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.
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Turkey Classification: Other articles of copper, nesoi
NSN 6220-01-298-9242
NSN 6610-01-362-8686
NSN 2925-00-942-2417
NSN 5996-01-586-0162
NSN 5985-00-225-9993
NSN 6145-00-299-7757
NSN 6145-01-634-0388
NSN 7035-01-038-3165
NSN 5925-01-605-7767
NSN 5960-01-051-1454
NSN 5855-00-293-4708
NSN 5920-01-280-2334