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG)
    14/30300117 DC : 0 BS EN 13175 - LPG EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - SPECIFICATION AND TESTING FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) PRESSURE VESSEL VALVES AND FITTINGS
    09/30205570 DC : 0 BS EN 13799 - LPG EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - CONTENTS GAUGES FOR LPG TANKS
    08/30178034 DC : DRAFT APR 2008 BS EN 15800 - CYLINDRICAL HELICAL SPRINGS MADE OF ROUND WIRE - QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS FOR COLD COILED COMPRESSION SPRINGS
    ISO 11891:2012 Hot formed helical compression springs — Technical specifications
    I.S. EN 13611:2015 SAFETY AND CONTROL DEVICES FOR BURNERS AND APPLIANCES BURNING GASEOUS AND/OR LIQUID FUELS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    DIN EN 161:2013-04 Automatic shut-off valves for gas burners and gas appliances (includes Amendment A3:2013)
    BS EN 161 : 2011 AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF VALVES FOR GAS BURNERS AND GAS APPLIANCES
    UNE-EN 13953:2015 LPG equipment and accessories - Pressure relief valves for transportable refillable cylinders for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
    UNI EN 13799 : 2012 LPG EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - CONTENTS GAUGES FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) PRESSURE VESSELS
    UNI EN 1106 : 2010 MANUALLY OPERATED TAPS FOR GAS BURNING APPLIANCES
    UNI EN 13906-2 : 2013 CYLINDRICAL HELICAL SPRINGS MADE FROM ROUND WIRE AND BAR - CALCULATION AND DESIGN - PART 2: EXTENSION SPRINGS
    UNI EN 1854 : 2010 PRESSURE SENSING DEVICES FOR GAS BURNERS AND GAS BURNING APPLIANCES
    UNI EN 14129 : 2014 LPG EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES FOR LPG PRESSURE VESSELS
    UNI EN 14382 : 2009 SAFETY DEVICES FOR GAS PRESSURE REGULATING STATIONS AND INSTALLATIONS - GAS SAFETY SHUT-OFF DEVICES FOR INLET PRESSURES UP TO 100 BAR
    UNI EN 161 : 2013 AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF VALVES FOR GAS BURNERS AND GAS APPLIANCES
    UNI EN ISO 14119 : 2013 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - INTERLOCKING DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH GUARDS - PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN AND SELECTION
    DIN EN 16304:2013-05 Automatic vent valves for gas burners and gas burning appliances
    DIN EN 16678 E : 2016 SAFETY AND CONTROL DEVICES FOR GAS BURNERS AND GAS BURNING APPLIANCES - AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF VALVES FOR OPERATING PRESSURE OF ABOVE 500 KPA UP TO AND INCLUDING 6300 KPA
    10/30198921 DC : 0 BS ISO 11891 - HOT FORMED HELICAL COMPRESSION SPRINGS - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
    UNI EN 15800 : 2009 CYLINDRICAL HELICAL SPRINGS MADE OF ROUND WIRE - QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS FOR COLD COILED COMPRESSION SPRINGS
    12/30265334 DC : 0 BS EN 13953 - LPG EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES FOR TRANSPORTABLE REFILLABLE CYLINDERS FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG)
    PREN 13906-2 : DRAFT 2012 CYLINDRICAL HELICAL SPRINGS MADE FROM ROUND WIRE AND BAR - CALCULATION AND DESIGN - PART 2: EXTENSION SPRINGS
    17/30360051 DC : 0 BS EN 13611 - SAFETY AND CONTROL DEVICES FOR BURNERS AND APPLIANCES BURNING GASEOUS AND/OR LIQUID FUELS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    16/30334290 DC : 0 BS EN 14382 - GAS SAFETY SHUT-OFF DEVICES FOR INLET PRESSURE UP TO 100 BAR
    UNE-EN 13611:2016 Safety and control devices for burners and appliances burning gaseous and/or liquid fuels - General requirements
    DIN EN 13611:2016-09 SAFETY AND CONTROL DEVICES FOR BURNERS AND APPLIANCES BURNING GASEOUS AND/OR LIQUID FUELS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    DIN EN 14071:2015-08 LPG EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES FOR LPG PRESSURE VESSELS - ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT
    PREN 13799 : DRAFT 2009 LPG EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - CONTENTS GAUGES FOR LPG TANKS
    DIN EN 13953:2015-05 LPG equipment and accessories - Pressure relief valves for transportable refillable cylinders for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
    DIN EN 14129:2014-05 LPG EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES FOR LPG PRESSURE VESSELS
    DIN EN 88-2:2008-03 Pressure regulators and associated safety devices for gas appliances - Part 2: Pressure regulators for inlet pressures above 500 mbar up to and including 5 bar
    DIN EN 13799:2012-06 LPG equipment and accessories - Contents gauges for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) pressure vessels
    BS EN 14129:2014 LPG Equipment and accessories. Pressure relief valves for LPG pressure vessels
    BS EN 13799:2012 LPG equipment and accessories. Contents gauges for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) pressure vessels
    ISO 14119:2013 Safety of machinery Interlocking devices associated with guards Principles for design and selection
    BS EN 13953:2015 LPG equipment and accessories. Pressure relief valves for transportable refillable cylinders for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
    EN 13799:2012 LPG equipment and accessories - Contents gauges for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) pressure vessels
    EN 16304:2013 Automatic vent valves for gas burners and gas burning appliances
    EN 15800:2008 Cylindrical helical springs made of round wire - Quality specifications for cold coiled compression springs
