ASME B18.

3-2003

SOCKET CAP, SHOULDER, AND SET SCREWS,

HEX AND SPLINE KEYS (INCH SERIES)

L
T

Note (4)

[Note (5)]

Slight flat
permissible

Slight fillet
permissible
L

R [Note (6)]

Flat Point

Slight flat
or rounding
permissible

[Note (5)] 35 deg

Oval Point

[Note (5)]
118 deg
5 deg

Cup Point
(See Table 5C)

Cone Point

Table 5A Illustration

32

Slight flat or
rounding
permissible
[Note (7)]

Slight chamfer
or radius
permissible
Half Dog Point

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16
1
16

3 (0.0990)

4 (0.1120)
5 (0.1250)
5 (0.1250)

64
32
1
8

6 (0.1380)

8 (0.1640)
10 (0.1900)
1
4 (0.2500)

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118
114
138
112

16
8
5
8
3
4

1
1

134 (1.7500)
2 (2.0000)

(1.1250)
(1.2500)
(1.3750)
(1.5000)

16
8
1
2
9
16

8 (0.6250)
4 (0.7500)
7
8 (0.8750)
1 (1.0000)

32
16
7
32
1
4

16 (0.3125)
8 (0.3750)
7
16 (0.4375)
1
2 (0.5000)

16

6 (0.1380)

16

...
...
...

0 (0.0600)
1 (0.0730)
2 (0.0860)

Nominal Size
(Basic Screw
Diameter)
[Note (5)]

1.000
1.000

0.562
0.625
0.625
0.750

0.312
0.375
0.500
0.562

0.156
0.188
0.219
0.250

0.078
0.094
0.125

0.062

0.062

0.050
0.062
0.062

0.050

0.028
0.035
0.035

Nominal
Hexagon
Socket Size,
J
[Note (8)]

(0.183)
(0.216)
(0.251)
(0.291)

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...
...
...
...

6 (0.372)
6 (0.454)
6 (0.595)
...

6
6
6
6

4 (0.076)
[Note (10)]
6 (0.096)
6 (0.111)
6 (0.145)

6 (0.060)
4 (0.069)
6 (0.072)
[Note (12)]
6 (0.072)

4 (0.033)
4 (0.033)
4 and 6 (0.048)
[Note (12)]
4 and 6 (0.048)
[Note (12)]

Nominal Number
of Splines
and Spline
Socket Size,
M
[Note (9)]

1.000
1.000

0.562
0.625
0.625
0.750

0.312
0.375
0.500
0.562

0.156
0.188
0.219
0.250

0.090
0.100
0.125

0.080

0.080

0.070
0.080
0.080

0.070

0.050
0.060
0.060

Hex
Socket,
TH

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...

...
...
...
...

0.312
0.375
0.500
...

0.156
0.188
0.219
0.250

0.080
0.080
0.125

0.055

0.055

0.045
0.055
0.055

0.040

0.026
0.035
0.040

Spline
Socket,
TS

Minimum Key
Engagement to
Develop
Functional
Capability of Key,
T
[Note (10)]

Table 5A

1.086
1.244

0.689
0.767
0.848
0.926

0.371
0.450
0.530
0.609

0.172
0.212
0.252
0.291

0.087
0.102
0.132

0.074

0.074

0.061
0.067
0.067

0.054

0.033
0.040
0.047

Max.

1.039
1.193

0.655
0.733
0.808
0.886

0.347
0.425
0.502
0.579

0.156
0.194
0.232
0.270

0.076
0.088
0.118

0.064

0.064

0.051
0.057
0.057

0.045

0.027
0.033
0.039

Min.

Cup and Flat

Point
Diameters,
C
[Note (5)]

1.312
1.500

0.844
0.938
1.031
1.125

0.469
0.562
0.656
0.750

0.234
0.281
0.328
0.375

0.123
0.142
0.188

0.104

0.104

0.084
0.094
0.094

0.074

0.045
0.055
0.064

Basic
Oval Point
Radius,
R
[Note (6)]

2.00
2.25

1.25
1.50
1.63
1.75

0.75
0.88
1.00
1.13

0.38
0.44
0.50
0.57

0.25
0.25
0.31

0.19

0.19

0.19
0.19
0.19

0.13

0.09
0.09
0.13

Cone Point
Angle 90 deg
2 deg for
These Nominal
Lengths
or Longer:
118 2 deg for
Shorter Nominal
Lengths,
Y
[Note (5)]

1.312
1.500

0.844
0.938
1.031
1.125

0.469
0.562
0.656
0.750

0.203
0.250
0.297
0.344

0.109
0.127
0.156

0.092

0.092

0.075
0.083
0.083

0.066

0.040
0.049
0.057

Max.

1.289
1.474

0.826
0.920
1.011
1.105

0.456
0.549
0.642
0.734

0.195
0.241
0.287
0.334

0.103
0.120
0.149

0.087

0.087

0.070
0.078
0.078

0.062

0.037
0.045
0.053

Min.

Diameter,
P

0.448
0.510

0.291
0.323
0.354
0.385

0.164
0.196
0.227
0.260

0.082
0.099
0.114
0.130

0.043
0.049
0.067

0.038

0.038

0.030
0.033
0.033

0.027

0.017
0.021
0.024

Max.

0.428
0.490

0.271
0.303
0.334
0.365

0.148
0.180
0.211
0.240

0.074
0.089
0.104
0.120

0.037
0.041
0.059

0.032

0.032

0.026
0.027
0.027

0.023

0.013
0.017
0.020

Min.

Length,
Q

Half Dog Point

[Notes (5), (11)]

Dimensions of Hexagon and Spline Socket Set Screws

1.75
2.00

1.25
1.25
1.50
1.50

0.63
0.75
0.88
1.00

0.31
0.38
0.44
0.50

0.19
0.19
0.25

0.19

0.19

0.19
0.19
0.19

0.19

0.13
0.13
0.13

Cup
and
Flat
Points

2.25
2.50

1.50
1.50
1.75
2.00

0.88
1.00
1.00
1.25

0.44
0.44
0.63
0.63

0.25
0.25
0.31

0.25

0.25

0.19
0.19
0.19

0.19

0.13
0.19
0.19

90 deg
Cone
and
Oval
Points

2.00
2.50

1.25
1.50
1.50
1.75

0.88
1.00
1.00
1.25

0.38
0.44
0.50
0.63

0.25
0.25
0.31

0.19

0.19

0.19
0.19
0.19

0.19

0.13
0.13
0.19

Half
Dog
Point

Shortest Optimum
Nominal Length
to Which TH Applies,
B
[Notes (4), (5), (10)]

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0.63
0.75
0.88
...

0.31
0.38
0.44
0.50

0.19
0.19
0.25

0.13

0.13

0.13
0.13
0.13

0.13

0.06
0.13
0.13

Cup
and
Flat
Points

...
...

...
...
...
...

0.88
1.00
1.25
...

0.44
0.44
0.63
0.63

0.25
0.25
0.31

0.25

0.25

0.19
0.19
0.19

0.19

0.13
0.19
0.19

90 deg
Cone
and
Oval
Points

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...

...
...
...
...

0.88
1.00
1.00
...

0.38
0.44
0.50
0.63

0.25
0.25
0.31

0.19

0.19

0.19
0.19
0.19

0.19

0.13
0.13
0.19

Half
Dog
Point

Shortest Optimum
Nominal Length
to Which TS Applies,
B1
[Notes (4), (5), (10)]

SOCKET CAP, SHOULDER, AND SET SCREWS,

HEX AND SPLINE KEYS (INCH SERIES)
ASME B18.3-2003