These lightweight, low-profile plates are an excellent way to install a captive nut behind a panel. They are very similar to MS21059 Floating Nut Plates, but in a metric version. (There is currently no military spec for metric nut plates.) The floating nut in these nut plates allows up to 0.75mm misalignment in assembly. Cad-plated steel with a dry moly-based lubricant coating.
| Metric Nutplate Dimensions |
|---|
| Size | Thread
Size | Length | Width | Height | Rivet
Size | Rivet
Spacing |
|---|
| 3 | M3
(3x0.5mm) | 23.2mm | 10.6mm | 3.2mm | 2.5mm
(3/32") | 17mm |
| 4 | M4
(4x0.7mm) | 23.2mm | 10.6mm | 5.2mm | 2.5mm
(3/32") | 17mm |
| 5 | M5
(5x0.8mm) | 25.2mm | 10.6mm | 6.2mm | 2.5mm
(3/32") | 19mm |
| 6 | M6
(6x1.0mm) | 29.2mm | 13.1mm | 7.1mm | 3.3mm
(1/8")* | 22mm |
| 8 | M8
(8x1.25mm) | 33.2mm | 15.5mm | 8.2mm | 3.3mm
(1/8") | 26mm |
* This size is also available in a non-standard 6mm Floating Nutplate with 2.5mm Rivet Holes configuration.
We offer low-profile NAS1097AD3 3/32" Solid Rivets to mount the 3mm through 5mm size plates and NAS1097AD4 1/8" Solid Rivets for the 6mm and 8mm size plates (rivets sold separately).
Note: We recommend a drop of oil on the threads the first time a screw is installed in these self-locking nutplates. This is especially important in the smaller thread sizes. We have seen heads twisted off of screws due to the high installation torque even though the nutplates are coated with a solid lubricant. The initial insertion polishes the threads. This slightly lowers the torque during subsequent insertions.
