12 mm E-clip (E-ring), DIN 6799
For shafts of 13 to 18 mm grooved to 12 mm: the E-clip (DIN 6799), 1.3 mm thick, with an installed outer diameter up to 23.4 mm. Download it as simplified STEP files.

How these parts are made, and what the levels mean: read the method
- Also searched as: 12 mm E-clip
- Model id:
din6799-d12
- Standard: DIN 6799:2017 · size 12 mm
Files
| Part key | Simplified |
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din6799-d12 | STEP |
Dimensions

| Symbol | Name | min | nom | max | Modeled | Rule | Level |
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| s | Clip thickness | | 1.3 | | 1.3 | nominal | L1 |
| s_lim | Clip thickness, limits | 1.27 | | 1.33 | 1.3 | midpoint of min–max | L0 (min, max: one source) |
| a | Mouth width | | 10.45 | | 10.45 | nominal | L1 |
| a_lim | Mouth width, limits | 10.38 | | 10.52 | 10.45 | midpoint of min–max | L0 (min, max: one source) |
| d3 | Outer diameter, installed | | | 23.4 | 23.4 | single limit (max), modeled at the limit | L1 |
| d2 | Groove diameter | | 12 | | 12 | nominal | L1 |
| d1 | Shaft diameter range | 13 | | 18 | 15.5 | midpoint of min–max | L1 |
| m | Groove width | | 1.35 | | 1.35 | nominal | L1 |
| n | Groove edge margin | 2.5 | | | 2.5 | single limit (min), modeled at the limit | L1 |
Drawing

As a PDF: CC-DIN6799-SZ-12.pdf.
The 12 mm E-clip beside the 10 mm and the 15 mm
The 12 mm is number 10, counting from the smallest, of the 11 DIN 6799 E-clips published here, from 2.3 mm to 15 mm.
- Clip thickness (s): 1.3 mm on the 12 mm E-clip, against 1.2 mm on the 10 mm and 1.5 mm on the 15 mm.
- Clip thickness, limits (s_lim): 1.27 to 1.33 mm on the 12 mm E-clip, against 1.17 to 1.23 mm on the 10 mm and 1.47 to 1.53 mm on the 15 mm.
- Mouth width (a): 10.45 mm on the 12 mm E-clip, against 8.32 mm on the 10 mm and 12.61 mm on the 15 mm.
- Mouth width, limits (a_lim): 10.38 to 10.52 mm on the 12 mm E-clip, against 8.262 to 8.378 mm on the 10 mm and 12.54 to 12.68 mm on the 15 mm.
- Outer diameter, installed (d3): up to 23.4 mm on the 12 mm E-clip, against up to 20.4 mm on the 10 mm and up to 29.4 mm on the 15 mm.
- Groove diameter (d2): 12 mm on the 12 mm E-clip, against 10 mm on the 10 mm and 15 mm on the 15 mm.
- Shaft diameter range (d1): 13 to 18 mm on the 12 mm E-clip, against 11 to 15 mm on the 10 mm and 16 to 24 mm on the 15 mm.
- Groove width (m): 1.35 mm on the 12 mm E-clip, against 1.25 mm on the 10 mm and 1.55 mm on the 15 mm.
Other sizes
Documents
Sources
fasten-it-din6799, fasteners-eu-din6799, kipp-k1940. Full citations: the method page and this size's datasheet.
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