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IS 6755 (1980): Double coil helical spring washers [PGD 31:

Bolts, Nuts and Fasteners Accessories]

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621882.449

IS: 6755.1960
( Reaffirmed 2001 )

Indian Standard

SPECIFICATION FOR DOUBLE COIL

HELICAL SPRING WASHERS
( first
Scope 6 mm.
l

Covers

Dimensions

the requirements

-Shall

for double

be as given in Table

Revision )

coil

helical

spring

washers

in the size range 4 to

r

1.

8, Material -The
spring washers shall be made from suitable
grade, according
to IS : 4072-1975
Specification
for steel for spring washers ( firsf revision ) , having a minimum tensile strength of
00 N/mm* after normalizing
and at least 15 percent elongation
( gauge length = 565 4x, where
1 is area of cross section ) when tested in accordance
with IS : 1521-1972 Methods
for tensile
esting of steel wire 1.
I# Heat Treatment -The
spring washers after coiling
shall be suitably
heat-treated
so as to
esuft in the finished
washer having a hardness
in the range
of 43 to 50 HRC when tested in
rccordance with IS : 1586-1968 Methods for Rockwell hardness test (I3 and C scales ) for steel
firsf revision ) 1,
i. Finish -The
spring washers shall be supplied
in natural finish unless otherwise
specified
by
At the request of the purchaser, washers may be phosphate
coated, nickel plated,
he purchaser.
The functional
properties
of the spring
inned, galvanized,
copper plated or cadmium
plated.
vashers shall not be impaired as a result of the protective
coatings.
The spring washers when
:oated, shall be subjected to appropriate
treatment to avoid hydrogen embrittlement.
Note - A list of Indian
given

in Appendix

Standards

on metallic

finishes

aad coatings

on steel including

the methods

of

teSt

is

A.

Accuracy - The chamfered end,s of the spring washers

The washers shall not interlink.
he washer is compressed.

shall

i.

1. Designation
-The
spring washers shall
standard and the surface protection,
if any.
Example:
A double coil helical spring
shall be designated as:
Spring
7.1 In case-the spring
modified as follows:

washer
Spring

be designated

washer

Washer

by the nominal

a nominal

10 IS : 6755 Phosphate

is intended
Washer

having

for

use with

not increase

left

the diameter

size,

the

size 10 mm with

number

phosphate

when
of this

coating

Coated
hand threads,

LH 10 IS : 6755 Phosphate

the designation

shall

bt

Coated

8. General Requirements
-The
flat faces of the spring washer and the inner and outer peripheries
shall be smooth and free from knurling
serrations,
die~marks, deep scratches, etc, although sligh
free roll marks shall be permissible.
8.1 The spring washer shall also be free from burrs, rust, pit marks and loose scale.
and external circumferential
edges shall be rounded sufficiently
to avoid checks.
8.2 The spring washers
under compression.

shall

be cranked

in such a manner

that

the washer

lies flat when

8.3 During use the spring washers shall remain circular

and their section shall
cause them to spread, when set down by a nut under normal service conditions.

MANAK

STANDARDS
BHAVAN,

INSTITUTION

9 BAHADUR
SHAH
NEW DELHI 110002

ZAFAR

MARC

closet

be such as not tc

8.4 In regard to other requirements,

not covered in this standard, the spring washers
to precision
grade of IS : 5369-1975 General requirements
for plain washers
and
( first revision ) .

INDIAN

The~interna

shall conforn
lock washer!

IS : 6755 -1960
TABLE

DIMENSIONS

FOR DOUBLE

COIL HELICAL

SPRING

WASHERS

(Clause 2)
All dimensions

in millimetres.

Note -The

Nominal
Size

spring washer shown is for use with right

Internal
Nom

Diameter dl
TO/

hand threads.

