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 5975-01-386-5748
NSN 5975-00-173-1810
NSN 6320-01-309-4407
NSN 6130-01-227-0435
NSN 5999-01-589-8152
NSN 2925-01-076-6128
NSN 6145-01-319-5311
NSN 6135-01-411-3212
NSN 5930-01-180-1351
NSN 5999-01-046-3780
NSN 5915-01-127-5303
NSN 6110-01-370-4234