    EN 16678:2015 Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas burning appliances - Automatic shut-off valves for operating pressure of above 500 kPa up to and including 6 300 kPa
    EN 161:2011+A3:2013 Automatic shut-off valves for gas burners and gas appliances
    EN 13906-2:2013 Cylindrical helical springs made from round wire and bar - Calculation and design - Part 2: Extension springs
    EN 14382:2005+A1:2009/AC:2009 SAFETY DEVICES FOR GAS PRESSURE REGULATING STATIONS AND INSTALLATIONS - GAS SAFETY SHUT-OFF DEVICES FOR INLET PRESSURES UP TO 100 BAR
    EN 14129:2014 LPG Equipment and accessories - Pressure relief valves for LPG pressure vessels
    EN 88-2:2007 Pressure regulators and associated safety devices for gas appliances - Part 2: Pressure regulators for inlet pressures above 500 mbar up to and including 5 bar
    I.S. EN 15800:2009 CYLINDRICAL HELICAL SPRINGS MADE OF ROUND WIRE - QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS FOR COLD COILED COMPRESSION SPRINGS
    BS EN 15800:2008 Cylindrical helical springs made of round wire. Quality specifications for cold coiled compression springs
    05/30135987 DC : 0 EN 161 - AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF VALVES FOR GAS BURNERS AND GAS APPLIANCES
    12/30257022 DC : 0 BS EN 13611 - SAFETY AND CONTROL DEVICES FOR BURNERS AND APPLIANCES BURNING GASEOUS OR LIQUID FUELS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    PREN 88-2 : DRAFT 2014 SAFETY AND CONTROL DEVICES FOR GAS BURNERS AND GAS BURNING APPLIANCES - PART 2: PRESSURE REGULATORS FOR INLET PRESSURES ABOVE 50 KPA UP TO AND INCLUDING 500 KPA AND ASSOCIATED SAFETY DEVICES
    DIN EN 15800 E : 2009 CYLINDRICAL HELICAL SPRINGS MADE OF ROUND WIRE - QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS FOR COLD COILED COMPRESSION SPRINGS
    BS EN 16678:2015 Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas burning appliances. Automatic shut-off valves for operating pressure of above 500 kPa up to and including 6 300 kPa
    11/30246174 DC : 0 BS EN 16304 - VENT VALVES
    BS ISO 11891:2012 Hot formed helical compression springs. Technical specifications
    11/30203207 DC : 0 BS EN ISO 14119 - SAFETY OF MACHINERY - INTERLOCKING DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH GUARDS - PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN AND SELECTION
    09/30207442 DC : 0 BS EN 16027 - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING - GLOVES WITH PROTECTIVE EFFECT FOR ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL GOAL KEEPERS
    DIN EN 16678:2016-02 Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas burning appliances - Automatic shut-off valves for operating pressure of above 500 kPa up to and including 6 300 kPa
    I.S. EN 16304:2013 AUTOMATIC VENT VALVES FOR GAS BURNERS AND GAS BURNING APPLIANCES
    BS EN 13611:2015 Safety and control devices for burners and appliances burning gaseous and/or liquid fuels. General requirements
    I.S. EN 16678:2015 SAFETY AND CONTROL DEVICES FOR GAS BURNERS AND GAS BURNING APPLIANCES - AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF VALVES FOR OPERATING PRESSURE OF ABOVE 500 KPA UP TO AND INCLUDING 6300 KPA
    DIN EN 13175:2015-02 LPG EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - SPECIFICATION AND TESTING FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) PRESSURE VESSEL VALVES AND FITTINGS
    PREN 13611 : DRAFT 2017 SAFETY AND CONTROL DEVICES FOR BURNERS AND APPLIANCES BURNING GASEOUS AND/OR LIQUID FUELS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    EN 13611:2015/AC:2016 SAFETY AND CONTROL DEVICES FOR BURNERS AND APPLIANCES BURNING GASEOUS AND/OR LIQUID FUELS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    I.S. EN 14071:2015 LPG EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES FOR LPG PRESSURE VESSELS - ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT
    BS EN 13906-2:2013 Cylindrical helical springs made from round wire and bar. Calculation and design Extension springs
    I.S. EN 13611:2015/AC:2016 SAFETY AND CONTROL DEVICES FOR BURNERS AND APPLIANCES BURNING GASEOUS AND/OR LIQUID FUELS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    DIN EN 13906-2:2013-09 Cylindrical helical springs made from round wire and bar - Calculation and design - Part 2: Extension springs

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN 15800:2008 Cylindrical helical springs made of round wire - Quality specifications for cold coiled compression springs
    EN 12166:2016 Copper and copper alloys - Wire for general purposes
    EN 10270-3:2011 Steel wire for mechanical springs - Part 3: Stainless spring steel wire
    EN 10089:2002 Hot-rolled steels for quenched and tempered springs - Technical delivery conditions
    EN ISO 26909:2010 Springs - Vocabulary (ISO 26909:2009)
    ISO 26909:2009 Springs Vocabulary
    ISO 2162-1:1993 Technical product documentation — Springs — Part 1: Simplified representation
    EN 10270-1:2011+A1:2017 Steel wire for mechanical springs - Part 1: Patented cold drawn unalloyed spring steel wire
    EN ISO 2162-1 : 1996 TECHNICAL PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION - SPRINGS - SIMPLIFIED REPRESENTATION
    ISO 26910-1:2009 Springs — Shot peening — Part 1: General procedures
    EN 10270-2:2011 Steel wire for mechanical springs - Part 2: Oil hardened and tempered spring steel wire
    View more information

    • Access your standards online with a subscription

      Features

      • Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations
      • Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications
      • Multi - user online standards collection: secure, flexibile and cost effective