Outside
Diameter

Width
Nom

dz

Thickness

For Bolt
Diameter

Nkn

To/

Nom

If.:

I.5
1.8
2.5

o-1
01
0*15

0.8
0.8
1

$0.4
+0*6
t-O.8

14.2
Il.2
20.2

33.5
4

0.15
0.2
0.2

I.2
;:;

20.2
16.2
24.5

+1.0
+1*0
+1-o

262
32.2
38.5

6
7

0.2
0.25

E.6
3

Ml6
M20
M24

30.5
36.5

+I3
$1.3

46.5
56.5

0.25
0.25

M30
M36

;:;

+0.3
+0.3
+0.4

8
10
12

8.2
ICI.2
12.2

;,
24
30
36

4.1
%
6

71

M4
MM65

EO
Ml2

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9. Sampling

-Sampling

IS : 6821-1973 Methods

IX

size and acceptance

criteria
shall
be
for sampling of non-threaded
fasteners .
2

determinid

in accordance

with

IS:6755-1980
10. Tesis
10.1 Compression
minutes:

Test-The

spring

washers

Nominal

After release of load,

the sectional thickness.

shall

Size

be loaded

Up to and
including

a
6

4
1:

the free height

for three

200
500
1 000

of the spring

washer

shall

10.1.1The above-application
and removal of load shall be repeated
sion after which the free height shall not have been further reduced.
10.2 Twist

weights

Load
(N)

mm

Above

with the following

not Abe less than three times

twenty

times

in quick succes-

Test

10.2.1 The spring washer

tested separately as a single

shall be broken into two equal halves

coil washer as described
in 10.2.2.

and both the halves

shall

be

10.2.2A portion of the spring washer shall be gripped in vice jaws and then equal portion shall
be gripped in wrench jaws as shown in Fig. 1 (edges of the wrench jaws should be sharp and
parallel to vice jaws).
The wrench shall then be rotated in a direction
that increases the free
height of the spring washer till the washer is twisted through an angle of 90. It shall be slowly
The spring
and evenly bent ( not jerkily) taking precaution to prevent injuries
through fly spliters.
washer shall show no signs of fracture.

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10.2.3The spring washer shall be notched

evenly grained and without any cracks.

-I-

TWIST

VKE

JAW

TEST

and then fractured.

The

fractured

11. Packing - Unless otherwise

specified,
spring washers shall be packed
and 1 000. Each carton shall contain spring washers of one size only.

ends

in carton

shall appear

of 100, 500

12. Marking- Each carton shall be marked with the manufacturers

name or trade mark, nominal
size, quantity of spring washers and particulars
of coating/plating,
if any.
12.1 ISI Certification

Marking

Details

available

with the Indian

Standards

Institution.

IS : 6765- 1980
APrPENDIX
LIST OF RELEVANT
FINISHES

IS : 1068-l968

INDIAN STANDARDS
ON METALLIC
AND COATINGS ON STEEL

Electroplated

coatings

of nickel and chromium

IS : 1359-1977 Electroplated

coatings

of tin

18:1572-1968

Electroplated

coatings

of cadmium

IS:I573-1970 Electroplated

coatings

for zinc on iron and steel ( first

IS:1772-1973

coatings

of copper

Electroplated

IS : 32091965 Code of practice

IS : 3618-l 966

Phosphate

IS: 6012-1970

Method

for climate

treatment

on iron and steel

on iron and steel

( Prst revision

proofing

of coating

of electrical

thickness

revision

revision

revision

)
equipmbnt

of iron and steel for protection

for measurement

(fit-d

(first

against

corrosion

by eddy current

.
(i

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

Double coil helical spring washers made of steel are for use with bolts and nuts intended for
These washers provided not only the necessary
automobile
and general engineering
purposes.
reactive pressure to meet most service conditions
but also provide reactive resiliency
to prevent
frozen bolted assembly
conditions.
This standard
been made:

was first

issued

in 1972.

In the present

revision

the following

changes

have

The clause on cranking had been .found to be contradictory

to the stipulation
that the spring
Hence the latter stipulation
washers Abe evenly wound with uniform pitch and without
sharp ends.
-has been deleted. Also deleted is the requirement
that ends of washersshould
not abutt when
the washers are in a closed condition
since for double coil washers the above condition
does not
arise.
The figure of washer has been modified
to one that is used with
included angle between the two ends has been specified with tolerance.
The material
for spring
Standard on the subject.

washers

has

also

been modified

in line

right
with

hand
the

threads.
revised

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Indian

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