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 iron or steel not wire nesoi
NSN 6610-01-517-1901
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NSN 2925-01-459-8093
NSN 5990-01-321-2997
NSN 2925-00-964-7128
NSN 5915-00-816-2376
NSN 6110-01-037-1539
NSN 5835-01-459-8664
NSN 5999-01-331-9906
NSN 6220-00-021-9040
NSN 6610-01-134-7397
NSN 5999-01-151-9821