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MS51968 fine-thread finished hex nuts.

Find MS51968 nut part numbers, thread sizes, material and finish details, thickness and hex dimensions. Filter the table and request pricing for a selected part.

// DIMENSIONS & PART IDENTIFICATION

Nut thread, width across flats and height

Nut thread, width across flats and height
The face view identifies the threaded opening d and width across flats W. The side view identifies axial nut height H. Locking features and exact profiles are not shown.

Schematic only; not to scale. Letter labels are keys for this illustration. Use the applicable part specification for dimensions, tolerances and measurement conventions.

// PART IDENTIFICATION

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MS51968 identifies plain hexagon carbon-steel nuts with cadmium plating and UNF-2B internal threads. This table selects 20 Grade B and Grade C references from 1/4-28 through 1-12. Canceled Grade A dash numbers are omitted.

// REFERENCE SIZES

MS51968 part-number and dimension table

Reference selections for identification and quotation. Webson confirms availability by inquiry; these rows do not indicate stocked inventory.

MS51968 reference nut dimensions
Part numberThreadMaterial / finishWidth across flats limits (in)Thickness limits (in)Request pricing
MS51968-21/4-28Grade B carbon steel / cadmium0.428–0.43750.212–0.226Quote MS51968-2 →
MS51968-31/4-28Grade C carbon steel / cadmium0.428–0.43750.212–0.226Quote MS51968-3 →
MS51968-55/16-24Grade B carbon steel / cadmium0.489–0.50000.258–0.273Quote MS51968-5 →
MS51968-65/16-24Grade C carbon steel / cadmium0.489–0.50000.258–0.273Quote MS51968-6 →
MS51968-83/8-24Grade B carbon steel / cadmium0.551–0.56250.320–0.337Quote MS51968-8 →
MS51968-93/8-24Grade C carbon steel / cadmium0.551–0.56250.320–0.337Quote MS51968-9 →
MS51968-117/16-20Grade B carbon steel / cadmium0.675–0.68750.365–0.385Quote MS51968-11 →
MS51968-127/16-20Grade C carbon steel / cadmium0.675–0.68750.365–0.385Quote MS51968-12 →
MS51968-141/2-20Grade B carbon steel / cadmium0.736–0.75000.427–0.448Quote MS51968-14 →
MS51968-151/2-20Grade C carbon steel / cadmium0.736–0.75000.427–0.448Quote MS51968-15 →
MS51968-179/16-18Grade B carbon steel / cadmium0.861–0.87500.473–0.496Quote MS51968-17 →
MS51968-189/16-18Grade C carbon steel / cadmium0.861–0.87500.473–0.496Quote MS51968-18 →
MS51968-205/8-18Grade B carbon steel / cadmium0.922–0.93750.535–0.559Quote MS51968-20 →
MS51968-215/8-18Grade C carbon steel / cadmium0.922–0.93750.535–0.559Quote MS51968-21 →
MS51968-233/4-16Grade B carbon steel / cadmium1.088–1.12500.617–0.665Quote MS51968-23 →
MS51968-243/4-16Grade C carbon steel / cadmium1.088–1.12500.617–0.665Quote MS51968-24 →
MS51968-267/8-14Grade B carbon steel / cadmium1.269–1.31250.724–0.776Quote MS51968-26 →
MS51968-277/8-14Grade C carbon steel / cadmium1.269–1.31250.724–0.776Quote MS51968-27 →
MS51968-291-12Grade B carbon steel / cadmium1.450–1.50000.831–0.887Quote MS51968-29 →
MS51968-301-12Grade C carbon steel / cadmium1.450–1.50000.831–0.887Quote MS51968-30 →

Dimensions are minimum–maximum limits in inches from the reviewed reference. Width across flats is the distance between opposite hex faces; thickness is the nut’s axial height. Across-flats limits describe the part, not the tolerance of a wrench or socket.

// ORDERING EXAMPLES

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MS51968-2 is a 1/4-28 Grade B reference; MS51968-3 is Grade C. MS51968-14 is a 1/2-20 Grade B reference; MS51968-15 is Grade C. The diameter and grade can match a coarse-thread nut while the pitch remains different.

// MATERIAL AND FINISH

Retain the material and finish requirement

The selected rows are cadmium-plated carbon steel in Grade B or Grade C. The reviewed specification requires finished nuts to meet the proof-load requirements of its procurement specification. The grade letters belong to the material classification; the listed ordering number uses the MS series and dash number. Do not infer proof load from dimensions alone.

// FAMILY COMPARISON

Compare related nut families

MS51967 uses coarse internal threads. MS35650 is a fine-thread machine-screw nut family with its own thickness limits. Confirm the complete thread, grade, material, finish and dimensional envelope when reviewing a requirement.

// DRAWING REQUIREMENTS

Match the governing specification issue

Dimensions summarize MS51968C, sheets 1–2, 30 March 1970.

The DLA record lists this family as inactive. The table summarizes selected historical dimensional references for purchasing identification; retain the governing issue and application requirements from your drawing.

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