Size picker · Nyloc nut · DIN 985
Nyloc nut sizes.
The nylon insert lock nut. Pick a diameter and you get the spanner size, the height over the collar and the pitch, drawn to proportion — a nyloc stands taller than a full nut, and that is the figure people get caught by.
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| Size | Pitch | s — across flats | e — across corners | m — height | ISO 10511 differs |
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| 0.5 | 5.5 | 6.01 | 4 | — | |
| 0.7 | 7 | 7.66 | 5 | — | |
| 0.8 | 8 | 8.79 | 5 | — | |
| 1 | 10 | 11.05 | 6 | — | |
| 1.25 | 13 | 14.38 | 8 | — | |
| 1.5 | 17 | 18.9 | 10 | — | |
| 1.75 | 19 | 21.1 | 12 | — | |
| 2 | 22 | 24.49 | 14 | — | |
| 2 | 24 | 26.75 | 16 | — | |
| 2.5 | 27 | 29.56 | 18.5 | — | |
| 2.5 | 30 | 32.95 | 20 | — | |
| 2.5 | 32 | 35.03 | 22 | — | |
| 3 | 36 | 39.55 | 24 | — | |
| 3 | 41 | 45.2 | 27 | — | |
| 3.5 | 46 | 50.85 | 30 | — |
Figures are the standards' nominal dimensions, each confirmed against two independent published tables — anything we could only source once reads "ask us" rather than printing a number we can't stand behind. Odd diameters like M7 and M9, left-hand threads and the finer pitches are all made, and availability varies by finish and class — ask us for anything you can't see.Figures are the standards' nominal dimensions, each confirmed against two independent published tables. Where only one table prints a figure, where two disagree, or where nobody publishes one at all, the row reads "ask us" rather than a number we can't stand behind. Imperial washers (BS 3410), the other BS 4320 forms, spring and shakeproof patterns and the hardness grades are all real too, and availability varies by finish — ask us for anything you can't see.
When a nyloc earns its place
A nyloc locks with a nylon collar the bolt cuts its own path through. It holds from about −50°C to +120°C, and its grip weakens every time you undo it. No standard publishes a number of reuses you can rely on, so on anything that matters, fit a new one.
If the joint runs hotter than the nylon will take, the all-metal answer is a Stover — same job, no plastic, and the standard describes all-metal nuts in service to 150°C.
Which class of nut for which bolt
A nut is not graded like a bolt. It carries a single number — its proof load class — and the rule is simple: the nut class is the digit to the left of the bolt class. A class 8 nut for an 8.8 bolt, class 10 for a 10.9, class 12 for a 12.9. Put a class 6 nut on a 10.9 bolt and the nut strips before the bolt reaches its rating, which is exactly the failure you do not want.
Stainless works differently again. On a stainless bolt the number is a tenth of the tensile strength, so A4-80 means 800 MPa. On a stainless nut it is a tenth of the proof load, and the standard's partner for an A4-80 bolt is an A4-70 nut — A4-80 is not a nut designation at all, however often you hear it asked for.
Not sure which you need?
Bring the old one in, or send us a photo. We are on Baird Close in Daventry with metric and imperial stock across the common classes and finishes.
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Washers
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Not sure what the markings on the head mean? Bolt grades explained covers 8.8, 10.9, 12.9, stainless A2 and A4, and the imperial SAE grades.
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