DIN 471 circlip, 10 mm shaft

Circlips › DIN 471-10

A DIN 471-10 is an external circlip (a shaft clip) for a 10 mm shaft, 1 mm thick. Cut the groove Ø9.6 mm, 1.1 mm wide and 0.2 mm deep, and fit it with outside pliers, size A0.

DIN 471-10 · external, on a shaft · pliers A0 · shown fitted in its groove

Shaft Ø	10 mm
Clip thickness	1 mm
Groove Ø	9.6 mm
Groove width	1.1 mm
Groove depth	0.2 mm
Pliers	outside, size A0

Sizes from DIN 471, as Benchsmith's Find → Circlip gives them. Groove depth = (shaft Ø − groove Ø) ÷ 2.

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Bench note · why the groove, not the clip

The clip is named by the shaft it fits (Ø10), but you cut the groove: Ø9.6, 1.1 wide, 0.2 deep. Square corners at the bottom so the clip sits flat against the side.

Bench note · why outside pliers

A shaft clip (DIN 471) is opened to go on: outside pliers. Open it only as far as it takes to pass the shaft; stretched too far it stays loose in the groove.

Same Ø, bore clip

DIN 472-10bore Ø10, groove Ø10.4

One size up or down

DIN 471-9shaft Ø9 (down)
DIN 471-11shaft Ø11 (up)

Clip gone and only the groove left? Measure the shaft, or the bottom of the old groove, and type it into Benchsmith → Find → Circlip.