Coefficients for actual spring-mass-damper system

From	Christopher Howard <christopher@librehacker.com>
Newsgroups	sci.physics
Subject	Coefficients for actual spring-mass-damper system
Date	2025-12-18 15:18 -0900
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Hi, I am playing around with model spring-mass-damper systems on my
analog computer. I was wanting, for comparison purposes, to make an
actual system with a spring and a mass. But I am a little confused how I
would know what the damping coefficient and spring coefficient is for
any given spring, as that doesn't seem to be listed for any springs I
can purchase on the Internet. Is there some catalog of springs out there
that lists those coefficients, or a way to calculate them from some
other listed parameter, or a practical way to measure them?

-- 
Christopher Howard

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Coefficients for actual spring-mass-damper system Christopher Howard <christopher@librehacker.com> - 2025-12-18 15:18 -0900
  Re: Coefficients for actual spring-mass-damper system John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2025-12-18 19:29 -0600
    Re: Coefficients for actual spring-mass-damper system John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2025-12-19 08:17 -0600

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