A Brief Introduction To Flat Washers

A flat washer is a kind of washer, as a professional fastener manufacturer, Xinchi is happy to introduce the role and advantages and disadvantages of the flat washer for you.

Function of flat washer

Increase the contact area between the screw and the machine. Eliminate the damage to the surface of the machine when the spring pad is unloading the screws. When used, it must be: spring pad a flat washer, the flat washer is next to the surface of the machine, and the spring washer is between the flat washer and the nut. The flat washer is to increase the force surface of the screw. In order to prevent the screw from loosening, the spring pad plays a certain buffer protection role when it is stressed. However, flat washers can make sacrifice pads. But more often it is used as a supplementary pad or flat pad.

Advantages of flat washer:

By increasing the contact area, the parts can be protected from damage.

By increasing the contact area, reduce the pressure between the nut and the equipment, to play a protective role.

Disadvantages of flat washer:

A flat washer ring can not play a role in earthquake resistance.

The flat washer ring has no anti-loosening effect.

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