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Washers · ISO 7092 · Application guide

What Are Flat Washers, Small Series Used For?

Typical applications, the industries that specify flat washers, small series, and how to choose the right size, material and finish for the joint.

Flat Washers, Small Series are used for a plain washer with a reduced outside diameter for cheese head and socket head screws. They are manufactured to ISO 7092, and selection is driven by the nominal bolt size, the fit and tolerance the assembly requires, and the service environment.

Primary duty
A plain washer with a reduced outside diameter for cheese head and socket head screws
Governing standard
ISO 7092
Nominal bolt size range
M1.6 to M36
Category
Washers

Application notes are general engineering guidance. Verify the property class and any approval requirement against your own design calculation.

What Are Flat Washers, Small Series Used For? application image

The primary duty of Flat Washers, Small Series is a plain washer with a reduced outside diameter for cheese head and socket head screws. Below: the sectors that specify them in volume, the checklist used to select the right size and material for the application, installation notes, and the known limits of the type. Stocked across roughly M1.6 to M36, they cover general to heavy-duty work.

Typical Applications for Flat Washers, Small Series

The most common settings where these are specified:

  • Electronics: screws in confined enclosures.
  • Precision machinery: washers under socket head cap screws.
  • Instrument assembly: small heads on thin parts.
  • Automation: compact assemblies with close spacing.

How to Specify Flat Washers, Small Series for Your Application

  • Size: Match the nominal size to the mating thread or hole. This product spans M1.6–M36; check the full table below for the exact dimensions of each size.
  • Type & OD: Select flat for load spreading, spring/serrated for anti-loosening, or fender/large-OD for soft or oversized holes.
  • Environment: For damp, coastal or chemical exposure prefer A4/316 stainless or a suitable coating; indoors, plated steel or A2 is usually sufficient.
  • Standard: This product is supplied to ISO 7092. Quoting the standard on your order guarantees interchangeable dimensions between suppliers.

Installation & Assembly Practice

  • Place the washer under the rotating element (usually the nut) so tightening does not score the surface.
  • Chamfered-hole side of a hardened washer faces the bolt head fillet.
  • On serrated-flange hardware, do not add a plain washer — it defeats the serrations.

Common Selection Mistakes with Flat Washers, Small Series

  • Relying on a spring washer for locking on class 8.8+ joints — at high preload it flattens and adds nothing.
  • Choosing an OD too small for soft material, so the head pulls through or embeds.

Where Flat Washers, Small Series Are Not the Right Choice

A washer does not replace a locking feature on its own in severe vibration, and a spring washer adds little clamp on high-strength joints.

Custom manufacturing · Made to drawing

Need a flat washers, small series outside the standard range?

Bore, outside diameter, thickness, temper and finish are the variables here — there is no thread to specify, so the fit and the bearing area are what the drawing has to pin down. Made by stamping or punching.

Minimum order from 2,000 pieces; samples within 7 days of drawing approval.

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Technical Drawing

Customize the parameters below — every spec field is editable, and the drawing redraws to match the values you choose. Changing the size will snap the other fields to that size's standard values; you can then override any individual value.

Dimensioned line drawing of M1.6 Flat Washers, Small Series to ISO 7092. Side view and top view, drawn to the dimensions in the table below and redrawn for any size selected.
Inner diameter d1 (mm)
1.7
Outer diameter d2 (mm)
3.5
Thickness h (mm)
0.3
h_max (mm)
0.35
Sends the selected values to the quote form below.

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Specification
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Dimensions & Specifications (ISO 7092)

SizeInner diameter d1 (mm)Outer diameter d2 (mm)Thickness h (mm)h_max (mm)Reference standard
M1.61.73.50.30.35ISO 7092
M22.24.50.30.35ISO 7092
M2.52.75.00.50.55ISO 7092
M33.26.00.50.55ISO 7092
M44.38.00.50.55ISO 7092
M55.39.01.01.1ISO 7092
M66.411.01.61.8ISO 7092
M88.415.01.61.8ISO 7092
M1010.518.01.61.8ISO 7092
M1213.020.02.02.2ISO 7092
M1617.028.02.52.7ISO 7092
M2021.034.03.03.3ISO 7092
M2425.039.04.04.3ISO 7092
M3031.050.04.04.3ISO 7092
M3637.060.05.05.6ISO 7092
Inside the plant

Manufactured in our own plant

This part is cold-formed, threaded, heat-treated and finished in-house. The stages below are where its class and finish are actually decided.

  1. Wire rod feeding into a cold heading machine
    01

    Cold heading

    Wire rod is drawn to size and cold-formed into blanks. Forming rather than cutting keeps the grain flow continuous around the head, which is where a bolt is most likely to fail.

    Head dimensions and under-head radius checked at set-up and per shift.

  2. Thread rolling machine producing bolt threads
    02

    Thread rolling

    Threads are rolled between hardened dies rather than cut. Rolled threads are stronger in fatigue than cut threads and hold pitch and flank angle far more consistently across a batch.

    Go / no-go ring gauges to ISO 965 tolerance class 6g.

  3. Baskets of bolts staged for heat treatment
    03

    Heat treatment

    Quench-and-temper brings carbon and alloy steel to the property class ordered — 8.8, 10.9 or 12.9 — with the furnace charge tracked so a finished lot can be traced back to it.

    Core hardness and tensile tested per lot to ISO 898-1.

  4. Zinc plated bolts in a treatment basket
    04

    Surface treatment

    Zinc, zinc-nickel, hot-dip galvanizing, black oxide, phosphate and Dacromet, selected against the service environment rather than against the price list.

    Coating thickness and neutral salt spray hours to ISO 9227.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do Flat Washers, Small Series actually stop bolts loosening?

Spring and serrated washers help maintain tension under light vibration, but for critical joints a prevailing-torque locking nut or adhesive is more reliable. Flat washers mainly spread load and protect the surface.

What material should Flat Washers, Small Series be for outdoor use?

For damp, coastal or chemical environments specify A4 (316) stainless or a suitably coated steel. For indoor or dry use, A2 (304) stainless or zinc-plated steel is normally adequate.

Are Flat Washers, Small Series made to a recognized standard?

Yes — they are manufactured to ISO 7092, so dimensions are interchangeable between suppliers when you quote the standard on your order.

What are Flat Washers, Small Series used for?

A plain washer with a reduced outside diameter for cheese head and socket head screws. They are supplied to ISO 7092.

Can I get a quote for Flat Washers, Small Series in the size and material I need?

Yes. Use the technical drawing and quote form on this page to set the size and options, then send the exact configuration to our team for pricing and lead time.