5 mm External Retaining Ring (Shaft Circlip), DIN 471
The 5 mm external retaining ring (DIN 471) fits a 5 mm shaft with a groove diameter of 4.8 mm, and is 0.6 mm thick. Here as simplified STEP files.

How these parts are made, and what the levels mean: read the method
- Also searched as: 5 mm circlip
- Model id:
din471-d5
- Standard: DIN 471:2011 · size 5 mm
Files
| Part key | Simplified |
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din471-d5 | STEP |
Dimensions

| Symbol | Name | min | nom | max | Modeled | Rule | Level |
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| s | Ring thickness | | 0.6 | | 0.6 | nominal | L1 |
| s_lim | Ring thickness, limits | 0.55 | | 0.6 | 0.575 | midpoint of min–max | L0 (max: one source) |
| d3 | Free diameter | | 4.7 | | 4.7 | nominal | L1 |
| d3_lim | Free diameter, limits | 4.55 | | 4.74 | 4.645 | midpoint of min–max | L1 |
| a | Lug height | | | 2.5 | 2.5 | single limit (max), modeled at the limit | L1 |
| b | Radial width | | 1.1 ref | | 1.1 | reference value | L1 |
| d5 | Plier hole diameter | 1 | | | 1 | single limit (min), modeled at the limit | L1 |
| d2 | Groove diameter | | 4.8 | | 4.8 | nominal | L1 |
| m | Groove width | | 0.7 | | 0.7 | nominal | L1 |
| n | Groove edge margin | 0.3 | | | 0.3 | single limit (min), modeled at the limit | L1 |
Drawing

As a PDF: CC-DIN471-SZ-5.pdf.
The 5 mm external retaining ring beside the 4 mm and the 6 mm
The 5 mm is number 3, counting from the smallest, of the 18 DIN 471 external retaining rings published here, from 3 mm to 20 mm.
- Ring thickness (s): 0.6 mm on the 5 mm external retaining ring, against 0.4 mm on the 4 mm and 0.7 mm on the 6 mm.
- Ring thickness, limits (s_lim): 0.55 to 0.6 mm on the 5 mm external retaining ring, against 0.35 to 0.4 mm on the 4 mm and 0.65 to 0.7 mm on the 6 mm.
- Free diameter (d3): 4.7 mm on the 5 mm external retaining ring, against 3.7 mm on the 4 mm and 5.6 mm on the 6 mm.
- Free diameter, limits (d3_lim): 4.55 to 4.74 mm on the 5 mm external retaining ring, against 3.55 to 3.74 mm on the 4 mm and 5.45 to 5.64 mm on the 6 mm.
- Lug height (a): up to 2.5 mm on the 5 mm external retaining ring, against up to 2.2 mm on the 4 mm and up to 2.7 mm on the 6 mm.
- Radial width (b): 1.1 mm (reference) on the 5 mm external retaining ring, against 0.9 mm (reference) on the 4 mm and 1.3 mm (reference) on the 6 mm.
- Plier hole diameter (d5): at least 1 mm on the 5 mm external retaining ring, against at least 1 mm on the 4 mm and at least 1.2 mm on the 6 mm.
- Groove diameter (d2): 4.8 mm on the 5 mm external retaining ring, against 3.8 mm on the 4 mm and 5.7 mm on the 6 mm.
Other sizes
Documents
Sources
fasten-it-din471, fasteners-eu-din471, hc-maschinentechnik-din471, seeger-din471. Full citations: the method page and this size's datasheet.
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