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 5915-01-419-1053
NSN 5895-00-853-7206
NSN 5999-01-223-1778
NSN 6135-01-321-5659
NSN 6130-00-958-1064
NSN 5945-00-833-8948
NSN 5985-01-254-5267
NSN 5930-00-203-4430
NSN 5910-01-391-2544
NSN 5935-01-316-3951
NSN 5925-01-258-4640
NSN 6145-01-464-9552