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===About the Spring Constant===
: The larger the '''spring constant''' the stiffer the [[Coil Spring|spring]].
: The '''spring constant''' is the [[force]] required, in [[NewtonsNewton]]s, to [[extension|extend]] or [[compression|compress]] a [[Coil Spring|spring]] by 1 [[metre]].: The [[unit]]s of the '''spring constant''' are [[NewtonsNewton]] s per [[metre]] (N/m).
: The '''spring constant''' applies to [[object]]s as they [[Deformation|deform]] [[Elastic Deformation|elastically]]. Once an [[object]] reaches its [[Elastic Limit|elastic limit]] it no longer follows the [[Spring Constant|spring constant]].
: The '''spring constant''' for an [[object]] can be found from the [[gradient]] of a [[graph]] with [[extension]] plotted on the [[x-axis]] and [[force]] plotted on the [[y-axis]].
===About the Spring Constant===
: The [[SI Unit|SI units]] of the '''spring constant''' are [[NewtonsNewton]] s per [[metre]] (N/m).
: The larger the '''spring constant''' the stiffer the [[Coil Spring|spring]].
: The '''spring constant''' applies to [[object]]s as they [[Deformation|deform]] [[Elastic Deformation|elastically]]. Once an [[object]] reaches its [[Elastic Limit|elastic limit]] it no longer follows the [[Spring Constant|spring constant]].
: The '''spring constant''' for an [[object]] can be found from the [[gradient]] of a [[graph]] with [[extension]] plotted on the [[x-axis]] and [[force]] plotted on the [[y-axis]].