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Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.REAFFIRMED 2003FOR CURRENT COMMITTEE PERSONNELPLEASE E-MAIL CSasme.orgThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers A N AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD WOODRUFF KEYS AND KEYWAYS ASME B18.25.2M-1996 Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.Date of Issuance:July 31,1996 This Standard will be revised when the Society approves the issuance of a new edition.There will be no addenda or written interpretations of the requirements of this Standard issued to this edition.ASME is the registered trademark of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.This code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria for American National Standards.The Consensus committee that approved the code or standard was balanced to assure that individuals from competent and concerned interests have had an opportunity to participate.The proposed code or standard was made available for public review and comment which provides an opportunityfor additional public input from industry,academia,regulatory agencies,and the public-at-large.ASME does not approve,rate,or endorse any item,construction,proprietary device,or activity.ASME does not take any position with respect to the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any items mentioned in this document,and does not undertake to insure anyone utilizing a standard against liability for infringement of any applicable Letters Patent,nor assume any such liability.Users of a code or standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights,and the risk of infringement of such rights,is entirely their own responsibility.Participation by federal agency representativeb)or person(s)affiliated with industry is not to be interpreted as government or industry endorsement of this code or standard.ASME accepts responsibilityfor onlythose interpretations issued in accordance with governing ASME procedures and policies which preclude the issuance of interpretations by individual volunteers.No part of this document may be reproduced in any form,in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise,without the prior written permission of the publisher.The American Society of Mechanical Engineers 345 E.47th Street New York,NY 10017 Copyright 0 1996 by THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS All Rights Reserved Printed in USA.Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.FOREWORD(This Foreword is not part of ASME 818.25.2M-1996)In 1994 ASME Subcommittee B 18.25 was created.This subcommittee then assumed the responsibilities of ANSI Standards Committee B17.The first endeavor of this subcommittee was to create U.S.standards for metric Woodruff and square and rectangular keys.This Standard,covering square and rectangular keys,is based on the IS0 standard with modifications to reflect U.S.manufacturing and user needs.The final document was balloted June 29,1995.Following approval by ASME,the document was submitted to the American National Standards Institute.This Standard was approved by ANSI on February 5,1996.111 Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.ASME STANDARDS COMMITTEE B18 Standardization of Bolts,Nuts,Rivets,Screws,Washers,and Similar Fasteners(The following is the roster of the Committee at the time of approval of this Standard.)OFFICERS K.E.McCullough,Chair D.A.Clever,Vice Chair E.Schwartz,Vice Chair A.M.Nickles,Secretary COMMllTEE PERSONNEL J.C.Akins,Safety Socket Screw Corp.J.B.Belford,Lawson Products,Inc.D.J.Broomfield,ITW Shakeproof J.A.Buda,SPS Technologies R.M.Byrne,Trade Association Management,Inc.D.A.Clever,Deere&Co.A.P.Cookman,Ford Motor Co.T.Collier,Cam-Tech Industries,Inc.A.C.DiCola,Wrought Washer Manufacturer,Inc.B.A.Dusina,Federal Screw Works G.A.Gobb,Consultant R.J.Harrington,Spirol International Corp.A.Herskovitz,U.S.Army ARDEC A.C.Hood,ACH Technologies F.W.Kern,Society of Automotive Engineers W.H.Kopke,ITW Shakeproof Industrial Products P.D.Korsmo,Consultant J.G.Langenstein,Caterpillar,Inc.M.Levinson,ITW Shakeproof J.B.Levy,Consultant A.D.McCrindle,Stelco Fasteners,Ltd.K.E.McCullough,Consultant D.J.Miley,Caterpillar,Inc.M.D.Prasad,General Motors Corp.W.Schevey,BGM Fastener Co.E.Schwartz,Consultant R.M.Serabin,Bowman Distribution R.D.Strong,General Motors Corp.J.F.Sullivan,National Fasteners Distribution Assoc.R.L.Te