BS 46-1:1958

Co-operating organizations
Foreword
Specification
1 Scope
2 Materials
3 The application of keys and keyways
       a Parallel keys
       b Taper keys
       c Tangential keys
       d Woodruff keys
4 Dimensions and tolerances of parallel and taper keys
    and keyways
5 Dimensions and tolerances of Woodruff keys and
    keyways
6 Dimensions of tangential keys and keyways
7 Dimensions of keys and keyways for marine tailshafts
8 Keys and keyways for tapered shaft ends
Tables
1 Rectangular parallel keys, keyways and keybars
2 Square parallel keys, keyways and keybars
3 Rectangular taper keys and keyways, gib-head or plain
4 Square taper keys and keyways, gib-head or plain
5 Woodruff keys and keyways
6 Comparison of Woodruff key numbers (Whitney, British
    and American)
7 Tangential keys
8 Rectangular parallel keys for marine tailshafts
9 Preferred lengths of plain keys, rectangular or
    square section, parallel or taper
10 Preferred lengths of gib-head keys rectangular or
    square section
Appendices
A Preferred lengths of keys
B Approximate equivalents of metric and inch units

Materials, nominal sizes, tolerances; for parallel keys, taper keys, gib-head keys rectangular and square, and Woodruff keys. Nominal sizes, dimensions; for tangential keys, tapered-shaft-end keys, marine tailshaft keys. Details of all keyways. Preferred lengths of the plain and gib-head keys. Whitney, British and American Woodruff key numbers compared.