What is the difference between spring constant and stiffness factor?
In mechanics, and physics, Hooke’s law of elasticity is an approximation that states that the extension of a spring is in direct proportion with the load added to it as long as this load does not exceed the elastic limit. Materials for which Hooke’s law is a useful approximation are known as linear-elastic or “Hookean” materials. Mathematically, Hooke’s law states that where x is the displacement of the end of the spring from its equilibrium position; F is the restoring force exerted by the material; and k is the force constant (or spring constant). Continuum mechanics [show]Laws Conservation of mass Conservation of momentum Conservation of energy Entropy inequality [show]Solid mechanics Solids · Stress · Deformation · Finite strain theory · Infinitesimal strain theory · Elasticity · Linear elasticity · Plasticity · Viscoelasticity · Hooke’s law · Rheology [show]Fluid mechanics Fluids · Fluid statics Fluid dynamics · Viscosity · Newtonian fluids Non-Newtonian fluids Surface tension [sh
