{
  "id": "elastic-potential-energy-calculator",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "Elastic Potential Energy Calculator",
  "shortName": "Elastic Potential Energy",
  "description": "Calculate energy stored in a stretched or compressed ideal spring.",
  "category": "Science & Engineering",
  "categorySlug": "science-engineering",
  "keywords": [
    "elastic",
    "potential",
    "energy",
    "calculator",
    "elastic potential energy calculator"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/elastic-potential-energy-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-09-01",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/elastic-potential-energy-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/elastic-potential-energy-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/elastic-potential-energy-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/elastic-potential-energy-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/elastic-potential-energy-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/elastic-potential-energy-calculator/?springConstant=200&displacement=0.1",
  "queryParameters": {
    "springConstant": {
      "label": "Spring constant k (N/m)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 200
    },
    "displacement": {
      "label": "Displacement x (m)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0.1
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "springConstant",
      "label": "Spring constant k (N/m)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 200,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 0.001
    },
    {
      "id": "displacement",
      "label": "Displacement x (m)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 0.1,
      "step": 0.0001
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "energy",
      "label": "Elastic potential energy (J)",
      "format": "number",
      "primary": true,
      "digits": 8
    },
    {
      "id": "force",
      "label": "Spring force magnitude (N)",
      "format": "number",
      "digits": 8
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "elastic energy U = ½kx²; spring-force magnitude = k|x|"
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "springConstant": 200,
        "displacement": 0.1
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}