PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONSPart #: 0000-196148Fastener Type: Hex Jam NutSize Description: 3/8-24Diameter/Nominal Size: 3/8Thickness: 7/32" (0.210-0.227")Wrench Size/Across Flats: 9/16" (0.551-0.562")Width Across Corners: 0.628-0.650"Thread Pitch: 24Thread Pitch Type: FineThread Direction: RightSystem of Measurement: InchGrade: 8Material: Alloy SteelFinish: Yellow Zinc PlatedUsed with: Bolts/Screws up to Grade 8, Alloy Socket Screws, 12-Point Flange ScrewsAverage Piece Weight: 0.0094000 lbs.Nuts are almost always used in conjunction with a mating bolt to fasten multiple parts together; kept together by a combination of their threads' friction, a slight stretching of the bolt, and compression of the parts to be held together.