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    Bearing Locknuts

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    Carbon Steel

    With a nylon insert that grips your threaded shaft or spindle without damaging its threads, these locknuts—also called shaft nuts—hold bearings, bushings, gears, and pulleys prone to vibration tightly in place. They come as one piece, so you can easily clamp them onto your shaft or spindle. But, since they aren’t made entirely of metal, they don’t stand up to heat as well as all-metal locknuts. Slots in their sides mean you can tighten and loosen them with a spanner wrench or spanner socket. Their face is also chamfered to help keep the size and weight of your assembly at a minimum. All meet international standards for bearing locknut dimensions.
    Zinc-Plated Carbon Steel—Zinc-plated carbon steel locknuts resist rusting from some moisture, but you shouldn’t use them with salt water or chemicals. They are strong and resist wear, though they don’t stand up to corrosion as well as 303 stainless steel locknuts.
    Thread Spacing—When choosing your thread spacing, consider the precision of your application. The finer the threads, the more control you have when making adjustments.
    Thread
    Zinc-Plated
    Carbon Steel
    Size
    Spacing
    OD,
    mm
    Wd.,
    mm
    Insert Max.
    Temp., ° F
    Each
    Chamfered Face
    M16 × 1 mmExtra Fine
    		288.52103552N21000000
    M16 × 1.5 mmFine
    		2810.52103552N2200000
     

    Bearing Nuts

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    Carbon Steel

    Stepped Face

    Often paired with spring lock washers to strengthen their hold, these bearing nuts—also known as shaft nuts—keep vibration from shifting bearings, bushings, pulleys, and gears on your threaded shaft or spindle. They have slotted sides, so you can tighten and loosen them with a spanner wrench or spanner socket.
    Carbon Steel—Carbon steel bearing nuts are strong and resist wear.
    Stepped Face—Use stepped-face bearing nuts with DIN 462 spring lock washers. You can also use them in pairs or with other bearing nuts. For the nut closer to the bearing, position the stepped face towards the bearing. All meet DIN standards for bearing lockout dimensions.
    Thread Spacing—When choosing your thread spacing, consider the precision of your application. The finer the threads, the more control you have when making adjustments.
    Nuts
    Bearing
    Lock Washers
    Thread
    Size
    Spacing
    OD,
    mm
    Wd.,
    mm
    Specs.
    Met
    For Lock Washer
    Specs. Met
    Each
    Each
    Carbon Steel
     
    Stepped Face
    M16 × 1.5 mmFine
    		327DIN 1804DIN 4623564N1400000090407A11600000
     

    Thin-Profile Bearing Nuts

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    Used in pairs or with another bearing nut, these thin-profile nuts—often called shaft nuts—hold bearings, bushings, pulleys, and gears in place on your threaded shaft or spindle. Threading two nuts tightly against each other makes it harder for vibration to loosen your assembly than if you used only one nut. For the nut closer to the bearing, position the stepped face towards the bearing. These thin-profile nuts have holes on the side, so you can tighten and loosen them with a pin spanner wrench. All meet DIN 1816, an international standard for bearing locknut dimensions.
    Carbon Steel—Carbon steel bearing nuts are strong and resist wear.
    Thread Spacing—When choosing your thread spacing, consider the precision of your application. The finer the threads, the more control you have when making adjustments.
    Thread
    Size
    Spacing
    OD,
    mm
    Wd.,
    mm
    Specs.
    Met
    Each
    Carbon Steel
     
    Stepped Face
    M16 × 1.5 mmFine
    		327DIN 18163549N14000000
     

    Ball Screws and Nuts

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    Ball Nuts

    Flange Nut

    Style C

    Internal ball bearings provide smooth low-friction travel in applications that require high speeds, accurate positioning, and repeatable movement. Also known as single-start ball screws and nuts, they have a single thread that runs the length of the screw. They operate with more torque than fast-travel ball screws and nuts. To ensure compatibility, select components that have the same thread direction and size. Ball nuts are furnished with a tube to keep ball bearings in place. Do not remove the tube until you are ready to install the nuts onto the screws.
    Ball Screws—Right-Hand Threaded
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    Travel Distance per Turn—Travel distance per turn, also known as screw lead, is the distance a ball nut moves with one revolution of the ball screw.
    Root Diameter—Root diameter indicates the diameter the ball screw will be after machining away the threads.
    Thread
    Size
    Lg.,
    mm
    No. of Thread
    Starts
    Travel Distance
    per Turn, mm
    Accuracy for Travel
    Distance per Turn
    Root Dia.,
    mm
    Hardness
    Tensile Strength,
    psi
    Temp. Range,
    ° F
    Each
    Carbon Steel
    M16
    		50015±0.210 mm/300 mm13.5Rockwell C5821,0005 to 1756624K630000000
    M16
    		1,00015±0.210 mm/300 mm13.5Rockwell C5821,0005 to 1756624K2000000
     
