What Is The Difference Between A Flat Washer And A Stainless Steel Spring Washer

The role of flat pads

1. Increase the contact area between the screw and the machine.

2. Eliminate the damage to the surface of the machine caused by the spring pad when the screw is removed. Usage must: a flat cushion, the flat cushion is against the surface of the machine, and the stainless steel spring washer is between the flat cushion and the nut. Make the screw bearing surface larger. In order to prevent the screw from loosening, the stainless steel spring washer has a certain buffer protection effect when it is stressed. Although flat cushions can be used as sacrificial cushions. However, more often it is just used as a supplementary pad or a flat pressure pad.

The role of stainless steel spring washers

1. The function of the stainless steel spring washer is to tighten the nut with the spring washer and tighten the nut to prevent it from falling off. The basic function of elasticity is to give a force to the nut after tightening the nut to increase the friction between the nut and the bolt.

2. The use of stainless steel spring washers generally do not use flat cushions (except for the protection of the surface between the fastener and the mounting surface).

3. Flat pads are generally used for soft connectors, and the other is hard and brittle. Its main function is to increase the contact area, disperse the pressure, and prevent the texture from softening.

When to use stainless steel spring washers

1. Generally speaking, when the load is small, only flat gaskets are used, and no vibration load is applied.

2. When the load is large, a combination of elastic gaskets must be used, when the load is large.

3. Basically, stainless steel spring washers cannot be used alone and used together.