October 1994

Curved spring lock washers DIN

128
rcs
ICS 21.060.30
Z1JJ60.30 Supersedes October
SUpersedes OclOber 1987
1967 edition.

DescriplOrs: Fastener, spring lock washer, washer, bolt/nut

Descriplors: bolt/nu t assembly.

Federringe, gewOlbt
Faderringe, gew61bt

In keeping with CUfretll practice In standards published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
current ptacric6
a usfld throughout as the decimal m.arker.
~n USfHIlhroughout
~ comma has bee" marker.

Dimensions In mm

1 Scope
SCOpe and field of application
Spring lock washers as covered in this standard are deemed 10 to be spring washers designed
deslgned for use with bolt/nut
bolt / nut
assemblies involving fasteners of a property class less than in DIN EN 20698-1.
th8l1 8.8, as specified In 20696+t. They are
intended
inteneed to counteract the effect of selling
setting which results In bolt/nut
boil/nut assemblies wondng
working loose (see DIN 2£7+26).
267-26).
They do not effectively prevent loosening of the assembly under varying radial loadtoad 8l1d
and are designed for use
usa with
wilh
short bolts predominantly
predomln8l1Uy subject to thrust

Conllnued on pages 2 and 3.

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2 Dimensions
TYpe"
Type A, Washer cross section
curved')
curved") (enlarged)

<

('C < Smin

Smin Position of
01 curve peak

spring lock washers may be used both lor

The Spring boils with right-hand and with left-hand thread.
for boilS

ot type A spring lock washer8

Table 1: Dimensions of washers

d,
d, d, b , h , Appr. mass
ApPI". Fo.
Fm

-- -
Nominal (7,85 kg I dm33 )) thread
Nomi-
Noml- Nomi-
.............
....
size

2 ')
'1
.....
2,1
~I 2.4 4.4
..
,,'""
."
size

0,'
0.'
.......
"'"'
""'
...;;;,;;.
:to.l
:lO.l
."
""
."

0,5
0.5 ......
".;,;;;..

'
....
....
0,7
0.7
,
-
0,'
0.'
•
0,1
0.1
per 1000 units.
In kg
In

0,035
units, size

2
M

2.5''))
2.5

3')
3 '1
~.

3,1
2,'
2.'
3.4 .. ....
5,1

.~
1I
1,3
1~
,
:t o.l

:to,1'
0,'
0.'
0,7 ..
,,
,'
0,'
0,'
1,1
1,1
1,1.
1 ,~

I~
1~
0,1

0,1
0,055

0,09
2,5
2$

3,5 ')
3,5')

5
3,.
3,'

'4,1
,1
5,1
5,1
3,'

4.4
'.4
5,4
5.4
•' ,7

7,'
7.'

',2
.7 1,3

1$
1~

1~
I~ ,.
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:to. l
:to.l

:t o.l
0,7

0,.
0,'
1I
.....
:t o.1
:to.l

:t o.ll
:to.
,
1,1

I~
1~

1,5
1,3
1~

1,4

1,7
0,1

0,2
O~

O~
0,1

•_ 0,15

0,3
3,5

•4 ,
5

• •
.',1
,1 .$
.~ 11 ,8 ~ :t o.15
:to.15 I~
1~

...
:to,1
:to,l 2 ~ 0,3 0,7

7 ')

•
8

10
'1 7,1

'&1
,1
1.0,2
7,5
7.5

'. ,5
10,7
12~

14,8

18,1
18.1
2,5

3~
3$
:t O,15
:1:.0.15

.tO,15
:1:.0.15

,.,
."
1,3

I ,.
1,'

I ,.,'
....
:to.l

'
:to,l'
22.

2,45

2,85
2,2

~75
~7 5

3,15
0,3

0,5

0,5
0,75

1I~
~

2,1
2,1
7

•
10

12

14
12~

14~

I.~
12,7

14,7
21,1
21 ,1

24,1
24,1 .. .."
4

4'
,.,
."
'0'
'02
.,
2,1

2.4
2,'
:t
:1:. o.15
0,15

:t 0.15
.t
3~5
3,35

3,'
3,65

4,3

5,1
1I

1I
3,2
3~

',.
4,'
12

14

1.
"
1. 17 27,4 2,. 4,5 1I 7
,.~ 5 2,' :1:.0,15
.t 0.15

18
"
20
,. ~
18~

20,2
20.2
19

21~
29,4
29,'
33,6
5

• ,.,
,.,
'02

.02
~.

