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 5835-00-138-2601
NSN 5925-00-573-4367
NSN 5910-00-900-5296
NSN 5930-01-296-0934
NSN 6110-00-423-5836
NSN 6240-00-486-8447
NSN 7035-01-123-0085
NSN 6130-01-214-9934
NSN 6320-00-360-1744
NSN 6135-00-812-9039
NSN 5998-00-246-6895
NSN 6135-01-415-4124