DEUTSCHE NORM October 1994

ALSTOM Curved spring leck washers DIN

128
CS 21.060.30 Supersedes October 1987 edition.

Descriptors: Fastener, spring leck washer, washer, bolt/nut assembly

Federringe, gewölbt

In keeping with current practice in stardar& published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO),
a comma has been used throughout as the decimal marke[

Dimensions in mm

1 Scope and field of application

Spring leck washers as covered in this Standard are deemed to be spring washers designed for use with bolt/nut
assemblies involving fasteners of a property class less than 8.8, as specified in DIN EN 20898-1. They are
intended to counteract the effect of setting which results in bolt/nut assemblies working loose (see DIN 267-26).
They do not effectively prevent loosening of the assembly under varying radial load and are designed for use with
short bolts predominantly subject to thrust.

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2 Dimensions
Type 4 Washer Cross section
curved*) (enlarged)

c < %nin Position of curve peak

The spring leck washers may be used both for bolts with right-hand and with left-hand thread.

Table 1: Dimensions of type A spring leck washers

Appr. mass
4 4 b s h
\Jominal ’ (7,85 kg/dm3) th%d
Nomi- Nomi-
size per 1000 units, size
na’ I de:z;;“s 9 Limit in kg M
min. max. max. size aze deviations min. max. S

2’) 2,l 2,4 4,4 0,9 i 0,i 095 xk 0,l 0,7 0,9 0,l 0,035 2

2,5’) 2,6 2,9 5,l 1 + 0,l 036 f 0,l 0,9 1,l 0,i 0,055 Z5
3’) 3,l 3,4 6,2 1,3 f 0,l 0,7 f 0,l 1,l 1,3 0,l 0,09 3
.-
3,5’) 3,6 3,9 6,7 1,3 f 0,i 097 f 0,l 1,l 1,3 0,l O,l 375

4 4,l 4,4 7,6 1,5 f 0,l 08 + 0,l 1,2 1,4 0,2 0,15 4

5 5,l 5,4 9,2 1,8. +O,I 1 k 0,l 15 1,7 0,2 093 5

6 6,l 6,5 11,8 2,5 f 0.15 1,3 fO.l 2 2,2 0,3 0,7 6

7’) 7,l 7,5 12,8 2,5 +0,15 1,3 f 0,l 2 2,2 0,3 0,75 7

8 8,t 8,5 14,8 3 f 0,15 136 Ac 0,l 2,45 2,75 0,5 1,3 8

10 10,2 10,7 18,l 3,5 f 0,2 18 + 0,l 2,85 3,15 0,5 291 IO

12 12,2 12,7 21,l 4 f 0,2 Tl + 0,15 3,35 3,65 1 3,2 12

14 14,2 l4,7 24,l 4,5 f 0,2 2,4 + 0,15 3,9 4,3 1 48 14

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16 16,2 17 27,4 5 f 0,2 23 *0,15 4,5 5,l 1 7 16

18 18,2 19 29,4 5 f 0,2 24 f0,15 4,5 5,l 1 78 18

20 20,2 21,2 33,6 6 + 0,2 32 CL 0,2 5,l 5,9 1 12,2 20

22 22,5 23,5 35,9 6 f 0,2 3,2 * 0,2 5,l 5,9 1 13,3 22

24 24,5 25,5 40 7 f 0,25 4 f 0.2 6,5 7,5 1,6 21,5 24

27 27,5 28,5 43 7 k 0,25 4 f 0,2 6,5 7,5 1,6 23.7 27

30 30,5 31,7 48,2 8 f0,25 6 + 0,2 995 10,5 1,6 42,5 30

36 36,5 37,7 58,2 IO f 0,25 6 * 0,2 IO,3 11,3 1,6 68 36

) Values to be complied with in the spring forte test as described in DIN 267-26 have not as yet been specified
for this size.

*) 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)‘):
Spring washer DIN 128 - A8 - FSt

The DIN 4000-3-3 tabular layout of article characteristics shall apply to spring washers as covered in this Standard.

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

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

Previouseditions
DIN 128: 1968-04.1987-10.

Explanatory notes
By maintaining a sufficiently high preloading in a bolt/nut assembly, spring washers are designed to prevent loosen-
ing of the assembly, which may be caused, for instance, by the effect of setting. The specification of residual spring
forces given in DIN 267-26 has made it possible for the first time to assess the Performance of such washers.
The specification that spring leck washers complying with the present Standard tan only be used effectively for holt/
nut assemblies involving fasteners of a property class less than 8.8 reflects the current state of the art. This does not,
however, rule out the manufacture of spring leck washers suitable for bolt/nut assemblies involving fasteners of
property class 8.8. This has been substantiated by tests, but it is recommended that the washer manufacturer be
consulted before spring leck washers are used for such type of assembly and verification required of their effective-
ness on the basis of tests similar to those described in DIN 267-26.
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 DIN 267-26. However, since the fitting dimensions of type B are
equivalent to those of type A, interchangeability is not adversely affected.
Although type B washers have been dropped, the designation ‘type A’ has been retained so as to indicate that the
design of this type has not been changed.

International Patent Classification

F 16 B 039124

‘) FSt shall also apply where no material has been specified in existing documentation.