3,2
3~ ...",.,.,.,
.t o.15
:to.15 4~
4'
5,1
5,1
5,1

5,'
1I

1 1~
7,.
7,'
12,2
I.
18

20

22 2~5 23~
23$ 35,' • ",
"2 3~ 5,1 5,' 1I 13,3 22

2.
24

27
24.5

27$
25,5
25.5

2as
2"
.0
40

43
7
7 .....
tD,~
to;!!!

."
4

4
,.,
,.,
""
."
",
•.
',55
.' ,5
7,5
,.r>
I,.
I ,'
I ,.
1,'
21,5
21 ,S

23,7
24

27

.)
30

36
30"
30"
36,S 37,7
31,7

5'~
5&2
' ) Values to be complied with in
for this
this size.
:4,..~
10
8.2

"."
",
•
.
"",

" 2
• ."
• ,.,
10,3 ,3
11 .3 I,.
1,'
'.~
,5
36
In DIN 267-26 have not as yet been specified
In the spring force test as described in
10,~
10,5 I ,.
1,'
...
42,5
4~5 30

") Type B Is no longer specified.

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3 Technical delivery conditions

Spring washers shall be made of spring steel (FSt) as specified in DIN 267-26, which shall also apply with regard to
the technical delivery conditions.

4 Designation
Designation of a type A washer of nominal size 8, made of spring steel (FSt)'
(FSt)'):
):
.Spring washer DIN 128 A8 - FSt
12B - AB

The DIN 4000-3-3 tabular layoul

layout of article characteristics shall apply 10
to spring washers as covered in this standard.
standard.

Standards referred to
DIN 267-26 Fasteners; I&Chnical
technical delivery conditions; steel spring washers for bolt/nut assemblies
DIN 4000- 3
4000 ~3 Tabular layout of anicle
article characteristics for washers
20 898-1
DIN EN 20898-1 Mechanical properties of fasteners
fasteners;; bolts,
bolts, screws and studs (ISO 898-1 : 1988)

A mendments
Amendments
The following amendments have been made to the October 1987 edition,
edition.
a) Type B Is
is no longer specified.. .
tonger specified
b) Nominal sizes exceeding 36 are no longer specified.
c) The standard has been editorially revised.

Previous editions
1968-04,1987-
DIN 128: 1968-04, 10.
1987-10.

Explanatory notes
By maintaining a sufficiently high preloading in a boltlnut assembly, spring washers are design&d
bolt/nut assembly, designed to prevent loosen-
ing of the assembly,
assembly, which may be caused, tor for instance, by the effect of setting. The specification of residual spring
forces given In
in DIN 267-26 has made it possible for the first time to assess the performance of such washers.
washers.
The specification that spring lock washers complying with the present standard can only be used effectively for boltl bolll
nut assemblies involving fasteners of a propeny 8.8 reflects the current state of the an
property class less than B.8 art This does not,
however, rule out the manufacture of spring lock washers suitable for boltlnut assemblies Involving 'fasteners fasteners of
property class 8.8.
propeny 8,8. This has been substantiated by tests, but it is recommended that the washer manufacturer be
before spring lock washe~
consulted belore w:ashe~ are used torfor such type of assembly and verification required of 01 their effective-
ness on the basis of
01 tests similar to those described in DIN 267
267-26.
-26.
Type B spring washers are no longer specified since they are less suitable for the proposed application than those of
type A and do not meet the requirements specified In 267-26.
in DIN 267- 26. However, since the litting
fitting dimensioos
dimensions of type Bare
equivalent to those of type A, interchangeability is not adversely affected.
Although type B washers have been dropped, dropped, the designation 'type '"fJ.: has been retained $0SO as 10
to indicate that the
design of this type has not been changed.
changed. .

International Patent Classification

F 16 B
8 039 / 24

' ) FSt shall also apply where no mater!al

') maler!al has been specified in existing documentation.

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