Selecting Compatible Lead Screws and Nuts
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About Washers
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About Conduit
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About Shaft Collars
Shaft collars are useful for holding and positioning components on a shaft. They can also serve as mechanical stops and stroke limiters.
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About Selecting Shock Absorbers
To select the best shock absorber for your application, you need to find the energy capacity your application requires. Use this formula to calculate the energy capacity required to stop a horizontal-moving load. For example, if you have a 250-lb. load moving at 25 inches per second, your calculation is (250 lbs. ÷ 772) × 252 = 202.4 in.-lbs. energy capacity.
Note: Choose a shock absorber with a higher energy capacity than you calculated. Factors such as driving force or an inclined surface will increase the energy capacity required.
Energy Capacity (in.-lbs.) = (Weight, lbs./772) × Velocity2 (in. per second)
Bearing Retaining Locknuts
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.
When choosing your thread spacing, consider the precision of your application. The finer the threads, the more control you have when making adjustments.
All carbon steel locknuts are strong and resist wear, though they don’t stand up to corrosion as well as stainless steel locknuts. Zinc-plated steel locknuts resist rusting from some moisture, but you shouldn’t use them with salt water or chemicals.
303 stainless steel locknuts resist corrosion better than steel locknuts but aren’t as strong. They withstand washdowns and chemicals.
For technical drawings and 3-D models, click on a part number.
Locknuts | ||||||||||
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Thread | Spanner Sockets | |||||||||
Size | Pitch, mm | Spacing | OD | Wd., mm | Insert Max. Temp., °F | Specifications Met | Each | Each | ||
Carbon Steel | ||||||||||
Chamfered Face | ||||||||||
| M25 | 1.5 | Extra Fine | 38mm | 11 | 160° | ISO 2982-2 | 0000000 | 000000 | 00000000 | 0000000 |
Zinc-Plated Carbon Steel | ||||||||||
Chamfered Face | ||||||||||
| M25 | 1.5 | Extra Fine | 38mm | 10.5 | 210° | __ | 0000000 | 00000 | 000000 | 00 |
303 Stainless Steel | ||||||||||
Chamfered Face | ||||||||||
| M25 | 1.5 | Extra Fine | 38mm | 11 | 160° | ISO 2982-2 | 0000000 | 00000 | 00000000 | 000000 |
Bearing Retaining Nuts
Often paired with spring lock washers to strengthen their hold, these retaining 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.
Chamfered-face retaining nuts weigh less and produce less heat than stepped-face nuts. Some meet ISO 2982 (formerly DIN 981), an international standard for bearing locknut dimensions. Their sizes correspond to SKF KM series. Use them with DIN 5406 spring lock washers.
Carbon steel retaining nuts are strong and resist wear.
For technical drawings and 3-D models, click on a part number.
Ball Screws and Nuts
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.
Travel distance per turn, also known as screw lead, is the distance a ball nut moves with one revolution of the ball screw.
For technical drawings and 3-D models, click on a part number.
Root diameter indicates the diameter the ball screw will be after machining away the threads.
| Thread Size | Lg. | No. of Thread Starts | Travel Distance per Turn | Accuracy for Travel Distance per Turn | Root Dia. | Hardness | Tensile Strength, psi | Temp. Range, °F | Each | |
Carbon Steel | ||||||||||
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| M25 | 500 mm | 1 | 5mm | ±0.210 mm per 300 mm | 22.2mm | Rockwell C58 | 21,000 | 5° to 175° | 0000000 | 0000000 |
| M25 | 1,000 mm | 1 | 5mm | ±0.210 mm per 300 mm | 22.2mm | Rockwell C58 | 21,000 | 5° to 175° | 0000000 | 000000 |
| M25 | 1,500 mm | 1 | 10mm | ±0.210 mm per 300 mm | 20.2mm | Rockwell C58 | 21,000 | 5° to 175° | 0000000 | 000000 |
Locknuts for Metal Conduit Fittings
Mounting Nuts for Shock Absorbers
Use Mounting Blocks for Shock Absorbers (not included) to mount and secure threaded-body shock absorbers.
Steel | |||
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| Thread Size | Thread Pitch, mm | Each | |
Hex Nut | |||
| M25 | 1.5 | 0000000 | 00000 |