Dimensions For Nuts
MACHINE SCREW NUT DIMENSIONS - ANSI B18.6.3, and small pattern nuts
Diameter of Screw 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 1/4 5/16 3/8
Machine Screw
Width across Flats: inches
5/32 5/32 3/16 3/16 1/4 5/16 5/16 11/32 3/8 7/16 7/16 9/16 5/8
Machine Screw
Thickness: inches
3/64 3/64 1/16 1/16 3/32 7/64 7/64 1/8 1/8 5/32 3/16 7/32 1/4
 
SMALL PATTERN
Width across Flats
1/8 1/8 5/32 - 3/16 1/4 1/4 1/4 5/16 - - - -
Thickness 3/64 3/64 1/16 - 1/16 3/32 3/32 3/32 7/64 - - - -
Width across Flats - - - - - - - 5/16 11/32 - - - -
Thickness - - - - - - - 7/64 1/8 - - - -
DIMENSIONS OF FINISHED, JAM, HEAVY, HEAVY JAM - ANSI B18.2.2
  1/4 5/16 3/8 7/16 1/2 9/16 5/8 3/4 7.8 1 1-1/8 1-1/4 1-3/8
Finished Width Across Flats 7/16 1/2 9/16 11/16 3/4 7/8 15/16 1-1/8 1-5/16 1-1/2 1-11/16 1-7/8 2-1/16
Thickness FULL 7/32 17/64 21/64 3/8 7/16 31/64 41/64 41/64 3/4 55/64 31/32 1/-1/16 1-11/64
Thickness JAM 5/32 3/16 7/32 1/4 5/16 5/16 3/8 27/64 31/64 35/64 39/64 23/32 27/32
Heavy -- Width Across Flats 1/2 8/16 11/16 3/4 7/8 15/16 1-1/16 1-1/4 1-7/16 1-5/8 1-13/16 2 3-3/16
Thickness FULL 15/64 19/64 23/64 27/64 31/64 35/64 39/64 47/64 55/64 63/64 1-7/64 1-7/32 1-11/32
Thickness JAM 11/64 13/64 15/64 17/64 19/64 21/64 23/64 27/64 31/64 35/64 39/64 23/32 25/32
DIMENSIONS OF FINISHED, JAM, HEAVY, HEAVY JAM - ANSI B18.2.2 (continued...)
  1-1/2 1-5/8 1-3/4 1-7/8 2 2-1/4 2-1/2
Finished Width Across Flats 2/14 2-7/16 2-5/8 2-13/16 3 3-3/8 3-3/4
Thickness FULL 1-9/32 1-25/64 1-1/2 1-39/64 1-23/32 1-59/64 2-9/64
Thickness JAM 2-3/8 2-9/16 2-3/4 2-15/16 3-1/8 3-1/2 3-7/8
Heavy -- Width Across Flats 27/32 29/32 31/32 1-1/32 1-3/32 1-13/64 1-29/64
Thickness FULL 15/32 1-19/32 1-23/32 1-27/32 1-31/32 2-13/64 2-29/64
Thickness JAM 27/32 29/32 31/32 1-1/32 1-3/32 1-13/64 1-29/64
DIMENSIONS - SERRATED FLANGE NUTS - ANSI B18.2.2
Diameter 6 8 10 1/4 5/16 3/8 1/2
Max. Width Across Flats .312 .344 .375 .438 .500 .562 .750
Max. Thickness .171 .203 .219 .236 .283 .347 .458
DIMENSIONS - NYLON INSERT NUTS
Diameter 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 1/4 5/16 3/8 7/16 1/2
Width Ac. Fl. Reg.
& Thin NM, NE,
NTM, NTE
.250 .250 .250 .250 .312 .344 .275 .438 .438 .500 .563 .625 .750
Height-Regular-
NM, NE
.141 .141 .141 .141 .172 .234 .234 .313 .313 .344 .453 .453 .594
 Height-Thin-
NTM, NTE
- - .109 - .125 .172 .172 - .203 .250 .266 .313 .313
Width Ac. Fl. -
Heavy - NU, NTU
- - - - - - - - .500 .563 .687 .750 .875
Height-Heavy - NU - - - - - - - - .375 .438 .547 .593 .703
-Height-Heavy Jam
NU
- - - - - - - - .281 .313 .406 .437 .531
DIMENSIONS - NYLON INSERT NUTS (continued...)
Diameter 9/16 5/8 3/4 7/8 1 1-1/8 1-1/4 1-1/2
Width Ac. Fl. Reg.
& Thin NM, NE,
NTM, NTE
.875 .938 1.063 1.250 1.440 1.625 1.810 2.197
Height-Regular-
NM, NE
.640 .750 .875 .984 1.047 1.187 1.406 1.625
 Height-Thin-
NTM, NTE
- .391 .406 .468 .562 .656 .750 .812
Width Ac. Fl. -
Heavy - NU, NTU
- 1.06 1.125 1.440 1.627 1.814 2.000 2.380
Height-Heavy - NU - .859 1.000 1.125 1.296 1.438 1.625 1.906
Height-Heavy Jam
-NU
- .609 .703 .781 .906 - 1.093 1.296
DIMENSIONS - CAP NUTS
  Diameter 4 6 8 10 12 1/4 5/16 3/8 7/16 1/2 5/8 3/4
Stainless Width Across Flats 1/4 5/16 5/16 3/8 3/8 7/16 9/16 5/8 5/8 3/4 1 1-1/16
  Height Overall +- .010 in. 1/4 19/64 5/16 25/64 27/64 15/32 17/32 5/8 23/32 13/16 63/64 1-3/16
Brass and
Aluminum
Width Across Flats 1/4 5/16 5/16 3/8 3/8 7/16 9/16 5/8 3/4 3/4 1 1-1/16
  Height Overall +- .010 in. 1/4 9/32 9/32 11/32 11/32 3/8 7/16 1/2 9/16 9/16 3/4 7/8
DIMENSIONS - WING NUTS
Diameter Wing Span
Max/Min
Thickness
(nom.)
4 .72/.59 .125
6 .72/.59 .125
8 .91/.78 .171
10 .91/.78 .171
1/4 1.10/.97 .187
DIMENSIONS - WING NUTS
Diameter Wing Span
Max/Min
Thickness
(nom.)
5/16 1.25/1.12 .238
3/8 1.49/1.31 .250
1/2 1.94/1.81 .350
5/8 2.31/2.24 .391
3/4 2.76/2.62 .391
DIMENSIONS - COUPLING NUTS
Diameter 4/40 6/32 8/32 10/24-32 1/4 5/16 3/8 7/16 1/2 5/8 3/4 7/8
Width Across Flats 5/16 5/16 5/16 3/8 3/8 7/16 1/2 11/16 5/8 7/8 1 1-1/4
Length 7/16 1/2 1/2 3/4 7/8 1 1-1/8 1-5/16 1-1/4 1-3/4 2 2-1/2
DIMENSIONS - COUPLING NUTS (continued...)
Diameter 1 1-1/8 1-1/4 1-1/2
Width Across Flats 1-3/8 1-1/2 1-5/8 2
Length 2-1/2 3 3 3-1/2
Numbers are for general information only. Absolute Stainless Inc. accepts no liabilities for any inconsistencies or inaccuracies.