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Locknut

A locknut, also known as a lock nut, locking nut, self-locking nut, prevailing torque nut, stiff nut or elastic stop nut, is a nut that resists loosening under vibrations and torque. Prevailing torque nuts have some portion of the nut that deforms elastically to provide a locking action. Free-spinning locknuts exist which carry the advantage of not…

Events, Types & Prevention of loosening

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Locknut

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples28
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

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Locknut

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related to Types · 14
Locknut → All, BINX, Castellated, Eccentric, In, K-nut, Keps, Nyloc, Plate, Security, Serrated, Split, There, Tinnerman
related to Prevailing torque values · 12
Locknut → AN, ASME, DIN, For, IFI, ISO, MS, NAS- NASM, Prevailing, SAE, This, Tolerance
has prevention · 2
Locknut → Locknuts, Other

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torque nut prevailing lock nuts loosening locking also washer free-spinning locknuts elastically thread high vibration free spinning two one value

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Locknuthas preventionLocknuts0.60section
Locknuthas preventionOther0.60section
Locknutrelated to Prevailing torque valuesPrevailing0.60section
Locknutrelated to Prevailing torque valuesFor0.60section
Locknutrelated to Prevailing torque valuesThis0.60section
Locknutrelated to Prevailing torque valuesTolerance0.60section
Locknutrelated to Prevailing torque valuesISO0.60section
Locknutrelated to Prevailing torque valuesDIN0.60section
Locknutrelated to Prevailing torque valuesIFI0.60section
Locknutrelated to Prevailing torque valuesASME0.60section
Locknutrelated to Prevailing torque valuesSAE0.60section
Locknutrelated to Prevailing torque valuesAN0.60section

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