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Material & Finish
Electro Zinc Plated Steel (ZI) parts are suitable for installation in ductile panels with a maximum recommended hardness of 80 HRB. 300 Series Stainless Steel (A2) parts are suitable for installation in ductile panels with a maximum recommended hardness of 70 HRB. 400 Series Stainless Steel (400) parts are suitable for installation in ductile panels with a maximum recommended hardness of 88 HRB. Aluminium (AL) parts are suitable for installation in ductile panels with a maximum recommended hardness of 50 HRB.
Part Number Examples
Part number is made up as follows: (Type)-(Thread or Thru-Hole code)-(Length)-(Material/Finish code) For example: NSO-M3-10-A2 (Thru-threaded standoff-M3 thread-10mm long-stainless steel) NSO-5.4M3-8-AL (Thru-threaded standoff-M3 thread (larger body)-8mm long-aluminium) NBSO-M4-12-ZI (Blind-threaded standoff-M4 thread-12mm long-electro zinc plated steel) NSO-43.1-6-A2 (Clearance-hole standoff-3.1mm dia.-6mm long-stainless steel)
RoHS REACH COMPLIANT
Info
Self-Clinching Standoffs provide strong captivated reusable female threads in a spacer format in panels as thin as 1.0mm. Utilising a hexagon head and a special proven clinch feature, this fastener has excellent torque-out, pull-through and push-out characteristics whilst providing a flush finish on the underside of the panel, meaning that minimal surface finishing is required after installation. Like all self clinching fasteners they are installed using a parallel squeezing action, so require access to both sides of the panel.   Self-Clinching Standoffs are available in a range of thread sizes and lengths, in through-threaded, blind-threaded and clearance-hole styles. Manufactured from electro zinc plated carbon steel, 300 and 400 series stainless steel, aluminium and are suitable for installation in ductile panels with a recommended maximum hardness of 80 HRB for steel parts, 70 HRB for 300 series stainless steel parts, 88 HRB for 400 series stainless steel parts and 50 HRB for aluminium parts.
Dimensional
M2.5 | M3
5.4M3 | M3.5 | M4 | M5
43.1
63.1 | 63.6 | 83.6 | 84.1 | 85.1
B Dimension ±0.25
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
6
None
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
4
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
8
20
20
20
20
-
22
-
22
-
25
-
25
11
Min CL to edge of panel
6.00
6.00
6.80
6.80
8.00
8.00
6.00
Min. sheet thickness
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.27
1.27
1.00
Thread or thru-hole code
M2.5
M3
5.4M3
M3.5
M4
M5
43.1
6.80
1.00
63.1
6.80
1.00
63.6
8.00
1.27
83.6
8.00
1.27
84.1
D ±0.13
3.20
3.20
3.20
3.90
4.80
5.35
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
8.00
Thread size or thru-hole dia.
M2.5 x 0.45
M3 x 0.5
M3 x 0.5
M3.5 x 0.6
M4 x 0.7
M5 x 0.8
3.10
3.10
3.60
3.60
4.10
5.10
C +0 -0.13
4.20
4.20
5.39
5.39
7.12
7.12
4.20
5.39
5.39
7.12
7.12
7.12
1.27
Hole size +0.08 -0.0
4.22
4.22
5.41
5.41
7.14
7.14
4.22
5.41
5.41
7.14
7.14
7.14
85.1
E Nom.
4.80
4.80
6.40
6.40
7.90
7.90
4.80
6.40
6.40
7.90
7.90
7.90
Thru-thread or thru-hole code
Lengths (L) +0.05 -0.13
M2.5 | M3
5.4M3 | M3.5 | M4 | M5
G Dimension Min.
6
6
8
8
10
10
3.2
12
12
14
14
16
16
6.5
18
18
20
20
-
22
9.5
-
25
Blind thread code
Lengths (L) +0.05 -0.13
4
5
Self Clinching Through-Hole and Blind Standoffs
Type NSO & NBSO
SELF-CLINCHING STANDOFFS
self-clinching standoffs