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Metric General Purpose Washers
Use these metric washers to evenly distribute the load under bolt or screw heads and nuts when fastening. They can also act as spacers.
Stainless steel washers are more corrosion resistant than steel washers, and almost as strong. 18-8 and 17-7 PH stainless steel washers will hold up in humid, damp, and washdown environments, but will corrode if exposed to salt water or chemicals. 17-7 PH stainless steel washers are stronger than 18-8 stainless steel.
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For Screw Size | ID, mm | OD, mm | Thickness, mm | Hardness | Pkg. Qty. | Pkg. | |
18-8 Stainless Steel | |||||||
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M48 | 49.0 | 82.5 | 2.7-3.3 | Not Rated | 1 | 000000000 | 000000 |
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. They also have an inner tab that sits in the shaft or spindle’s keyway to prevent the nut from loosening.
Steel washers are strong and flexible.
DIN 462 and DIN 5406 washers meet international standards for lock washer dimensions. Pair DIN 462 washers with DIN 1804 bearing nuts, and DIN 5406 washers with DIN 981 bearing nuts.
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For Screw Size | ID, mm | OD, mm | Thick., mm | Wd., mm | Dp., mm | Overall Ht., mm | Hardness | Specifications Met | For Bearing Nut Specifications Met | Each | |
Steel | |||||||||||
For Stepped Nuts | |||||||||||
M48 | 48.000 | 75.000 | 1.200 | 8.000 | 2.500 | 5.000 | Not Rated | DIN 462 | DIN 1804 | 000000000 | 00000 |
Metric Split Lock Washers
As a screw is tightened, these metric washers flatten to add tension to the joint, counteracting fatigue around the joint from small amounts of vibration. This makes them a common choice to prevent fasteners from loosening. However, they resist the least amount of vibration compared to other locking washers. They meet a DIN or ASME standard for split lock washer dimensions.
Standard split lock washers have a left-hand helix that have right-hand threads to prevent clockwise rotation. They have uneven split ends that bite into fasteners for a tight grip but won’t work with hardened surfaces. They hold better than curved or wave washers. These washers are not reusable after tightening.
Stronger and more durable than stainless steel, steel washers plated with zinc or galvanized withstand varying degrees of corrosion. Zinc-plated steel and zinc yellow-chromate plated steel washers withstand wet environments. However, they will corrode in salt water and chlorine solutions. The zinc plating temporarily protects against rust, but once it wears off, the steel will rust.
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For Screw Size | ID, mm | OD, mm | Thick., mm | Hardness | Specifications Met | Pkg. Qty. | Pkg. | |
Zinc-Plated Steel | ||||||||
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Standard | ||||||||
M48 | 50.5 | 75.0 | 6.8-7.2 | Rockwell C44 | DIN 127B | 1 | 000000000 | 000000 |
Metric Split Lock Washers for Socket Head Screws
Also known as high-collar lock washers, these metric washers have smaller outside diameters than standard split lock washers to fit neatly under socket head cap screws. As the screw is tightened, these washers flatten to add tension to the joint. They counteract fatigue around the joint from small amounts of vibration, making them a common choice to prevent fasteners from loosening. However, they resist the least amount of vibration compared to other locking washers.
These washers are compatible with fasteners that have right-hand threads to prevent clockwise rotation. The uneven split ends bite into fasteners for a tight grip, but they won’t work with hardened surfaces. These washers hold better than curved or wave washers. They are not reusable after tightening.
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For Screw Size | ID, mm | OD, mm | Thick., mm | Hardness | Specifications Met | Pkg. Qty. | Pkg. | |
Black-Oxide Steel | ||||||||
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M48 | 50.5 | 67.0 | 7.7-8.3 | Rockwell C44 | DIN 7980 | 1 | 000000000 | 000000 |
Metal Sealing Washers
Also known as crush washers, these compress when tightened to form a tighter, more durable seal than rubber washers. They are commonly used to seal fluids such as oil and fuel. Washers are not reusable.
Copper washers are corrosion resistant in wet environments, nonmagnetic, and electrically conductive. Cellulose-filled copper washers are for low-torque applications since they’re easier to crush than standard copper washers.
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