DIN 985Nylon insert lock nutExternal hexagon

DIN 985 M24 Nylon insert lock nut

DIN 985 M24 is a nylon insert lock nut, on a M24 × 2 mm metric thread. A full hex nut with a nylon collar that grips the thread and resists vibration loosening. Note that the nylon insert has a temperature limit — above roughly 120 °C it loses its locking effect.

Dimensioned drawing — DIN 985 M24s 36m 26
DIN 985 M24 — Nylon insert lock nutNominal dimensions in mm · Not to scale
Diameter24 mm
Pitch2 mm
Socket size s36 mm
Thickness h29 mm
Height m26 mm
DriveExternal hexagon

Dimensions

Standard
DIN 985
Type
Nylon insert lock nut
Size
M24
Thread
M24 × 2
Socket size s
36 mm
Height m
26 mm
Total height h
29 mm
Drive
External hexagon

Nominal values in millimetres as published in DIN 985. Estimated weight 79.469 g per piece in steel (79.975 g in stainless), calculated from the nominal geometry — real parts vary with tolerance and head chamfers.

DesignationM24 × 2 fine
Pitch2 mm
Nominal Ø24 mm
Pitch Ø22.7 mm
Minor Ø ext21.55 mm
Tap drillØ 22 mm

Other lengthsDIN 985 M24

All M24 specifications

Interchangeability

DIN 985 is catalogued with ISO 10511 as its equivalent designation. Dimensions are compared field by field rather than assumed identical.

Choosing and fitting this size

DIN 985 M24 is a M24 nut, on a 2 mm coarse pitch. Mating threads should be a matching class nut in the same property class.

Common stock grades are 8.8, 10.9 and 12.9 in steel, plus A2-70 and A4-80 in stainless. Class 10.9 and 12.9 carry roughly 1.25 and 1.5 times the proof load of 8.8, but they also need a properly rated mating nut — a class 8 nut under a 12.9 bolt simply moves the failure into the thread. Zinc-plated 10.9 and above should be baked to avoid hydrogen embrittlement.

For a tapped hole, M24 × 2 mm takes a 22 mm tap drill, and the external thread's minor diameter is 21.55 mm — that is the section carrying the load, not the nominal M24 figure. Thread engagement of at least one times the nominal diameter is what lets the bolt fail before the thread strips.