Ring Types

 

Series	Inch/Metric	Misc.	Material	Ring Description
AN	Inch		Stainless, Hastelloy, Monel	AN rings have corrugations that face inward. They are open in the free state, so that when installed inside a bore, the ring conforms to the bore and is self-retaining. AN rings are designed to fit outside a nominal circumference.
AN	Metric		Stainless, Hastelloy, Monel
AN Over-lapped			Stainless	AN Overlapped, like an AN ring, but overlapped in the free state condition.
ANL	Inch		Stainless, Hastelloy, Monel	ANL rings are light-duty versions of AN rings. The material that is used is very thin, so ANL rings do not maintain a circular shape in their free state.
ANL	Metric		Stainless, Hastelloy, Monel
ANS	Metric	Flanged	Carbon	ANS, AN style ring with a flange on one side for placement in a housing groove, angled planish.
BN	Inch		Stainless, Hastelloy, Monel	BN rings feature corrugations that face outward. They are designed to have a free state diameter smaller than the shaft diameter over which they will be installed. BN rings are cut to fit inside a nominal circumference.
BN	Metric		Stainless, Hastelloy, Monel
SH	Metric	Shim	Stainless	SH, no waves.
SV	Metric		Stainless	SV European equivalent of BN Ring.
TR	Inch		Stainless	The TR series is used for repair of worn or oversized housings. See the section of the website called "Repair/Refurbish" for a full list of TR Rings and purchasing information.

 

 

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