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USA STANDARD WOODRUFF KEYS and KEYSEATS USAS 617.2-1967(Revision of USAS 617f-1930)REAFFIRMED 7990 REAFFIRMED 1998 FOR CURRENT COMMITTEE PERSONNEL PLEASE SEE ASME MANUAL AS-11 3p*nd*P The American Society of Mechanical Engineers T H E A M E R I C A N S O C I E T Y O F M E C H A N I C A L E N G I N E E R S United Engineering Center 345 East 47th Street New York,N.Y.1001 7 REAFFIRMED 2013FOR CURRENT COMMITTEE PERSONNELPLEASE E-MAIL CSasme.orgUSAS B17.2-1967 (R-1978)12 December 1978 ACCEPTANCE NOTICE The above Industry Standardization Document was adopted on 12 December 1978 and i s approved for use by the DoD.The indicated industry group has furnished the clearances required by existing regulations.Copies of the document are stocked by DoD Single Stock Point,U.S.Naval Publications and Forms Center,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,for issue to DoD activities only.Title of Document:Woodruff Keys and Keyseats Date of Specific Issue Adopted:1967;Reaffirmed 1978 Releasing Industry Group:The American Society of Mechanical Engineers custodians:Army-AL Navy-SH Air Force-99 Review activities:Navy-SH h Y-A%r n Air FOIW-99 User activities:Army-GL Air Fore-99 Military Coordinating Activity:DLA-IP Project No.34GP-015 No part of this document may be reproduced in any form,in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise,without the Drior written permission of the publisher.Copyright.1968.by THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Printed in U.S.A.Foreword T HIS standard on Woodruff Keys and Keyseats is a revision of USA Standard Woodruff Keys,Keyslots and Cutters,USAS B17f-1930,which standard was developed by subcbmmittee No.5 of USA Standards Committee B17 on Shafting.The subcommittees initial work was started in 1925 and after nu-merous drafts and revisions was accepted by industry and designated by ASA(later changed to USASI)as an American Standard on December 31,1930.The B17f-1930 standard was reaffirmed in 1955 but it was recognized that the standard was not in conformity with current practice.In 1962 the USA Standards Committee B17 was reactivated and a sub committee developed and established this updated standard on Woodruff Keys and Keyseats which is in part a revision of B17f-1930.Following approval by the USA Standards Committee B17 and the sponsor,the proposed revision was approved on September 18,1967 by the USA Standards Institute,and redesignated B17.2-1967.USA STANDARD This USA Standard is one of nearly 3000 standards approved as American Standards by the American Standards Association.On August 24,1966,the ASA was re-constituted as the United States of America Standards Institute.Standards approved as American Standards are now designated USA Standards.There is no change in their index identification or technical content.UDC 621.886.6 111.Intentionally left blank USA Standards Committee B17 Keys and Keyseats OFFICERS U.P.Jennings,Chainnun Roger Daniels,Secselury COMMITTEE MEMBERS AMERICAN GEAR MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION G.L.Scott,American Gear Manufacturers Association,Uashington,D.C.D.F.Wild,General Electric Company,Paterson,New Jersey AMERICAN SOCIETY O F MECHANICAL ENGINEERS,THE U.P.Jennings,E.I.DuPont de Nemours&Company,Inc.,Wilmington,Delaware AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TOOL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS W.M.Houck,New Holland Machine Company,New Holland,Pennsylvania AMERICAN SPROCKET CHAIN MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION R.A.Anderson,Roller Chain Division,Rex Chainbelt Company,Worcester,Massachusetts CONVEYOR EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION C.R.Davis,Rex Chainbelt Company,Milwaukee,Wisconsin A.W.Lemmon,Alternate,The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company,Columbus,Ohio R.C.Sollenberger,Alternate,Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association,Washington,D.C.MECHANICAL POWER TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION D.C.Currier,Dodge Manufacturing Company,Mishawaka,Indiana METAL CUTTING TOOL INSTITUTE Perry L.Houser,Metal Cutting Tool Institute,New York,N.Y NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION C.F.Schwan,Reliance Electric 8;Engineering,Cleveland,Ohio SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS E.J.Flewelling.Massey-Fergusson,Inc.,Detroit.Michigan INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES J.W.Gillen,John Gillen Company,Cicero,I11kois G.1.Andrews,Alternate,John Gillen Company,Cicero,Illinois Roger Daniels,Formsprag Company,Warren,Michigan U.C.Sheers,Standard Horse Nail Corporation,New Brighton,Pennsylvania SUBCOMMITTEE 3,WOODRUFF KEYS 1.C.Sheers,Chairman,Standard Horse Xail Corp.,P.O.Box 316,New Brighton,Pennsylvania 15066 E.J.Flewelling,Massey-Ferguson,Inc.,P.O.Box 322 R.P.A.,Detroit,Michigan 48232 P.L.Houser,Metal Cutting Tool Institute,405 Lexington Avenue,New York,K.Y.10017 V Intentionally left blank USA STANDARD Woodruff Keys and Keyseats 1.Scope This standard covers nomenclature,defini-nitions,identification number,dimensions and tolerances of Woodruff Keys and Keyseats.It represents manufacturing practices for sizes and types from yu in.X in.thru in.X 3%in.covering 66 listings.Material,heat treatment,hardness or finish is not within the scope of this standard.Dimensi