Mechanical Properties Per ISO 898-1 (Externally Threaded Fasteners)

Metric Property Class Material Size Range Min. Proof Strength MPa Low or medium carbon steel 400 Min. Tensile Strength MPa (58,000 PSI) Core Hardness Rockwell Min. Max. Min. Yield Strength MPa Grade Identification Marking

4.6

M5 - M39

225

B67

B99.5

240

8.8

Medium carbon M5 - M16 steel: quenched & M18 - M39 tempered Alloy steel: quenched & tempered

580 600

800 (116,000 PSI) 830 (120,000 PSI) 1040 (150,800 PSI)

C 22 C 23

C32 C34

640 660

10.9

M5 - M39

830

C 32

C39

940

12.9

Alloy steel: quenched & tempered

M1.6 - M39

970

1220 (177,000 PSI)

C 39

C44

1100

Mechanical Properties Per DIN 267 Part 4 (Internally Threaded Fasteners)

Property Class Typical Material Proof Stress MPa Low to Medium Carbon Steel Core Hardness Rockwell (max.) Grade Identification Marking

Class 8

800

C30

Class 10

Medium carbon steel; quenched & tempered

1000

C36

Class 12

Medium carbon steel; quenched & tempered

1200

C36

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Mechanical Properties of Metric Stainless Steel Per ISO 3506-1

Bolts, Screws & Studs Group Grade Property Class Diameter R ange Tensile Strength MPa 50 (soft) Austenitic A1, A2 & A4 70 (cold-worked) 80 (high strength) 50 (soft) C1 70 (hardened & tempered) 80 (hardened &tempered) 50 (soft) C4 70 (hardened & tempered) 45 (soft) 60 (cold-worked) <M24 <M24 <M39 <M20 <M20 500 700 800 500 700 800 500 700 450 600 Stress at 0.2% Perm anent MPa 210 450 600 250 410 640 250 410 250 410 Nuts Proof Load Stress MPa 500 700 800 500 700 800 500 700 450 600

Martensitic

C3

Ferritic

F1

Example of a Head Marking

Metric Thread Stress Areas

Coarse Thr ead Fine Thr ead

Nom Dia. (mm) 3 3.5 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 27 30 33 36 39

Thread Pitch (mm) 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 1 1 1.25 1.5 1.75 2 2 2.5 2.5 2.5 3 3 3.5 3.5 4 4

Tensile Stress Area (m m sq.) 5.03 6.78 8.78 14.2 20.1 28.9 36.6 58 84.3 115 157 192 245 303 353 459 561 694 817 976

Thread Pitch (m m)

Tensile Stress Area (mm sq.)

Tensile Stress Area = 0.7854[(d3+d2)/2]2 d2 = basic pitch diameter of the threads d3 = minor diameter of the threads

1 1.25 1.25 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2 2 2 2 3 3

39.2 61.2 92.1 125 167 216 272 333 384 496 621 761 865 1030

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