Torque values for mounting a PCB

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Out of interest I tried to look in to what recommend torquing values are for mounting a PCB, and I practically did not find some very clear numbers, especially from PCB manufacturers.
I did find this forum thread (Is there a standard for maximum torque that should be used to fasten PCBs to an enclosure? - Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange) where some talk about it, and one goes all the things that come in to determining a torque value and one says a value of .6NM

So my Question is, do you have some recommendations l, maybe for different srew sizes, maybe from 1mm to 5mm since I think that those includ the most commen sizes for mounting PCBs

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I assemble hi-tech laboratory instruments for a living and we don’t use Torque drivers for electronics. The material leaves a bit to be desired as its a little inconsistent and can deform over time if you try to just torque it and be done with it. And that is assuming it doesn’t just crack.

So Instead we mostly rely on using simple washers with some hand-tightening. Fiber for non-conductive mounting holes and regular for conductive.
It does the same job as torquing as the idea is to apply stress/friction unto the screw to make it unlikely to back-out.

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