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Keyway and Key Size Dimension Guide

The document discusses standards for keyways and keys in both the English and Metric systems. In the English system, keyways are specified by their width and depth, while standard key sizes correspond to shaft diameters. In the Metric system, keys are specified by size rather than keyways, and keyways are defined by width and depth from the shaft radius. Tables provide dimensions for standard keyways and keys in both systems.

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Keyway and Key Size Dimension Guide

The document discusses standards for keyways and keys in both the English and Metric systems. In the English system, keyways are specified by their width and depth, while standard key sizes correspond to shaft diameters. In the Metric system, keys are specified by size rather than keyways, and keyways are defined by width and depth from the shaft radius. Tables provide dimensions for standard keyways and keys in both systems.

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  • Specifying English Keyways
  • Specifying Metric Keyways

Figure 1 - Keyway and Key Size Dimension Reference

Specifying English Keyways


In the English system, it is standard practice to dimension keyways. The hub keyway is
dimensioned by its width and depth on the shaft – keyway sides. Referencing Figure 1, the
keyway dimension is W x T1.
Unless otherwise specified, the shaft keyway is assumed to be standard. A list of standard
keyway and corresponding key sizes for English shafts are listed below in Table 1. The common
specification dimension, Keyway Size, is highlighted.

English Standard Keyway and Key Sizes


Shaft Diameter (in) Keyway (in)* Key (in)
From To Width Depth Width Depth
(W) (T1) (W) (T)
5/16 7/16 3/32 3/64 3/32 3/32
1/2 9/16 1/8 1/16 1/8 1/8
5/8 7/8 3/16 3/32 3/16 3/16
15/16 1 1/4 1/4 1/8 1/4 1/4
1 5/16 1 3/8 5/16 5/32 5/16 5/16
1 7/16 1 3/4 3/8 3/16 3/8 3/8
1 13/16 2 1/4 1/2 1/4 1/2 1/2
2 5/16 2 3/4 5/8 5/16 5/8 5/8
2 13/16 3 1/4 3/4 3/8 3/4 3/4
3 5/16 3 3/4 7/8 7/16 7/8 7/8
3 13/16 4 1/2 1 1/2 1 1
4 9/16 5 1/2 1 1/4 5/8 1 1/4 1 1/4
5 9/16 6 1/2 1 1/2 3/4 1 1/2 1 1/2
6 9/16 7 1/2 1 3/4 3/4 1 3/4 1 1/2
7 9/16 9 2 3/4 2 1 1/2
* Common dimension specification
Table 1 - Standard English Keyway and Key Dimensions
Specifying Metric Keyways
Dimensioning and specifying Metric keys and keyways varies significantly from the English
system. In the Metric system it is common practice to specify the key size. Referencing Figure
1, the Metric key size is W x T. The keyway dimensions are also different from the English
system. Metric keyways are dimensioned by width and depth as measured from the radius of the
shaft to the center of the keyway. See dimensions W and h in Figure 1.
Unless otherwise specified, the shaft keyway is assumed to be standard. Also, T1 and T2 are not
necessarily equal. The Metric system does not refer to keyseat or keyway dimensions as does
the English system. Instead, key dimensions are specified. Note that metric keys are rectangular
in shape, and not square as in the English system. A list of the standard key sizes and
corresponding keyways for Metric shafts are listed below in Table 2. The common specification
dimension, Key Size, is highlighted.

Metric Standard Parallel Keyway and Key Sizes


Shaft Diameter (mm) Keyway (mm) Key (mm)*
From To Width Depth Width Depth
(W) (h) (W) (T)
6 8 2 1.0 2 2
9 10 3 1.4 3 3
11 12 4 1.8 4 4
13 17 5 2.3 5 5
18 22 6 2.8 6 6
23 30 8 3.3 8 7
31 38 10 3.3 10 8
39 44 12 3.3 12 8
45 50 14 3.8 14 9
51 58 16 4.3 16 10
59 65 18 4.4 18 11
66 75 20 4.9 20 12
76 86 22 5.4 22 14
86 96 25 5.4 25 14
96 110 28 6.4 28 16
111 130 32 7.4 32 18
131 150 36 8.4 36 20
151 170 40 9.4 40 22
171 200 45 10.4 45 25
201 230 50 11.4 50 28
231 260 56 12.4 56 32
261 290 63 12.4 63 32
291 330 70 14.4 70 36
331 380 80 15.4 80 40
381 440 90 17.4 90 45
441 500 100 19.5 100 50
* Common dimension specification
Table 2 - Standard Metric Keyway and Key Dimensions

Figure 1 - Keyway and Key Size Dimension Reference Specifying English Keyways In the English system, it is standard pr
Specifying Metric Keyways Dimensioning and specifying Metric keys and keyways varies significantly from the English syste

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