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BRITISH STANDARD AEROSPACE SERIES BS EN
4168:2004
Clips, spring tension,

three parts — Outer
clips in heat resisting
steel FE-PA2601 (A286)
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British Standard
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Amendments issued since publication

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This British Standard was

published under the authority Amd. No. Date Comments
of the Standards Policy and
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24 January 2005
© BSI 24 January 2005
ISBN 0 580 45317 0

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 4168
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM December 2004
ICS 49.080 Supersedes EN 4168:2003
English version
Aerospace series - Clips, spring tension, three parts - Outer

clips in heat resisting steel FE-PA2601 (A286)
Série aérospatiale - Colliers de fixation à ressort en trois Luft- und Raumfahrt - Rohrschellen, federnd, dreiteilig -
parties - Demi-colliers extérieurs, en acier résistant à chaud Außenschelle aus hochwarmfestem Stahl FE-PA2601
FE-PA2601 (A286) (A286)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 11 September 2003.
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Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
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Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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EN 4168:2004 (E)
Contents Page
Foreword..............................................................................................................................................................3
1 Scope ......................................................................................................................................................4
2 Normative references ............................................................................................................................4
3 Required characteristics.......................................................................................................................4
4 Designation ............................................................................................................................................6
5 Marking ...................................................................................................................................................6
6 Quality assurance ..................................................................................................................................6
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EN 4168:2004 (E)
Foreword
This document (EN 4168:2004) has been prepared by the European Association of Aerospace
Manufacturers - Standardization (AECMA-STAN).
After enquiries and votes carried out in accordance with the rules of this Association, this Standard has
received the approval of the National Associations and the Official Services of the member countries of
AECMA, prior to its presentation to CEN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2005, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by June 2005.
This document supersedes EN 4168:2003.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
and the United Kingdom.
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EN 4168:2004 (E)
1 Scope
This standard specifies the characteristics of outer clips, three part clips, spring tension, in FE-PA2601 for
applications at a maximum temperature of 260 °C, for aerospace applications.
They shall be assembled with parts from EN 4166 and EN 4167.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 2424, Aerospace series – Marking of aerospace products
EN 2516, Aerospace series – Passivation of corrosion resisting steels and decontamination of

nickel base alloys
EN 3638, Aerospace series – Heat resisting alloy FE-PA2601 (X6NiCrTiMoV26-15) – Consumable

electrode remelted – Solution and precipitation treated – Sheet, strip and plate – 0,5 mm ≤
a ≤ 10 mm 1)
EN 4166, Aerospace series – Clips, spring tension, three parts – PTFE bushes
EN 4167, Aerospace series – Clips, spring tension, three parts – Inner clips in heat resisting steel
FE-PA2601 (A286)
EN 9100, Aerospace series - Quality management systems - Requirements (based on ISO

9001:2000) and Quality systems - Model for quality assurance in design, development,
production, installation and servicing (based on ISO 9001:1994)
3 Required characteristics
3.1 Configuration – Dimensions – Tolerances – Masses
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See Figure 1 and Table 1.
Dimensions and tolerances are in millimetres. They apply after passivation.
3.2 Materials
EN 3638
3.3 Surface treatment

EN 2516
3.4 Heat treatment

Precipitation heat treated after forming
3.5 Hardness
260 HV to 345 HV
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1) Published as AECMA Prestandard at the date of publication of this standard
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EN 4168:2004 (E)
Key 6 marking
1 break sharp edges 0,1 to 0,4 7 R = 2 to 2,5
2 10,4 to 10,8 8 5,1 to 5,3
3 direction of grain 9 diameter 5,5 to 5,8
4 R = 1 to 1,5 10 R = 7 to 9
5 1,5 to 2 11 view along L
Figure 1
Table 1
Diameter A B C E G Mass
code kg/1 000 parts
max. min. max. min. max. min. max. min. max. min. ≈
004 8,7 8,1 13,6 13,1 8,7 8,1 17
006 10,6 10 14,5 14 10,6 10 19
0,9 0,7 45° 35°
008 12,5 11,9 15,5 15 12,5 11,9 22
010 14,3 13,7 16,4 15,9 14,3 13,7 24
012 16,7 15,7 17,8 17,3 16,5 15,9 35
55° 45°
014 18,5 17,5 18,7 17,7 18,3 17,7 39
016 20,3 19,3 19,6 18,6 20,1 19,5 45
018 22,1 21,1 20,5 20 21,9 21,3 1,1 0,9 44
020 24 23 21,5 21 23,8 23,2 65° 55° 53
025 28,3 27,3 24 23,5 28,1 27,5 62
032 35,3 34,3 27,5 27 35,1 34,5 78
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EN 4168:2004 (E)
4 Designation
EXAMPLE
Description block Identity block
OUTER CLIP EN4168-012
Number of this standard
Diameter code (see Table 1)
NOTE If necessary, the code I9005 shall be placed between the description block and the identity block.
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5 Marking
EN 2424, style A, as indicated on Figure 1.
6 Quality assurance
The manufacturer’s quality systems shall conform to EN 9100.
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BRITISH STANDARD AEROSPACE SERIES BS EN

Clips, spring tension,

The European Standard EN 4168:2004 has the status of a

— aid enquirers to understand the text;

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on

Amendments issued since publication

This British Standard was

© BSI 24 January 2005

ISBN 0 580 45317 0

Copyright British Standards Institution

ICS 49.080 Supersedes EN 4168:2003

Aerospace series - Clips, spring tension, three parts - Outer

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 11 September 2003.

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION

Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels

Copyright British Standards Institution

This document supersedes EN 4168:2003.

EN 2424, Aerospace series – Marking of aerospace products

EN 2516, Aerospace series – Passivation of corrosion resisting steels and decontamination of

EN 3638, Aerospace series – Heat resisting alloy FE-PA2601 (X6NiCrTiMoV26-15) – Consumable

EN 9100, Aerospace series - Quality management systems - Requirements (based on ISO

3.1 Configuration – Dimensions – Tolerances – Masses

3.3 Surface treatment

3.4 Heat treatment

Description block Identity block

OUTER CLIP EN4168-012

Number of this standard

Diameter code (see Table 1)

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