TORQUE CALCULATIONS FOR THE MMS BOLTS

Unit M12 M20

Metric thread : mm 12 20
Initial tensile stress : σt = 0.6 0.6
Thread coeff. of friction : µthread = 0.12 0.12
Head - face coeff. of friction : µhead = 0.12 0.12
pitch P mm 1.75 2.5
pitch diameter d2 mm 10.863375 18.37625
root diameter d3 mm 9.853 16.933

tensile stress area At =π/4 d02 ; d0=(d2+d3)/2 mm2 84.27206231 244.8078418

ultimate tensile strength Rm Mpa 500 500
yield strength Rp0.2 Mpa 300 300
tensile stress σt = σ't x Rp0.2 Mpa 180 180
torsional stress τ = MG / ( π/16 d33 ) Mpa 83.37 77.7
equivalent stress σe = (σt2 +
3τ )2 ½
Mpa 231.3 224.75
thread friction MG Nm 15.75 74.07
thread friction MG- Nm -7.14 -38.34
head face friction MWD = Fi μhead 1.3 d/2 Nm 14.2 68.74
 Total tightening torque MA = MG + MWD Nm 29.95 142.81
Initial preload Fi = σt ·At kN 15.17 44.06
Load at Yield F02 = Rp02 ·At kN 25.28161869 73.44235253
Load reserve Pb=F0.2 - Fi kN 10.11 29.38