8 mm E-clip (E-ring), DIN 6799

The 8 mm E-clip (DIN 6799) clips into an 8 mm groove on a shaft of 9 to 12 mm, and is 1 mm thick. Here as simplified STEP files.

How these parts are made, and what the levels mean: read the method

• Also searched as: 8 mm E-clip
• Model id: din6799-d8
• Standard: DIN 6799:2017 · size 8 mm

Files

Part key	Simplified
din6799-d8	STEP

Dimensions

Symbol	Name	min	nom	max	Modeled	Rule	Level
s	Clip thickness		1		1	nominal	L1
s_lim	Clip thickness, limits	0.97		1.03	1	midpoint of min–max	L0 (min, max: one source)
a	Mouth width		6.52		6.52	nominal	L1
a_lim	Mouth width, limits	6.462		6.578	6.52	midpoint of min–max	L0 (min, max: one source)
d3	Outer diameter, installed			16.3	16.3	single limit (max), modeled at the limit	L1
d2	Groove diameter		8		8	nominal	L1
d1	Shaft diameter range	9		12	10.5	midpoint of min–max	L1
m	Groove width		1.05		1.05	nominal	L1
n	Groove edge margin	1.8			1.8	single limit (min), modeled at the limit	L1

Drawing

As a PDF: CC-DIN6799-SZ-8.pdf.

The 8 mm E-clip beside the 7 mm and the 9 mm

The 8 mm is number 7, counting from the smallest, of the 11 DIN 6799 E-clips published here, from 2.3 mm to 15 mm.

• Clip thickness (s): 1 mm on the 8 mm E-clip, against 0.9 mm on the 7 mm and 1.1 mm on the 9 mm.
• Clip thickness, limits (s_lim): 0.97 to 1.03 mm on the 8 mm E-clip, against 0.88 to 0.92 mm on the 7 mm and 1.07 to 1.13 mm on the 9 mm.
• Mouth width (a): 6.52 mm on the 8 mm E-clip, against 5.84 mm on the 7 mm and 7.63 mm on the 9 mm.
• Mouth width, limits (a_lim): 6.462 to 6.578 mm on the 8 mm E-clip, against 5.792 to 5.888 mm on the 7 mm and 7.572 to 7.688 mm on the 9 mm.
• Outer diameter, installed (d3): up to 16.3 mm on the 8 mm E-clip, against up to 14.3 mm on the 7 mm and up to 18.8 mm on the 9 mm.
• Groove diameter (d2): 8 mm on the 8 mm E-clip, against 7 mm on the 7 mm and 9 mm on the 9 mm.
• Shaft diameter range (d1): 9 to 12 mm on the 8 mm E-clip, against 8 to 11 mm on the 7 mm and 10 to 14 mm on the 9 mm.
• Groove width (m): 1.05 mm on the 8 mm E-clip, against 0.94 mm on the 7 mm and 1.15 mm on the 9 mm.

Other sizes

• One size smaller: 7 mm E-clip (E-ring), DIN 6799, 7 mm groove, shaft 8 to 11 mm, 0.9 mm thick.
• One size larger: 9 mm E-clip (E-ring), DIN 6799, 9 mm groove, shaft 10 to 14 mm, 1.1 mm thick.

Documents

• CC-DIN6799-DS-8.pdf: 8 datasheet: values with levels, sources
• CC-DIN6799-SZ-8.pdf: 8 drawing: this size's values on the views
• parts.json: the part record of this size (the platform contract)

Sources

fasten-it-din6799, fasteners-eu-din6799, kipp-k1940. Full citations: the method page and this size's datasheet.

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