M6 Flange Nut (Hex Flange Nut), DIN 6923

The M6 flange nut (DIN 6923) is 10 mm across the flats and 5.7 to 6 mm high. Its flange is up to 14.2 mm in diameter. The thread is M6 × 1; the files are simplified and threaded STEP files.

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

• Also searched as: M6 nut
• Model id: din6923-m6
• Standard: DIN 6923:1983 · thread M6 × 1, ISO metric coarse, right hand

Files

Part key	Simplified	Threaded
din6923-m6	STEP	STEP

Dimensions

Symbol	Name	min	nom	max	Modeled	Rule	Level
P	Thread pitch		1		1	nominal	L1
c	Flange thickness	1.1			1.1	single limit (min), modeled at the limit	L1
da	Countersink diameter	6		6.75	6.375	midpoint of min–max	L1
dc	Flange diameter			14.2	14.2	single limit (max), modeled at the limit	L1
dw	Bearing face diameter	12.2			12.2	single limit (min), modeled at the limit	L1
e	Width across corners	11.05			11.05	single limit (min), modeled at the limit	L1
m	Nut height	5.7		6	5.85	midpoint of min–max	L1
mw	Wrenching height	3.1			3.1	single limit (min), modeled at the limit	L1
s	Width across flats	9.78	10	10	9.89	midpoint of min–max	L1
r	Flange fillet radius			0.36	0.36	single limit (max), modeled at the limit	L1
P	Coarse thread pitch		1		1	nominal	L1
tap_drill	Tap drill diameter		5		5	nominal	L1
d1	Basic minor diameter		4.917468		4.917468	nominal	L1
ch_angle	Chamfered end angle			50	50	single limit (max), modeled at the limit	L2
dh_fine	Clearance hole, fine series		6.4		6.4	nominal	L1
dh_medium	Clearance hole, medium series		6.6		6.6	nominal	L1
dh_coarse	Clearance hole, coarse series		7		7	nominal	L1

Thread and holes

• Tap drill: 5 mm (method: d − P), L1, sources amesweb-tap-drill, rule-tap-drill.
• Clearance hole (ISO 273): close 6.4, normal 6.6, loose 7 mm (L1: fine, medium and coarse series (albany-clearance, wikipedia-de-clearance)).

Drawing

As a PDF: CC-DIN6923-SZ-M6.pdf.

Goes with the M6 flange nut

• Spanner: 10 mm, the hexagon's nominal width across flats (s) in the table above.
• ISO 4762 socket head cap screw in 12 lengths from 10 to 60 mm, the same size as this M6 flange nut: M6 Socket Head Cap Screw (Allen Bolt), ISO 4762 / DIN 912
• ISO 4017 hex head screw in 11 lengths from 12 to 60 mm, the same size as this M6 flange nut: M6 Hex Head Screw (Hex Bolt), ISO 4017
• ISO 7089 flat washer, the same size as this M6 flange nut: M6 Flat Washer (Plain Washer), ISO 7089

The M6 flange nut beside the M5 and the M8

The M6 is number 2, counting from the smallest, of the 3 DIN 6923 flange nuts published here, from M5 to M8.

• Thread pitch (P): 1 mm on the M6 flange nut, against 0.8 mm on the M5 and 1.25 mm on the M8.
• Flange thickness (c): at least 1.1 mm on the M6 flange nut, against at least 1 mm on the M5 and at least 1.2 mm on the M8.
• Countersink diameter (da): 6 to 6.75 mm on the M6 flange nut, against 5 to 5.75 mm on the M5 and 8 to 8.75 mm on the M8.
• Flange diameter (dc): up to 14.2 mm on the M6 flange nut, against up to 11.8 mm on the M5 and up to 17.9 mm on the M8.
• Bearing face diameter (dw): at least 12.2 mm on the M6 flange nut, against at least 9.8 mm on the M5 and at least 15.8 mm on the M8.
• Width across corners (e): at least 11.05 mm on the M6 flange nut, against at least 8.79 mm on the M5 and at least 14.38 mm on the M8.
• Nut height (m): 5.7 to 6 mm on the M6 flange nut, against 4.7 to 5 mm on the M5 and 7.6 to 8 mm on the M8.
• Wrenching height (mw): at least 3.1 mm on the M6 flange nut, against at least 2.2 mm on the M5 and at least 4.5 mm on the M8.

Other sizes

• One size smaller: M5 Flange Nut (Hex Flange Nut), DIN 6923, 8 mm across flats.
• One size larger: M8 Flange Nut (Hex Flange Nut), DIN 6923, 13 mm across flats.

Documents

• CC-DIN6923-DS-M6.pdf: M6 datasheet: values with levels, sources
• CC-DIN6923-SZ-M6.pdf: M6 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-din6923, fasteners-eu-din6923, globalfastener-din6923, 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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