Bolt Standards

1. Dimensional Standards
1.1 Inch System
1.1.1 Bolts

ASME B18.2.1: Square, hex, heavy hex, and askew head bolts and hex, heavy flange, lobed head, and lag
screws

ASME B18.2.6: Fasteners for use in structural applications. Subdivided in the following units:

A. Heavy hex structural bolts: ASTM A325 or ASTM A490

B. Heavy hex nuts: ASTM A563
C. Hardened steel washers: ASTM F436
D. Compressible washer-type direct tension indicators: ASTM F959
E. Twist-Off-Type Tension control structural bolts: ASTM F1852

ASME B18.5: Round head bolts. Included round head bolts, step bolts, and elevator bolts

ASME B18.9: Plow bolts.

ASME 18.10: Track Bolts and nuts.

IFI-111: Hex flange bolts/screws

IFI-199: Tap Bolts

1.1.2 Nuts

ASME B18.2.2: Nuts for general applications; machine screw nuts, hex, square, hex flange, and coupling
nuts

ASME B18.6.9 Wing nuts

ASME B18.16.4: Serrated Hex Flange locknuts

ASME B18.16.6: Prevailing torque locknuts

ASME B18.2.6: Fasteners for use in structural applications. See bolt section above.
1.2 Metric System
1.2.1 Bolts

ISO 4014: Hexagon head bolt. Product grades A and B

ISO 4015: Hexagon Head bolt. Product grade B. Reduced shank. Shank diameter approximately equal to
pitch diameter.

ISO 4016: Hexagon head bolt. Product grade C

ISO 8765: Hexagon head bolt with metric fine thread. Product grades A and B

ISO 7411: Hexagon bolt for hight-strength structural bolting with large width across flats (thread length
according to ISO 888).

ISO 8677: Cup head square neck bolt with large head. Product head

ISO 4162: Hexagon bolt with flange. Small Series. Product grade A with driving feature product grade B

ISO 15071: Hexagon bolt with flange. Small series. Product grade A

ISO 15072: Hexagon bolt with flange and metric fine pitch thread. Product A (Small Series)

1.2.2 Nuts

ISO 4032: Regular hexagon nut

ISO 4033: Hexagon high nuts. Product grades A and B

ISO 4034: Hexagon nut class C

ISO 4035: Low profile nut

ISO 4036: Hexagon thin nuts unchamfered. Product grade B

ISO 4161: Hexagon nut with flange

ISO 4775: Hexagon nut for high voltages

ISO 7040: Locking hexagon nut with Nylon insert. Property classes 5, 8, and 10

ISO 7041: Locking hexagon nut with Nylon insert. Property classes 9 and 12

ISO 7042: Prevailing torque type all-metal hexagon high nuts. Property classes 5, 8, 10, and 12

ISO 7719: Prevailing torque type all-metal hexagon regular nuts. Property classes 5, 8, and 10

ISO 7720: Prevailing torque type all-metal hexagon regular nuts. Property classes 9
ISO 8673: Hexagon regular nuts (style 1) with metric fine pitch thread. Product grades A and B

ISO 8674: Hexagon regular nuts (style 2) with metric fine pitch thread. Product grades A and B

ISO 8675: Hexagon regular nuts (style 0) with metric fine pitch thread. Product grades A and B

ISO 10511: Prevailing torque type hexagon thin nuts (with non-metallic inserts)

ISO 10512: Prevailing torque type hexagon regular nuts (with non-metallic insert) with metric fine pitch
thread. Property classes 6, 8, and 10

ISO 10513: Prevailing torque type all-metal hexagon high nuts with metric fine pitch. Property classes 8,
10, and 12

ISO 4161: Hexagon nuts with flange, style 2. Coarse thread

ISO 7043: prevailing torque type hexagon nuts with flange (with non-metallic insert), style 2. Product
grades A and B

ISO 7044: Prevailing torque type all-metal hexagon nuts with flange, style 2. Product grades A and B

ISO 10663: Hexagon nuts with flange, style 2. Fine pitch thread

ISO 12125: Prevailing torque type hexagon nuts with flange (with non-metallic insert) with metric fine
pitch thread, style 2. Product grades A and B,

ISO 12126: Prevailing torque all-types hexagon nuts with flange with metric fine pitch thread, style 2.
Product grades A and B,

ISO 21670: Hexagon weld nuts with flange

2. Material Standards
2.1 Inch System
2.1.1 Bolts

SAE J429: Mechanical and Material requirements for externally threaded fasteners. Sub-classify in grade
2, 5, or 8.

ASTM A193: Alloy steel and stainless steel bolting material for high temperature service

ASTM A307: Carbon Steel Externally threaded Standard fasteners

ASTM A320: Alloy steel bolting material for low temperature service

ASTM A354: Quenched and tempered alloy steel bolts, studs, and other externally threaded fasteners

ASTM A394: Steel transmission tower volts, zinc coated and bare

ASTM A449: Hex cap screw, bolts and studs, steel, heat treated, 120/105/90 ksi tensile strength, general
use

ASTM A962: Common requirements for bolting intended for use at any temperature from cryogenic to
the creep range

ASTM F468: Nonferrous bolts, hex cap screws, and studs for general use

ASTM F593: Stainless steel bolts, hex cap screws, and studs

ASTM A325: Structural bolts, steel, heat treated, 150/105 ksi minimum tensile strength

ASTM A490: Structural bolts, Alloy steel, heat treated, 150 ksi minimum tensile strength

2.1.2 Nuts

SAE J995: Mechanical and material requirements for steel nuts

ASTM A194: Carbon and alloy steel nuts for bolts for high pressure or high temp.

ASTM A563: Carbon and alloy steel nuts

ASTM F467: Nonferrous nuts for general use

ASTM F594: Stainless steel nuts

2.2 Metric system
2.2.1 Bolts

ISO 898-1: Steel and Alloy Steel Bolts, screws, and male fastener material properties

ISO 3506-1: Stainless Steel Bolts, screws and male fasteners material properties

ISO 8839: Bolts, screws, studs, and nuts non-ferrous materials

2.2.2 Nuts

ISO 898-2: Steel and alloy steel nuts

ISO 3506-2: Stainless steel alloy nuts

ISO 8839: Bolts, screws, studs, and nuts non-ferrous materials

3. Coating Standards
3.1 Inch System
SAE J1648: Protective coatings for fasteners

ASTM B695: Coating of zinc mechanically deposited on iron and steel basis metals. Usually referred to as
“mechanically galvanized”.

ASTM F1941/F1941M: Electrodeposited coating

ASTM F1136/F1136M: Zinc/Aluminium Corrosion Protective

ASTM 2329/F2329M: Standard specification for Zinc coating and Hot-dip requirements for application to
carbon steel and alloy steel fasteners

ASTM F1137: Phosphate/Oil corrosion protective coating

SAE AMS 2410K: Plating, Silver, nickel strike, high bake

SAE AMS 2411H: Plating, silver, for high temperature applications

SAE AMS 2434E: Plating, tin-zinc alloy

3.2 Metric system

ISO 4042: Electrodeposited coating

ISO 10683: Non-elecrolytically applied zinc flake coatings

ISO 10684: Hot dip galvanized coating for fasteners

ISO 1456: Metallic and other inorganic coatings. Electrodeposited coatings of nickel, nickel plus
chromium, copper plus nickel and of copper plus nickel plus chromium
4. Bibliography
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