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 "version": "2026-10-20",
 "license": "Dimension sheets: CC BY 4.0. Standard and published-size files: CC BY 4.0. Xem Studio's own designs (files_license = Xem Studio Design License): free to use and sell things from, not to redistribute as files — https://xemstudio.com/license/. Other publishers' files: their own license, linked beside them.",
 "slug": "knurled-nuts-din-466-467",
 "name": "Knurled nuts, DIN 466 (high) and DIN 467 (low): M1–M10 knurl diameter, collar, height",
 "kind": "standard",
 "category": "Hardware",
 "group": "Fasteners",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What are the dimensions of a DIN 466 or DIN 467 knurled thumb nut, and how big is an M6 knurled nut?",
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  "knurled nut",
  "thumb nut",
  "din 466",
  "din 467",
  "knurled thumb nut",
  "fastener",
  "hand tighten",
  "tool"
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  "din 466 knurled nut dimensions",
  "m6 knurled nut size",
  "din 467 low knurled nut",
  "m4 knurled thumb nut diameter",
  "knurled nut m8 height",
  "din 466 m5 20 mm",
  "m3 knurled nut dimensions",
  "knurled nut size chart metric",
  "din 466 vs din 467"
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  "basis": "fasten.it's DIN 466 and DIN 467 tables (both 08/2006, M1 to M10); numbers only",
  "overall_mm": {
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   "width": null,
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  },
  "notes": [
   "Columns (mm) as fasten.it prints them, without defining the letters: d thread; P pitch; dk nominal, read as the knurled head diameter (it is the largest diameter and runs 5.5 to 36 mm); ds nominal = max, read as the smaller diameter of the collar; h nominal = max, the height (high type DIN 466, low type DIN 467); k nominal = max. The two tables have identical dk, ds and k for every size and differ only in h (M6: 15 high, 6 low) and weight, so d, P, dk, ds and k are shared. These letter readings are not confirmed by the page, so check a maker drawing before relying on ds or k.",
   "Weights are kilograms per 1000 pieces for steel (7.85 kg/dm³), approximate: DIN 466 / DIN 467 shown. The standards cover M1 to M10 only (the page text says so for both).",
   "No file: the knurl pattern, the collar position and the thread relief are not published as numbers in the source read, so a drawing would be invented. DIN 464 knurled thumb screws (the male counterpart): knurled-thumb-screws-din-464. Wing nuts: wing-nuts-din-315-asme-b18-17.",
   "No McMaster-Carr category URL for knurled thumb nuts was returned by a web search, so none is linked."
  ],
  "table": {
   "columns": [
    "thread",
    "P (mm)",
    "dk (knurl diameter)",
    "ds",
    "h (DIN 466 / DIN 467)",
    "k",
    "weight kg/1000 (466 / 467)"
   ],
   "rows": [
    [
     "M1",
     "0.25",
     "5.5",
     "2.8",
     "3.5 (466) / 2 (467)",
     "1.5",
     "0.357 / 0.295"
    ],
    [
     "M1.2",
     "0.25",
     "6",
     "3",
     "4 (466) / 2 (467)",
     "1.5",
     "0.445 / 0.344"
    ],
    [
     "M1.4",
     "0.3",
     "7",
     "3.5",
     "4.7 (466) / 2.5 (467)",
     "2",
     "0.765 / 0.66"
    ],
    [
     "M1.6",
     "0.35",
     "7.5",
     "3.8",
     "5 (466) / 2.5 (467)",
     "2",
     "0.9 / 0.75"
    ],
    [
     "M2",
     "0.4",
     "9",
     "4.5",
     "5.3 (466) / 2.5 (467)",
     "2",
     "1.3 / 1.02"
    ],
    [
     "M2.5",
     "0.45",
     "11",
     "5",
     "6.5 (466) / 3 (467)",
     "2.5",
     "2.2 / 1.9"
    ],
    [
     "M3",
     "0.5",
     "12",
     "6",
     "7.5 (466) / 3 (467)",
     "2.5",
     "3 / 2.2"
    ],
    [
     "M4",
     "0.7",
     "16",
     "8",
     "9.5 (466) / 4 (467)",
     "3.5",
     "7.19 / 5.41"
    ],
    [
     "M5",
     "0.8",
     "20",
     "10",
     "11.5 (466) / 5 (467)",
     "4",
     "13 / 9.86"
    ],
    [
     "M6",
     "1",
     "24",
     "12",
     "15 (466) / 6 (467)",
     "5",
     "24 / 17.6"
    ],
    [
     "M8",
     "1.25",
     "30",
     "16",
     "18 (466) / 8 (467)",
     "6",
     "46 / 33.9"
    ],
    [
     "M10",
     "1.5",
     "36",
     "20",
     "23 (466) / 10 (467)",
     "8",
     "88 / 63.8"
    ]
   ]
  }
