DIN 985Nylon insert lock nutExternal hexagon
DIN 985 M6 Nylon insert lock nut
DIN 985 M6 is a nylon insert lock nut, on a M6 × 1 mm metric thread. A full hex nut with a nylon collar that grips the thread and resists vibration loosening. Note that the nylon insert has a temperature limit — above roughly 120 °C it loses its locking effect.
Diameter6 mm
Pitch1 mm
Socket size s10 mm
Thickness h8 mm
Height m7.5 mm
DriveExternal hexagon
Dimensions
- Standard
- DIN 985
- Type
- Nylon insert lock nut
- Size
- M6
- Thread
- M6 × 1
- Socket size s
- 10 mm
- Height m
- 7.5 mm
- Total height h
- 8 mm
- Drive
- External hexagon
Nominal values in millimetres as published in DIN 985. Estimated weight 2.159 g per piece in steel (2.173 g in stainless), calculated from the nominal geometry — real parts vary with tolerance and head chamfers.
Thread data
Full M6 thread pageDesignationM6 × 1
Pitch1 mm
Major Ø6 mm
Pitch Ø5.35 mm
Minor Ø ext4.77 mm
Tap drillØ 5 mm
Other lengthsDIN 985 M6
All M6 specificationsInterchangeability
DIN 985 is catalogued with ISO 10511 as its equivalent designation. Dimensions are compared field by field rather than assumed identical.