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 5905-00-356-1630
NSN 5998-00-633-5169
NSN 6110-01-474-3419
NSN 6110-01-514-6874
NSN 7035-01-249-4547
NSN 5895-01-051-7613
NSN 5935-00-832-3091
NSN 5895-00-818-8313
NSN 6105-01-255-9970
NSN 5996-01-514-5937
NSN 6650-00-011-3435
NSN 7035-01-646-0272