A thin flat metal or plastic item of various peripheral shapes having a solid or laminated cross-section. It is designed to maintain a predetermined distance between two surfaces. For round items without a hole and having a solid rectangular cross-section use disk, solid, plain. Items with either (1) a solid (not laminated) cross-section, or (2) a non-separable laminated cross-section with one hole centrally located, must have a thickness less than 0.006 inch (0.152 mm) for items less than 1/4 inch (6.35 mm) outside diameter or shortest distance across peripheral flats, and less than 0.016 inch (0.406 mm) for items 1/4 inch (6.35 mm) or more outside diameter, or shortest distance across peripheral flats. for items with thickness greater than those indicated above, see spacer, plate; washer, flat and spacer, ring. when thickness and/or outside diameter or shortest distance across peripheral flats is designated as a tolerance dimension, the maximum dimension will be used to determine compliance. See also shim stock, laminated; shim stock assortment, gasket; and bearing, washer, thrust.
Classification: Other articles of copper, nesoi
NSN 5910-00-388-6737
NSN 5985-01-103-4905
NSN 5935-01-253-1761
NSN 5985-00-983-8436
NSN 6110-00-193-2847
NSN 5975-01-163-6562
NSN 6135-01-391-6515
NSN 6150-00-763-5067
NSN 6240-01-243-6884
NSN 6685-01-517-1090
NSN 6320-00-116-3658
NSN 5985-00-344-8178