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 "sheet_text": "Knurled nuts, DIN 466 (high) and DIN 467 (low): M1–M10 knurl diameter, collar, height — dimension sheet\nSource: Xem Studio, https://xemstudio.com/objects/knurled-nuts-din-466-467/  (sheet CC BY 4.0)\nBasis: fasten.it's DIN 466 and DIN 467 tables (both 08/2006, M1 to M10); numbers only\nCatalog version: 2026-10-20\n\nSizes: see table below\n- Columns (mm) as fasten.it prints them, without defining the letters: d thread; P pitch; dk nominal, read as the knurled head diameter (it is the largest diameter and runs 5.5 to 36 mm); ds nominal = max, read as the smaller diameter of the collar; h nominal = max, the height (high type DIN 466, low type DIN 467); k nominal = max. The two tables have identical dk, ds and k for every size and differ only in h (M6: 15 high, 6 low) and weight, so d, P, dk, ds and k are shared. These letter readings are not confirmed by the page, so check a maker drawing before relying on ds or k.\n- Weights are kilograms per 1000 pieces for steel (7.85 kg/dm³), approximate: DIN 466 / DIN 467 shown. The standards cover M1 to M10 only (the page text says so for both).\n- No file: the knurl pattern, the collar position and the thread relief are not published as numbers in the source read, so a drawing would be invented. DIN 464 knurled thumb screws (the male counterpart): knurled-thumb-screws-din-464. Wing nuts: wing-nuts-din-315-asme-b18-17.\n- No McMaster-Carr category URL for knurled thumb nuts was returned by a web search, so none is linked.\n\nthread  P (mm)  dk (knurl diameter)  ds  h (DIN 466 / DIN 467)  k  weight kg/1000 (466 / 467)\nM1  0.25  5.5  2.8  3.5 (466) / 2 (467)  1.5  0.357 / 0.295\nM1.2  0.25  6  3  4 (466) / 2 (467)  1.5  0.445 / 0.344\nM1.4  0.3  7  3.5  4.7 (466) / 2.5 (467)  2  0.765 / 0.66\nM1.6  0.35  7.5  3.8  5 (466) / 2.5 (467)  2  0.9 / 0.75\nM2  0.4  9  4.5  5.3 (466) / 2.5 (467)  2  1.3 / 1.02\nM2.5  0.45  11  5  6.5 (466) / 3 (467)  2.5  2.2 / 1.9\nM3  0.5  12  6  7.5 (466) / 3 (467)  2.5  3 / 2.2\nM4  0.7  16  8  9.5 (466) / 4 (467)  3.5  7.19 / 5.41\nM5  0.8  20  10  11.5 (466) / 5 (467)  4  13 / 9.86\nM6  1  24  12  15 (466) / 6 (467)  5  24 / 17.6\nM8  1.25  30  16  18 (466) / 8 (467)  6  46 / 33.9\nM10  1.5  36  20  23 (466) / 10 (467)  8  88 / 63.8\n\nFiles elsewhere (not hosted by Xem Studio; license as stated by the publisher):\n- fasten.it: DIN 466 knurled nuts, high type, M1 to M10: d, P, dk, ds, h, k, weight (08/2006) — web — Reference page; numbers only. The page does not define the column letters — https://fasten.it/norms/norm/din_466\n- fasten.it: DIN 467 low knurled nuts, M1 to M10: d, P, dk, ds, h, k, weight (08/2006) — web — Reference page; numbers only. The page does not define the column letters — https://fasten.it/norms/norm/din_467\n\nNo true-size file yet: the published figures do not fix the whole shape; a measured scan is planned.\nAPI: https://xemstudio.com/api/geometry?object=knurled-nuts-din-466-467\n",
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   "title": "DIN 466 knurled nuts, high type, M1 to M10: d, P, dk, ds, h, k, weight (08/2006)",
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   "title": "DIN 467 low knurled nuts, M1 to M10: d, P, dk, ds, h, k, weight (08/2006)",
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 "related": [
  "wing-nuts-din-315-asme-b18-17",
  "knurled-thumb-screws-din-464",
  "hex-nuts-metric",
  "flange-nuts-din-6923"
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 "dimensions": "exact (nominal, no tolerance added)",
 "dimension_rule": "All geometry on Xem Studio is exact (nominal, true size) with no tolerance added. Where a part meets another part, the object lists its mating features (feature, exact size, what it mates with, fit class: press, slide, run, socket, clamp or designed). Apply your process's allowance to those features only; 'designed' gaps are part of the design and stay as drawn. Typical accuracy by process and ISO 286 fits: https://xemstudio.com/tolerances/",
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 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "What is the diameter of an M6 DIN 466 knurled nut?",
   "a": "dk = 24 mm, ds = 12 mm, height 15 mm for the high type (DIN 467 low type: 6 mm high), k = 5 mm (fasten.it)."
  },
  {
   "q": "What is the difference between DIN 466 and DIN 467?",
   "a": "Same diameters; DIN 466 is the high type (M6: 15 mm tall) and DIN 467 the low type (M6: 6 mm tall)."
  }
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