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NEMA Motor Shaft Diameters
PA NOTE
NEMA has developed standards over the years for shaft diameters based on motor frame sizes.
When doing a Design Flexibility Analysis, use these shaft diameters to help exclude unacceptable drive
combinations.
Refer to Table 1 for Open Motors or Table 2 for Totally Enclosed Fan Cooled Motors (TEFC) to find a frame size
based on motor HP. Use Table 3 to find the shaft diameter for that motor. These shaft diameters are based on the
1964 NEMA Reratings. Use Tables 4-6 for 1953 NEMA Reratings (U Frames). Also included is the shaft length
and keyseat width.
Note that NEMA has determined the maximum pull a motor can handle satisfactorily to prevent premature motor
bearing failure. This pull is translated back to a minimum allowable sheave, pulley or sprocket diameter. These
NEMA minimum allowable diameter are referenced in the various Gates design catalogs.
1964 NEMA RERATING (T FRAMES)
Three Phase Frame Sizes Open Motors - General Purpose
Three Phase Frame Sizes TEFC - General Purpose
HP
900 rpm
1200 rpm
1800 rpm
HP
900 rpm
1200 rpm
1800 rpm
1
1.5
2
3
5
7.5
10
15
20
25
30
40
50
60
75
100
125
150
200
250
182T
184T
213T
215T
254T
256T
284T
286T
324T
326T
264T
265T
404T
405T
444T
445T
145T
182T
184T
213T
215T
254T
256T
284T
286T
324T
326T
364T
365T
404T
405T
444T
445T
143T
145T
145T
182T
184T
213T
215T
254T
256T
284T
286T
324T
326T
364TS
365TS
404TS
405TS
444TS
445TS
1
1.5
2
3
5
7.5
10
15
20
25
30
40
50
60
75
100
125
150
182T
184T
213T
215T
254T
256T
284T
286T
324T
326T
264T
265T
404T
405T
444T
445T
145T
182T
184T
213T
215T
254T
256T
284T
286T
324T
326T
364T
365T
404T
405T
444T
445T
143T
145T
145T
182T
184T
213T
215T
254T
256T
284T
286T
324T
326T
364TS
365TS
405TS
444TS
445TS
3600
rpm
143T
145T
145T
182T
184T
213T
215T
254T
256T
284TS
286TS
324TS
326TS
364TS
365TS
404TS
405TS
444TS
445TS
TABLE 2
TABLE 1
Motor
Shaft
3600
rpm
143T
145T
182T
184T
213T
215T
254T
256T
284TS
286TS
324TS
326TS
364TS
365TS
405TS
444TS
445TS
Shaft
Keyseat
Motor
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Shaft
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Frame
Diameter
Length
Width
Frame
Diameter
Length
143T
145T
182T
184T
213T
215T
254T
256T
284T
284TS
286T
286TS
324T
324TS
.875
.875
1.125
1.125
1.375
1.375
1.625
1.625
1.875
1.625
1.875
1.625
2.125
1.875
2.25
2.25
2.75
2.75
3.38
3.38
4.00
4.00
4.62
3.25
4.62
3.25
5.25
3.75
.188
.188
.250
.250
.312
.312
.375
.375
.500
.375
.500
.375
.500
.500
326T
326TS
364T
364TS
365T
365TS
404T
404TS
405T
405TS
444T
444TS
445T
445TS
2.125
1.875
2.375
1.875
2.375
1.875
2.875
2.125
2.875
2.125
3.375
2.375
3.375
2.375
5.25
3.75
5.88
3.75
5.88
3.75
7.25
4.25
7.25
4.25
8.50
4.75
8.50
4.75
t
Width
.500
.500
.625
.500
.625
.500
.750
.500
.750
.500
.875
.625
.875
.625
TABLE 3
1952 NEMA RERATING (U FRAMES)
Three Phase Frame Sizes Open Motors - General Purpose
HP
900 rpm
1200 rpm
1800 rpm
1
1.5
2
3
5
7.5
10
15
20
25
30
40
50
60
75
100
125
150
213
213
215
254U
256U
284U
286U
326U
364U
365U
404U
405U
444U
445U
184
184
213
215
254U
256U
284U
324U
326U
364U
365U
404U
405U
444U
445U
182
184
184
213
215
254U
256U
284U
286U
324U
326U
364U
365US
404US
405US
444US
445US
3600
rpm
182
184
184
213
215
254U
256U
284U
286U
324S
326S
364US
365US
407US
405US
444US
445US
Three Phase Frame Sizes TEFC - General Purpose
HP
900 rpm
1200 rpm
1800 rpm
1
1.5
2
3
5
7.5
10
15
20
25
30
40
50
60
75
100
213
213
215
254U
256U
284U
286U
326U
364U
365U
404U
405U
444U
445U
184
184
213
215
254U
256U
284U
324U
326U
364U
365U
404U
405U
444U
445U
182
184
184
213
215
254U
256U
284U
286U
324U
326U
364U
365US
405US
444US
445US
TABLE 5
TABLE 4
Motor
Frame
Shaft
Diameter
3600
rpm
182
184
184
213
215
254U
256U
286U
324U
326S
364US
365US
405US
444US
445US
Shaft
Length
Keyseat
Width
Motor
Frame
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Shaft
Diameter
Shaft
Length
Keysea
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182
184
213
215
254U
256U
284U
286U
324S
324U
326S
326U
0.875
0.875
1.125
1.125
1.375
1.375
1.625
1.625
1.625
1.875
1.625
1.875
2.25
2.25
3.00
3.00
3.75
3.75
4.88
4.88
3.25
5.62
3.25
5.62
.188
.188
.250
.250
.312
.312
.375
.375
.375
.500
.375
.500
364U
364US
365U
365US
404U
404US
405U
405US
444U
444US
445U
445US
TABLE 6
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2.125
1.875
2.125
1.875
2.375
2.125
2.375
2.125
2.875
2.125
2.875
2.125
6.37
3.75
6.37
3.75
7.12
4.25
7.12
4.25
8.62
4.25
8.62
4.25
Width
.500
.500
.500
.500
.625
.500
.625
.500
.750
.500
.750
.500
