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Square thin nuts, DIN 562: M1.6–M10 width across flats and height

Name: Square thin nuts, DIN 562: M1.6–M10 width across flats and height dimension sheet
Creator: Xem Studio
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What are the DIN 562 thin square nut dimensions, for example the M3 or M5 width and height? · Standard part · basis: fasten.it's DIN 562 table (05/2013 edition), cross-checked against JC Fasteners' DIN 562 sheet and CDE Fasteners' DIN 562 data

Also called: din 562 dimensions, m3 square nut 5.5 mm, m4 thin square nut size, m5 square nut 8 mm, square nut for 2020 extrusion, din 562 m6 height

Exact dimensions. Every file is drawn at true size with no tolerance added. The holes and pins that meet another part are listed below under Mating features, with the fit each joint needs; open those by your process's clearance before making the part. Mating features

sizes: 10 in table

Notes

Columns: thread d, width across flats s (max = nominal), height m (max = nominal). The 2013 edition gives s = 16 for M10 (the 1987 edition had 17).
Files: square block with the thread as a plain bore at the major diameter, as for the other nuts on Xem. Real nuts may have slightly broken corners (e min is about 1.26 s).

Square thin nuts, DIN 562: M1.6–M10 width across flats and height size chart

thread	s	m
M1.6	3.2	1.0
M2	4	1.2
M2.5	5	1.6
M3	5.5	1.8
M3.5	6	2.0
M4	7	2.2
M5	8	2.7
M6	10	3.2
M8	13	4.0
M10	16	5.0

Mating features

Drawn at the exact size. Open press, slide, run and socket features by your process's clearance (tolerances by process); leave designed gaps and clamp fits as drawn.

feature	exact	mates with	fit	files
square body	s × s × m: 3.2 × 3.2 × 1 (M1.6) to 16 × 16 × 5 (M10); M3 5.5 × 1.8	nut-trap pocket or slot of the same size	socket	all
thread (plain bore at the major Ø)	d: M1.6 to M10	screw of the same thread	designed	all

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

fasten.it	DIN 562 square thin nuts (05/2013): s, m, e	web	Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
CDE Fasteners	DIN 562 square thin nuts: width across flats and thickness	web	Publisher's page; dimensions are facts

Free files

★ Free files 10 parts. Generated by Xem Studio from the standard; threads are plain cylinders at major diameter. CC BY 4.0. index.json

din562-m1p6	DIN 562 M1.6: 3.2 square × 1.0, thread as Ø1.6 bore	STEP · STL
din562-m2	DIN 562 M2: 4 square × 1.2, thread as Ø2 bore	STEP · STL
din562-m2p5	DIN 562 M2.5: 5 square × 1.6, thread as Ø2.5 bore	STEP · STL
din562-m3	DIN 562 M3: 5.5 square × 1.8, thread as Ø3 bore	STEP · STL
din562-m3p5	DIN 562 M3.5: 6 square × 2.0, thread as Ø3.5 bore	STEP · STL
din562-m4	DIN 562 M4: 7 square × 2.2, thread as Ø4 bore	STEP · STL
din562-m5	DIN 562 M5: 8 square × 2.7, thread as Ø5 bore	STEP · STL
din562-m6	DIN 562 M6: 10 square × 3.2, thread as Ø6 bore	STEP · STL
din562-m8	DIN 562 M8: 13 square × 4.0, thread as Ø8 bore	STEP · STL
din562-m10	DIN 562 M10: 16 square × 5.0, thread as Ø10 bore	STEP · STL

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Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=square-thin-nuts-din-562