Metal Lock Washers | McMaster-Carr

To keep 90° countersunk screws from loosening in vibration applications, the teeth on these washers bite further into the screw head and joint than standard external-tooth lock washers for a more secure hold.

Internal-Tooth Lock Washers

Internal teeth dig into the screw head while the smooth outside edge won't snag objects. Use with fasteners that have small heads, such as fillister and cheese head screws.

Metric Internal-Tooth Lock Washers

Internal teeth dig into the screw head while the smooth outside edge won't snag objects. Use with metric fasteners that have small heads, such as fillister and cheese head screws.

Mil. Spec. Internal-Tooth Lock Washers

Choose these washers for their adherence to strict military standards for material and construction.

Internal-Tooth Lock Washers for Soft Material

Slightly domed with an oversized outside diameter, these washers distribute your fastener's load over a larger surface area than other internal-tooth lock washers to limit damage to soft material.

Internal-/External-Tooth Lock Washers

The combination of internal and external teeth boosts gripping power to maintain a tight hold and provide more vibration resistance than other tooth lock washers. Use with fasteners that have heads large enough to make contact with the external teeth, such as pan, button, and binding head screws.

Belleville Spring Lock Washers for Socket Head Screws

These washers have smaller outside diameters than standard spring lock washers to fit neatly under socket head cap screws.

Belleville Spring Lock Washers

Also known as conical washers, these have a slightly cupped shape that gives them spring-like flexibility to grip tighter than split and tooth lock washers.

Spring Lock Washers for Slotted Bearing Nuts

Designed for use with bearing nuts, these lock washers have a conical shape that presses like a spring against bearings, bushings, gears, and pulleys to hold them in place on your threaded shaft or spindle.

Metric Spring Lock Washers

The arched shape of these washers presses up against a bolt and down against a nut to prevent loosening from wear, vibration, or temperature changes.

Wedge Lock Washers

Also known as NORD-LOCK® washers, these two-piece washers provide more locking power than split, tooth, and spring lock washers. Wedges on the inside lock the two pieces together, and serrations on the exterior grip surfaces to resist loosening from high vibration and shifting.

Tab Lock Washers

Bend one tab against the side of the mounting surface and the other tab against the flats on a bolt or nut to prevent both the fastener and washer from turning and loosening in high-vibration applications, such as a motor mount.

Metric Tab Lock Washers

Bend the tab of these metric lock washers against the flats of a hex nut or bolt head to prevent the fastener and washer from turning and loosening due to vibration, wear, or changes in temperature.

Square-Neck Bolt Lock Washers

Designed for use with square-neck bolts such as carriage bolts, these washers have teeth that dig into wood and other soft material to prevent rotation.

Lock Washer Assortments

Tooth Lock Washer Assortments

Teeth bite into the joint for a tighter grip than split lock washers.

Split Lock Washer Assortments

As a screw is tightened, these washers flatten to add tension to the joint and prevent loosening from small amounts of vibration.

Disc Springs

Belleville Disc Springs

Use these steel springs in noncorrosive environments.

Corrosion-Resistant Belleville Disc Springs

Made of stainless steel, these springs are more corrosion resistant than steel springs. Use them on shafts, bolts, and the ends of valves to maintain tension and separate components.

Extreme-Temperature Belleville Disc Springs

These springs withstand temperatures from -400° to 1100° F. All are 718 nickel, a high-strength, corrosion-resistant alloy that's also known as Inconel.

Corrosion-Resistant Wave Disc Springs

Made of stainless steel, these springs are more corrosion resistant than steel wave disc springs.

Wave Disc Springs

Use these high-carbon steel springs in noncorrosive environments.

Stacked Wave Disc Springs

Multiple rows of waves allow these springs to handle higher loads than standard wave disc springs.

Corrosion-Resistant Stacked Wave Disc Springs

Made of 17-7 PH stainless steel with multiple rows of waves, these springs are more corrosion resistant than steel springs and handle greater loads than standard wave disc springs.

Split Wave Disc Springs

A gap allows these springs to compress without widening, so they won't bind or deform when used inside a housing with tight clearance.

Belleville Disc Springs for Flange Bolts

Keep pipe flange connections sealed during demanding applications. When installed under flange bolt heads, these springs compensate for shock loads, vibration, and thermal expansion and contraction.

Mil. Spec. Belleville Disc Springs

These springs meet MIL-W-12133.

Belleville Disc Springs for Ball Bearings

Install these springs, also known as bearing preload washers, against ball bearings to reduce noise and unwanted movement along the shaft.

Corrosion-Resistant Curved Disc Springs

Made of stainless steel, these springs are more corrosion resistant than steel springs.

Curved Disc Springs

Use these high-carbon steel springs in noncorrosive environments.

Notched Disc Springs

Notches make these springs more flexible than Belleville disc springs and allow liquid to flow around the spring, even while it's in use.

Finger Disc Springs

Raised tabs, known as fingers, enable these springs to compress without widening, so they won't bind or deform in housings with little clearance. Use with ball bearings in precision and high-speed drive assemblies to reduce noise, vibration, and wear.