TABLE OF CONTENTS
Smalley Steel Ring Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-11General Spring Information / Comparitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-14Spring Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-17
ABOUT WAVESPRINGS WAVE SPRINGS– FROM STOCK
SERIESSPRING TYPE SSRGap / Overlap Single Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18-19
SSR-N Narrow Single Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
RWWavo (Round Wire) Single Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
SSB*Bearing Pre-Load Single Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-23Bearing Cross Reference Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-25C / CSCrest-to-Crest / Shim Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26-31
SSRSShim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Spring Tester / Fatigue Tester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33General Ring Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34-35Ring Selection Guide / Ring Interchange Listing . . . . . . . . . . .36-38
Ring Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39-41
Assembly / Removal Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42-43
ABOUT RETAININGRINGS INTERNALRETAINING RINGS– FROM STOCK
SERIES RATING,RING TYPE VHLight Duty Single Turn, Spiral . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44-45
WHMedium Duty 2-Turn, Spiral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46-48
WHWWaveRing, Spiral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 WHTMedium Heavy Duty 2-Turn, Spiral . . . . . . . . .50-51
WHMHeavy Duty 2-Turn, Spiral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52-53
FHEHeavy Duty Single Turn, Snap . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54-55
EH*Aerospace, Spiral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56-57
DNH*DIN, Spiral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58-59
FH*DIN, Snap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60-61
EXTERNALRETAINING RINGS– FROM STOCK
ENGINEERING
SERIES RATING,RING TYPE VSLight Duty Single Turn, Spiral . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62-63
WSMedium Duty 2-Turn, Spiral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64-66
WSWWaveRing, Spiral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
WSTMedium Heavy Duty 2-Turn, Spiral . . . . . . . . .68-69
WSMHeavy Duty 2-Turn, Spiral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70-71
FSEHeavy Duty Single Turn, Snap . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72-73
ES*Aerospace, Spiral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74-75
DNS*DIN, Spiral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76-77
FS*DIN, Snap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78-79
Copyright 2005 by Smalley Steel Ring Company Lake Zurich, IL 60047 All rights reserved The following are trademarks ofSmalley Steel Ring Company: Gap-Type, No-Tooling-Costs, No-Tooling-Charges, Overlap-Type. The following are registeredtrademarks of Smalley Steel Ring
Company: All Springs Are Not
Equal, Circular-Grain, Crest-to-
Crest, Edgewound-Coiled, No Ears
to Interfere, Quick Ship, Smalley,
Spirawave, WaveRing, Wavo. *Metric Series Special Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Introduction to Smalley Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Materials / Finishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82-86
Spring Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87-91
Ring Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92-97
Smalley Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98-99
Spring Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Ring Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
How to Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102-103
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104-105