WAVE SPRINGS Single-Turn Gap-Type Wave Spring Overlap-Type Wave Spring Gap-Type and Overlap-Type Single-Turn Single-turn wave springs are flat-wire springs with either a gap or an overlap at the ends.
Features and Benefits • Ideal for providing a preload or tolerance take-up • Gap-type is suitable for stacking and reduces height • Overlap-type is suitable for small diameters and reduces tangling in packaging • Provides more accurate load than a wave washer • Suitable for light-to-medium forces and short deflections • SSB Series is designed around standard metric bearing sizes • Custom parts available from .118 to 120" (3 to 3000 mm) with No-Tooling-Charges Overlap-Type available from stock in carbon and 17-7 PH stainless steel: Gap-Type available from stock in carbon and 17-7 PH stainless steel: Application:
Bearing Preload SSB Metric Light-to-medium forces; short deflections 100 - 580 mm For more information on single-turn wave springs or how they can be customized, please visit: smalley.com/single-turn For Free Samples, please visit: smalley.com/samples 8 smalley.com • +1.847.719.5900 FREE SAMPLES Stock Series Units Spring Type Diameter SSR Imperial Light-to-medium forces; short deflections .500 - 1.625" SSB Metric Light-to-medium forces; short deflections 9 - 95 mm Stock Series Units Spring Type Diameter Imperial Light-to-medium forces; short deflections SSR-N Imperial Light-to-medium forces; narrow section, short deflection 3.250 - 7.750"