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Button head socket screws, M2–M8 (ISO 7380)

How big is an M3 button head screw head? · Hardware · basis: ISO 7380-1

sizes
7 in table

Notes

  • Low domed head for appearance; no counterbore needed. Head diameter ≈ 1.9 × thread, head height ≈ 0.55 × thread.
  • Smaller hex than a cap screw of the same thread (M3 uses 2 mm, M6 uses 4 mm), so torque lower; fine for plastic parts.

Sizes

threadhead_dia_mmhead_height_mmhex_key_mm
M23.51.31.3
M2.54.71.51.5
M35.71.652.0
M47.62.22.5
M59.52.753.0
M610.53.34.0
M814.04.45.0

Where the files are

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McMaster-CarrSocket head screws (free STEP/IGES/STL per part, for your own design use; no redistribution)STEP, IGES, STL, PDFMcMaster-Carr site terms: personal design use, no redistribution verify
WikipediaScrewwebCC BY-SA 4.0 (text)

Free files

★ Free files 35 parts. Generated by Xem Studio from the standard; threads are plain cylinders at major diameter. CC BY 4.0. index.json

button-m2x4ISO 7380 M2 × 4, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m2x6ISO 7380 M2 × 6, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m2x8ISO 7380 M2 × 8, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m2x10ISO 7380 M2 × 10, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m2.5x6ISO 7380 M2.5 × 6, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m2.5x8ISO 7380 M2.5 × 8, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m2.5x10ISO 7380 M2.5 × 10, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m2.5x12ISO 7380 M2.5 × 12, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m3x6ISO 7380 M3 × 6, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m3x8ISO 7380 M3 × 8, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m3x10ISO 7380 M3 × 10, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m3x12ISO 7380 M3 × 12, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m3x16ISO 7380 M3 × 16, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m3x20ISO 7380 M3 × 20, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m4x8ISO 7380 M4 × 8, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m4x10ISO 7380 M4 × 10, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m4x12ISO 7380 M4 × 12, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m4x16ISO 7380 M4 × 16, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m4x20ISO 7380 M4 × 20, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m4x25ISO 7380 M4 × 25, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m5x10ISO 7380 M5 × 10, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m5x12ISO 7380 M5 × 12, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m5x16ISO 7380 M5 × 16, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m5x20ISO 7380 M5 × 20, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m5x25ISO 7380 M5 × 25, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m6x12ISO 7380 M6 × 12, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m6x16ISO 7380 M6 × 16, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m6x20ISO 7380 M6 × 20, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m6x25ISO 7380 M6 × 25, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m6x30ISO 7380 M6 × 30, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m8x16ISO 7380 M8 × 16, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m8x20ISO 7380 M8 × 20, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m8x25ISO 7380 M8 × 25, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m8x30ISO 7380 M8 × 30, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL
button-m8x40ISO 7380 M8 × 40, thread as plain cylinderSTEP · STL

Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=button-head-screws-metric

Button head socket screws, M2–M8 (ISO 7380), isometric render of a generated part
Render of button-m4x10 from the free STEP; not to scale.

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Questions

What size is an M3 button head screw head?

5.7 mm diameter, 1.65 mm tall, 2 mm hex key (ISO 7380). Clearance hole 3.4 mm, or 3.6 in a print.

What size is an M5 button head screw head?

9.5 mm diameter, 2.75 mm tall, 3 mm hex key. 2020 extrusion T-nut screws are usually M5 button heads 8–10 mm long.