彈性膜片聯軸器無需潤滑、維護工作量少，可連續長期運行，經過車削、銑削和拉削等機加工方法加工而成，再經過整體熱處理。彈性膜片聯軸器可吸收振動，補償徑向和角向偏差，免維護、抗油及電氣絕緣，膜片彈性聯軸器能夠大批量的生產，而且免去了加工損耗。當兩軸線有相對偏移時，彈性體發生相應的彈性變形，以實現補償軸向、徑向和角向偏差，彈性膜片聯軸器作為傳動的核心功能部件。

小轉矩和(he)(he)(he)以傳(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)遞(di)運動(dong)(dong)(dong)為主的(de)(de)(de)軸(zhou)系傳(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)動(dong)(dong)(dong)，要求彈(dan)性(xing)(xing)膜(mo)片(pian)聯軸(zhou)器(qi)(qi)(qi)具有(you)較高的(de)(de)(de)傳(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)動(dong)(dong)(dong)精(jing)度，宜選用(yong)(yong)非金(jin)屬彈(dan)性(xing)(xing)元(yuan)件(jian)(jian)的(de)(de)(de)撓性(xing)(xing)彈(dan)性(xing)(xing)膜(mo)片(pian)聯軸(zhou)器(qi)(qi)(qi)。大轉矩和(he)(he)(he)傳(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)遞(di)動(dong)(dong)(dong)力的(de)(de)(de)軸(zhou)系傳(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)動(dong)(dong)(dong)，對(dui)傳(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)動(dong)(dong)(dong)精(jing)度變有(you)要求，在高轉速時(shi)，應避免選用(yong)(yong)金(jin)屬彈(dan)性(xing)(xing)元(yuan)件(jian)(jian)彈(dan)性(xing)(xing)彈(dan)性(xing)(xing)膜(mo)片(pian)聯軸(zhou)器(qi)(qi)(qi)和(he)(he)(he)可動(dong)(dong)(dong)元(yuan)件(jian)(jian)之間(jian)(jian)的(de)(de)(de)間(jian)(jian)隙(xi)的(de)(de)(de)撓性(xing)(xing)彈(dan)性(xing)(xing)膜(mo)片(pian)聯軸(zhou)器(qi)(qi)(qi)，宜選用(yong)(yong)傳(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)動(dong)(dong)(dong)精(jing)度高的(de)(de)(de)膜(mo)片(pian)彈(dan)性(xing)(xing)膜(mo)片(pian)聯軸(zhou)器(qi)(qi)(qi)。大型機器(qi)(qi)(qi)設備調整(zheng)兩軸(zhou)對(dui)中較困難(nan)，應選擇使用(yong)(yong)耐久和(he)(he)(he)更換易損件(jian)(jian)方便的(de)(de)(de)彈(dan)性(xing)(xing)膜(mo)片(pian)聯軸(zhou)器(qi)(qi)(qi)。

金(jin)屬彈(dan)性(xing)(xing)元性(xing)(xing)撓(nao)性(xing)(xing)彈(dan)性(xing)(xing)膜(mo)(mo)片(pian)聯(lian)(lian)軸器(qi)一(yi)般比非金(jin)屬彈(dan)性(xing)(xing)元件撓(nao)性(xing)(xing)彈(dan)性(xing)(xing)膜(mo)(mo)片(pian)聯(lian)(lian)軸器(qi)的(de)(de)(de)使用(yong)(yong)壽命(ming)長，需密(mi)封(feng)潤(run)滑和使用(yong)(yong)不(bu)耐久的(de)(de)(de)彈(dan)性(xing)(xing)膜(mo)(mo)片(pian)聯(lian)(lian)軸器(qi)，必然(ran)增加(jia)(jia)維(wei)護(hu)(hu)工(gong)作量。對于長期連續運(yun)轉和經濟(ji)效益較(jiao)高的(de)(de)(de)場(chang)合，例如我國冶金(jin)企業的(de)(de)(de)軋機傳動系統(tong)高速(su)端，普遍采用(yong)(yong)的(de)(de)(de)是齒(chi)式彈(dan)性(xing)(xing)膜(mo)(mo)片(pian)聯(lian)(lian)軸器(qi)，齒(chi)式彈(dan)性(xing)(xing)膜(mo)(mo)片(pian)聯(lian)(lian)軸器(qi)傳遞轉矩大(da)，但須在(zai)潤(run)滑和密(mi)封(feng)良好的(de)(de)(de)條件下才能耐久工(gong)作，需經常檢查密(mi)封(feng)狀況，注(zhu)潤(run)滑油或潤(run)滑脂，維(wei)護(hu)(hu)工(gong)作量大(da)，增加(jia)(jia)了輔助(zhu)工(gong)時(shi)，減少了有(you)效工(gong)作時(shi)間，影(ying)響生產效益。

彈(dan)性膜片聯軸(zhou)(zhou)器(qi)須在(zai)機器(qi)設備允許(xu)的(de)(de)(de)安裝(zhuang)空間以內，應(ying)選擇(ze)裝(zhuang)拆方便(bian)、不用(yong)維護、維護周期長或(huo)維護方便(bian)、更換易損件不用(yong)移動兩軸(zhou)(zhou)、對中調(diao)整容易的(de)(de)(de)彈(dan)性膜片聯軸(zhou)(zhou)器(qi)。在(zai)急停急起和突(tu)然反轉(zhuan)引起的(de)(de)(de)沖(chong)擊(ji)負荷(he)較大的(de)(de)(de)應(ying)用(yong)中，當內徑相對于(yu)彈(dan)性膜片聯軸(zhou)(zhou)器(qi)的(de)(de)(de)外徑較小(xiao)；當軸(zhou)(zhou)的(de)(de)(de)尺寸不夠大或(huo)當溫(wen)度的(de)(de)(de)變(bian)化(hua)改(gai)變(bian)了軸(zhou)(zhou)內徑的(de)(de)(de)尺寸時，在(zai)調(diao)速(su)時軸(zhou)(zhou)的(de)(de)(de)定(ding)相應(ying)用(yong)中，的(de)(de)(de)轉(zhuan)動定(ding)位是有必要(yao)的(de)(de)(de)。