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 5960-01-311-2170
NSN 5905-01-474-4560
NSN 6650-01-500-9638
NSN 5965-01-462-2291
NSN 5998-00-679-4001
NSN 5920-01-296-8691
NSN 6645-01-258-5558
NSN 5925-00-644-5546
NSN 5998-00-538-9643
NSN 5950-00-898-0730
NSN 6105-01-359-5938
NSN 6110-01-088-2988