Single-turn wave springs are used for several applications, mainly designed for short deflection and low to medium forces. Technology enables to provide a dependable and accurate fit.
The free ends of a wave spring with either gap or overlap type are allowed for the spring outside diameter grows during compression, which if constrained in a bore prevents binding of comparable stamped wave washers, this design has dramatically improved the fatigue resistance and lifetimes. Thus reduces costs effectively.
Basically there are two types of Single turn wave spring: "The Gap Type" and "The Overlap Type"
The Gap Type: As its name implies there is a small gap in the wave circumference. And the overlap type are two ends of the material strip lay on the top of each other.
