agn0t6 Proof vs. Yield Strength - Portand Balt AW. Portland Bolt ie MANUFACTURING COMPANY Proof vs. Yield Strength m \What is proof strength of a bolt and how it is strength? ifferent from yield Aro! sena or ot at the fl sz equal oy test. Yi etng syle nly perfomed on machined sposmen. In meat fastener stands, fl size sings the prefered method, and te refeee method i thor crepancy bstcn th wots res Because of the difficulty of getting reliable test results for yield when testing full size fasteners, the proof load test was. developed as an altemative. In a proof load test, a headed bolt is placed in a testing machine with a nut on the threaded end, and a wedge under the head. The wedge varies from 4-10 degrees depending on the size and configuration of fastener, and serves to evaluate the ductility of the bolt. Ina machine specimen test, you test ductility by measuring elongation and reduction of area, but thase are Impossible during a full size test, so head deflection is Used in its place. Proof load testing is typically performed at 90-93% of the expected minimum yield strength and is a simple pass/fail test. The bolt length is measured, and after being subjected to the published proof load value for 10 seconds, if it has not elongated more than 0.0008", it is deemed to have passed. Portland Bolt can test many grades and sizes in our in house test laboratory, including full size bolts up to 200,000Ibs, and machine specimens for bolts that exceed 200,000Ibs. Related Links: + Strength Requirements by Grade + Bolt Glossary “=O Written December 11, 2014 by Dane McKinnon Phone: 503.219.6991 Email: dane@portiandbolt.com 4 comments halnettige perera November 24, 2016 at 11:42 am Does A 194 Grade 16 have proof loads or tensile/yield? and also does it state the ductility ? hipdhwwrw porandbol comechricalfanshxoot-ve-yelt-stengt 42agn0t6 Proot vs. Yield Strength - Pordand Blt Dane McKinnon November 25, 2018 at 12:26 pm @Halnettige — A194 gr.16 heavy hex nuts are proofloaded to 175,000psi, Other than hardness testing, there are no other mechanical or ductilty tests req Daniel Derr - Dodez & Derr Inc May 14, 2018 at 6:47 am Do you have any proof loads for SS bolts type B8 & BEM? Dane McKinnon May 14, 2015 at 12:07 pm @Daniel- | am sorry, but A193 does not have proofload values, only tensile and yield hipdhwwrw porandbol comechricalfanshxoot-ve-yelt-stengt