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Heatfastener carries a wide variety of Spring pins. we can supply the Spring pins you are looking for. If you are looking for a Spring pin that is not off the shelf, we can make it specifically to the dimensions, material, and plating that you need. Heatfastener is a full-service supply company for all your rivet needs.
Heatfastener carries dowel pins in metric (DIN 6325) and in inch size. We carry them in multiple materials such as stainless steel (300 series, 316, 416) and alloy steel. brass, copper, aluminum, etc. We also offer custom spring pins for your drawings and applications
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Spring Pins Specification
Spring pins, also known as roll pins, are designed to be put right into a hole that has a smaller diameter than the pin. The pin is sprung to make sure that it can lower in diameter when installed, allowing for a snug fit while applying a preserving pressure versus the walls of the hole.
When compressed into a hole, the pin puts pressure against the sides of it, as it tries to increase to its resting size. This pressure causes friction, which preserves the pin firmly in the red.
Spring pins are made from a slim sheet of product curved around to create the external diameter of the pin. They’re typically developed from sheet steel as well as have a chamfer at each end, enabling them to be easily pushed into the hole.
The components may preserve a component on a shaft by putting the pin through the shaft, vertical to its axis. In this situation, a pin that’s longer than the diameter of the shaft needs to be made use of. These pins may likewise be made use of to join by inserting them with concentric openings in 2 or more components.
Types of Spring Pins
There are two main types of spring pins: slotted and coiled pins. the materials can be stainless steel, carbon steel, etc.
Coiled spring pins: A coiled spring pin, also known as a spiral pin, is a self-retaining engineered fastener manufactured by roll forming metal strip into a spiral cross-section of 2+1⁄4 coils. Coiled spring pins have a body diameter larger than the recommended hole diameter and chamfers on both ends to facilitate starting the pin into the hole, the spring action of the pin allows it to compress as it assumes the diameter of the hole.
Slotted spring pins: Slotted spring pins are cylindrical pins rolled from a strip of material with a slot to allow the pin to have some flexibility during insertion. Slotted spring pins are also known as roll pins, Selleck pins, or “C” pins.
Grooved pins, as well as cotters, serve comparable functions as spring pins. They’re additionally designed to be forced into a hole smaller than the pin.
Unlike spring pins, however, grooved pins, as well as cotters, are strong pins. This indicates that they can hold up against higher shear forces. It also implies that they might need greater insertion pressures as well as can create enhanced anxiety around the hole.
A grooved pin is a strong pin with grooves swaged along its length, giving it slightly a lot more flexibility than a solid dowel pin. A wedge is a wedge or conical pin.
Application of Spring Pins
A spring pin is a hollow, split dowel pin that exerts uniform outward pressure when fitted into a nut or shaft hole. Also called a rolling pin, the spring pin withstands side loads and rotational friction, making it ideal for securing shaft and axle connections. Spring pins are also easy to insert and remove. For higher load applications where vibration and shocks are a problem, use a coiled spring pin. Secure machinery and components quickly and easily with Grainger spring pins.
Spiral pins are used in heavy-duty applications, with cyclic loading.
Spring Pins Dimension Chart Sizes
| Nominal Diameter | 1/16 | 5/64 | 3/32 | 1/8 | 9/64 | 5/32 | 3/16 | 7/32 | 1/4 | 5/16 | 3/8 | 7/16 | 1/2 | 5/8 | 3/4 | |
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| Nominal Size | 0.062 | 0.078 | 0.094 | 0.125 | 0.141 | 0.156 | 0.188 | 0.219 | 0.25 | 0.312 | 0.375 | 0.438 | 0.5 | 0.625 | 0.75 | |
| d | max | 0.069 | 0.086 | 0.103 | 0.135 | 0.149 | 0.167 | 0.199 | 0.232 | 0.264 | 0.33 | 0.395 | 0.459 | 0.524 | 0.653 | 0.784 |
| min | 0.066 | 0.083 | 0.099 | 0.131 | 0.145 | 0.162 | 0.194 | 0.226 | 0.258 | 0.321 | 0.385 | 0.448 | 0.513 | 0.64 | 0.769 | |
| d1 | max | 0.059 | 0.075 | 0.091 | 0.122 | 0.137 | 0.151 | 0.182 | 0.214 | 0.245 | 0.306 | 0.368 | 0.43 | 0.485 | 0.608 | 0.73 |
| c | max | 0.028 | 0.032 | 0.038 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.048 | 0.055 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.08 | 0.095 | 0.095 | 0.11 | 0.125 | 0.15 |
| min | 0.007 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.01 | 0.011 | 0.011 | 0.012 | 0.014 | 0.016 | 0.017 | 0.025 | 0.03 | 0.03 | |
| h | Basic | 0.012 | 0.018 | 0.022 | 0.028 | 0.028 | 0.032 | 0.04 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.062 | 0.077 | 0.077 | 0.094 | 0.125 | 0.15 |
| Recommend Hole Size | max | 0.065 | 0.081 | 0.097 | 0.129 | 0.144 | 0.16 | 0.192 | 0.224 | 0.256 | 0.318 | 0.382 | 0.445 | 0.51 | 0.636 | 0.764 |
| min | 0.062 | 0.078 | 0.094 | 0.125 | 0.14 | 0.156 | 0.187 | 0.219 | 0.25 | 0.312 | 0.375 | 0.437 | 0.5 | 0.625 | 0.75 |
We can provide custom spring pins in inches and metrics.
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