A compression spring is made of music wire of 20 mm diameter having a shear strength and shear modulus of 600 MPa and 50 MPa respectively. The mean coil diameter is 20 mm, free length is 40 mm and number of active coils is 10. If the mean coil diameter is reduced to 10 mm, the stiffness of the spring is approximately.
1
Decreased by 2 times
2
Increased by 2 times
3
Decreased by 8 times
4
Increased by 8 times