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.
Dept. of the Navy Classification: Other articles of iron or steel not wire nesoi
NSN 2925-00-932-6262
NSN 5835-01-502-9228
NSN 5910-00-459-2173
NSN 5855-01-429-8702
NSN 6110-00-155-4303
NSN 7035-01-334-5855
NSN 5999-01-389-0227
NSN 7035-01-003-9142
NSN 5835-01-406-4066
NSN 5910-01-487-6757
NSN 5998-01-341-7645
NSN 5935-01-242-5647