Washers are disk-like plates placed underneath nuts, joins, or axle bearings. Usually, they are mostly metal, but you can find plastics and rubber. There are different types of washers, but their purpose is primarily the same: to distribute the load.

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So, what are these different types of washers? Keep reading to find out.

Plain Washers

Plain washers are the most widely used type. They are the washers on almost everything, from furniture to cars. These types of washers distribute the load of fasteners and help screws or nuts fit into larger holes. But they too come in various types that include.

• Flat washers
• Finishing washers
• Shoulder washers
• C-washers
• Fender washers
• Countersunk washers

Lock Washers

Unlike plain washers, lock washers do more than distribute the load. As their name suggests, they lock the fasteners in place to prevent them from rotating and becoming loose. They have ends that bite into the bolt and nut, preventing them from moving.

Lock washers are used in applications with intense vibration or torque, such as automotive and aerospace, to keep fasteners in place. You can also find them in your regular washing machines. The different types of lock washers include:

• External Tooth Lock washers
• Internal Tooth Lock washers
• Helical/split lock washers
• Retaining washers
• Sealing washers

Spring Washers

Like lock washers, these, too, work to prevent fasteners from loosening in a case of thermal expansion or vibration. The only difference is that spring washers provide an axial flexibility that allows joints to move with vibration without unfastening. The following are different types of spring washers. (1)

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• Single Wave spring washers
• Cup washers
• Conical/Belleville spring washer
• Curved spring washers
• Done spring washers
• Finger spring washers
• Wave spring washer

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Washers are necessary components in many industries, and choosing the right type for your application is crucial. They also come in different materials depending on your project&#;s purpose and design requirements. If you need washers with specific dimensions or material properties, your best bet would be to talk to expert manufacturers.

At Minneapolis Washer & Stamping, we are such experts, having manufactured washers since . We provide different washers of the highest quality to meet your unique requirements. You can contact us today via (612-588-) or to get a free quote.

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Spring washers, split lock washers

Spring washers also called split lock washers, provide a vibration resistant function, they consist of ring split at one point and bent into a helical shape, this causes the washer to exert a spring force between the fastener's head and the bearing face which maintains the washer hard against the face and the bolt thread hard against the nut or threaded hole, creating more friction and resistance to rotation.