Technical Information
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Dished/Wave

Wave washers, sometimes referred to as Wave Springs have a multitude of waves in the axial direction, generally three but up to six. By increasing the number of waves, the thickness can be reduced for a given load, but only by decreasing the amount of deflection and increasing the radial stress. Wave uniformity is important because the load/deflection rate will not start until all waves are evenly loaded.