Constant Section Rings (Snap Rings) are often specified for heavy duty or impact loading applications.
Produced by edgewinding, with no custom tooling charges, snap rings have been specified for many years in the automotive and heavy equipment industries as a standard choice of engineers.
Smalley offers eight series of snap rings from stock:
Smalley offers 4 series of Eaton style snap rings from stock.
Smalley's XAH, XAS, XDH and XDS series contain over 300 rings that are interchangeable with Eaton Rings.
Standard Parts
.375” – 10” Diameters
Carbon and Stainless Steel
The application below features an XAH series snap ring installed in an internal groove. The heavy-duty ring retains the bearing in the housing.
| Smalley | |
|---|---|
| Product Category | Retaining Rings and Snap Rings |
| Product Number | XAS-196 |
| Product Name | Retaining Ring |
| Ring Type | External |
| Ring Style | Wire Formed Snap Rings |
| Design Units | Inch |
| Ring Load | 13869 lbs (6290 kg) |
| Shaft Diameter | 1.97 inch (50.01 mm) |