    Platform Ball Nuts—Right-Hand Threaded
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    Travel Distance per Turn—Travel distance per turn, also known as screw lead, is the distance a ball nut moves with one revolution of the ball screw.
    Thread
    Size
    Lg.,
    mm
    Wd.,
    mm
    Ht.,
    mm
    Ctr. Ht.,
    mm
    No. of Thread
    Starts
    Travel Distance
    per Turn, mm
    Hardness
    Dynamic Thrust
    Load Cap., lb.
    Max. Backlash,
    mm
    Temp. Range,
    ° F
    Each
    Alloy Steel
    M16
    		364232.51615Rockwell C581,2000.15 to 1756624K270000000
     
    Flange Ball Nuts—Right-Hand Threaded
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    Style C

    Travel Distance per Turn—Travel distance per turn, also known as screw lead, is the distance a ball nut moves with one revolution of the ball screw.
    Flange,
    mm
    Style
    Thread
    Size
    Lg.,
    mm
    Dia.,
    mm
    Wd.
    Ht.
    Thk.
    No. of Thread
    Starts
    Travel Distance
    per Turn, mm
    Hardness
    Dynamic Thrust
    Load Cap., lb.
    Max. Backlash,
    mm
    Temp. Range,
    ° F
    Each
    Alloy Steel
    CM16
    		403454401015Rockwell C581,2000.15 to 1756624K410000000
     

    Fast-Travel Ball Screws and Nuts

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    Ball Nuts,

    Externally

    Threaded Nut,

    Style B

    Multiple thread channels (also known as thread starts) create faster linear travel than ball screws with a single thread start. Internal ball bearings provide smooth low-friction travel in applications that require high speeds, accurate positioning, and repeatable movement. To ensure compatibility, select components that have the same thread size and number of thread starts. Ball nuts are furnished with a tube to keep ball bearings in place. Do not remove the tube until you are ready to install the nuts onto the screws.
    Ball Screws—Right-Hand Threaded
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    Carbon Steel—Carbon steel ball screws and nuts are case hardened, so they resist wear better than standard carbon steel. However, they are less corrosion resistant than black-oxide alloy steel screws and nuts.
    Travel Distance per Turn—Travel distance per turn, also known as screw lead, is the distance a ball nut moves with one revolution of the ball screw.
    Root Diameter—Root diameter indicates the diameter the ball screw will be after machining away the threads.
    Thread
    Size
    Lg.,
    mm
    No. of Thread
    Starts
    Travel Distance
    per Turn, mm
    Accuracy for Travel
    Distance per Turn
    Root Dia.,
    mm
    Hardness
    Tensile Strength,
    psi
    Temp. Range,
    ° F
    Each
    Carbon Steel
    M16
    		500416±0.05 mm/300 mm13.3Rockwell C5695,00032 to 1504566N141000000
    M16
    		1,000416±0.05 mm/300 mm13.3Rockwell C5695,00032 to 1504566N142000000
     
    Externally Threaded Ball Nuts—Right-Hand Threaded
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    Style B

    Carbon Steel—Carbon steel ball screws and nuts are case hardened, so they resist wear better than standard carbon steel. However, they are less corrosion resistant than black-oxide alloy steel screws and nuts.
    Travel Distance per Turn—Travel distance per turn, also known as screw lead, is the distance a ball nut moves with one revolution of the ball screw.
    Style
    Thread
    Size
    Lg.,
    mm
    Dia.,
    mm
    No. of Thread
    Starts
    Travel Distance
    per Turn, mm
    External
    Thread Size
    Hardness
    Dynamic Thrust
    Load Cap., lb.
    Max. Backlash,
    mm
    Temp. Range,
    ° F
    Each
    Carbon Steel
    BM16
    		5039416M30
    		Rockwell C561,5000.0432 to 1504566N3020000000
     
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