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Technical Data Sheet :-

Bolt Load Capacity Diagrams (BS449)

Date :-

01.01.2003

BOLT LOAD CAPACITY DIAGRAMS TO BS449

(THE ALLOWABLE STRESS METHOD ie. NON FACTORED APPLIED LOADS)
Grade 4.6 Bolts to BS4190
Notes :
1) These tables are for :I.S.O. Metric Coarse Thread Bolts
2) The combined shear and tension
Tapp
Vapp
+
1.4
Vcap
Tcap
3) The allowable stresses of the bolts are :(N/mm) Grade 4.6
Grade 8.8
120
281
t

80 81.4
70 68.4

M
36

56.6

(M
33
)

50
45.8

M
30

10

30

40

50

60

70

98.0

20

83.3

M
16

55.1

10

M
(M 24
22
M
20 )

29.4

30 30.4
25.1
20
16.1

80
187
v
4) The effective areas of the bolts are :a) At = Gross area (tensile area)
b) Av = Nominal area (nominal diameter)

(M
27
)

42.4

36.2

36.4

40

67.3

60

18.8

Fs (shear) ----- values in kN

90

80

90

100

110

Ft (tension) ----- values in kN

Grade 8.8 Bolts to BS3692
200
190 190.2
180
170
160 159.9
150
140

Fs (shear) ----- values in kN

130

M
36

132.2

120
110

(M
33
)
107

100

M
30
90
84.5
80
70

(M
27
)
71.1

M
24

60 58.7

(M
22
)

50
40

M
20
37.6

M
16

30
20

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

Ft (tension) ----- values in kN

160

170

180

190

229.6

195

157.6

129

99.2

85.1

68.8

44.1

10

200

210

220

230

240