M3 Nylon Insert Lock Nut (Nylon Lock Nut), ISO 10511

Across the flats an M3 nylon insert lock nut (ISO 10511) measures 5.32 to 5.5 mm, and it stands 3.42 to 3.9 mm tall on the M3 × 0.5 thread. It comes as simplified and threaded STEP files.

How these parts are made, and what the levels mean: read the method

• Also searched as: M3 nut
• Model id: iso10511-m3
• Standard: ISO 10511:2012 · thread M3 × 0.5, ISO metric coarse, right hand

Files

Part key	Simplified	Threaded
iso10511-m3	STEP	STEP

Dimensions

Symbol	Name	min	nom	max	Modeled	Rule	Level
P	Thread pitch		0.5		0.5	nominal	L2
da	Countersink diameter	3		3.45	3.225	midpoint of min–max	L2
dw	Bearing face diameter	4.56			4.56	single limit (min), modeled at the limit	L2
e	Width across corners	6.01			6.01	single limit (min), modeled at the limit	L2
h	Nut height	3.42		3.9	3.66	midpoint of min–max	L2
m	Hexagon height	1.55			1.55	single limit (min), modeled at the limit	L2
mw	Wrenching height	1.24			1.24	single limit (min), modeled at the limit	L2
s	Width across flats	5.32		5.5	5.41	midpoint of min–max	L2
beta	Chamfer angle	15		30	22.5	midpoint of min–max	L2
theta	Countersink angle	90		120	105	midpoint of min–max	L2
P	Coarse thread pitch		0.5		0.5	nominal	L1
tap_drill	Tap drill diameter		2.5		2.5	nominal	L1
d1	Basic minor diameter		2.458734		2.458734	nominal	L1
ch_angle	Chamfered end angle			50	50	single limit (max), modeled at the limit	L2
dh_fine	Clearance hole, fine series		3.2		3.2	nominal	L1
dh_medium	Clearance hole, medium series		3.4		3.4	nominal	L1
dh_coarse	Clearance hole, coarse series		3.6		3.6	nominal	L1

Thread and holes

• Tap drill: 2.5 mm (method: d − P), L1, sources amesweb-tap-drill, rule-tap-drill.
• Clearance hole (ISO 273): close 3.2, normal 3.4, loose 3.6 mm (L1: fine, medium and coarse series (albany-clearance, wikipedia-de-clearance)).

Drawing

As a PDF: CC-ISO10511-SZ-M3.pdf.

Goes with the M3 nylon insert lock nut

• Spanner: 5.5 mm, the hexagon's maximum width across flats (s) in the table above.
• ISO 4762 socket head cap screw in 9 lengths from 5 to 30 mm, the same size as this M3 nylon insert lock nut: M3 Socket Head Cap Screw (Allen Bolt), ISO 4762 / DIN 912
• ISO 4017 hex head screw in 8 lengths from 6 to 30 mm, the same size as this M3 nylon insert lock nut: M3 Hex Head Screw (Hex Bolt), ISO 4017
• ISO 7089 flat washer, the same size as this M3 nylon insert lock nut: M3 Flat Washer (Plain Washer), ISO 7089

The M3 nylon insert lock nut beside the M4

The M3 is the smallest of the 5 ISO 10511 nylon insert lock nuts published here, from M3 to M8.

• Thread pitch (P): 0.5 mm on the M3 nylon insert lock nut, against 0.7 mm on the M4.
• Countersink diameter (da): 3 to 3.45 mm on the M3 nylon insert lock nut, against 4 to 4.6 mm on the M4.
• Bearing face diameter (dw): at least 4.56 mm on the M3 nylon insert lock nut, against at least 5.9 mm on the M4.
• Width across corners (e): at least 6.01 mm on the M3 nylon insert lock nut, against at least 7.66 mm on the M4.
• Nut height (h): 3.42 to 3.9 mm on the M3 nylon insert lock nut, against 4.52 to 5 mm on the M4.
• Hexagon height (m): at least 1.55 mm on the M3 nylon insert lock nut, against at least 1.95 mm on the M4.
• Wrenching height (mw): at least 1.24 mm on the M3 nylon insert lock nut, against at least 1.56 mm on the M4.
• Width across flats (s): 5.32 to 5.5 mm on the M3 nylon insert lock nut, against 6.78 to 7 mm on the M4.

Other sizes

• One size larger: M4 Nylon Insert Lock Nut (Nylon Lock Nut), ISO 10511, 6.78 to 7 mm across flats.

Documents

• CC-ISO10511-DS-M3.pdf: M3 datasheet: values with levels, sources
• CC-ISO10511-SZ-M3.pdf: M3 drawing: this size's values on the views
• parts.json: the part record of this size (the platform contract)

Sources

albany-clearance, amesweb-tap-drill, fasten-it-iso10511, iso10511-2012-sample, iso4753-2011-sample, rule-basic-minor, rule-tap-drill, wikipedia-de-clearance, wikipedia-iso261. Full citations: the method page and this size's datasheet.

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