DIN 84Cheese headSlotted

DIN 84 M10 × 16 Cheese head

DIN 84 M10 × 16 is a cheese head screw with a 16 mm nominal length, on a M10 × 1.25 mm metric thread. A cylindrical head with a straight slot drive. Still common in instrument and electrical work, though pozidriv and hexalobular drives have largely replaced it in volume assembly.

Dimensioned drawing — DIN 84 M10 × 16k 6L 16⌀16⌀10
DIN 84 M10 × 16 — Cheese headNominal dimensions in mm · Not to scale
Diameter10 mm
Length16 mm
Pitch1.25 mm
Head Ø dk16 mm
Head height k6 mm
HeadCheese head
DriveSlotted

Dimensions

Standard
DIN 84
Type
Cheese head screw
Size
M10 × 16
Length L
16 mm
Head diameter dk
16 mm
Head height k
6 mm
Drive
Slotted
Head
Cheese head

Nominal values in millimetres as published in DIN 84. Estimated weight 19.335 g per piece in steel (19.458 g in stainless), calculated from the nominal geometry — real parts vary with tolerance and head chamfers.

DesignationM10 × 1.25 fine
Pitch1.25 mm
Major Ø10 mm
Pitch Ø9.19 mm
Minor Ø ext8.47 mm
Tap drillØ 8.75 mm

Other lengthsDIN 84 M10

All M10 specifications

Interchangeability

DIN 84 is catalogued with ISO 1207 as its equivalent designation. Dimensions are compared field by field rather than assumed identical.