BRITISH STANDARD BS 6105:1981

ISO 3506-1979

Specification for
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Corrosion-resistant
stainless steel fasteners

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This British Standard, having
been prepared under the
direction of the Mechanical
Engineering Standards
Committee, was published
under the authority of the
Executive Board and comes
into effect on
30 April 1981
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The following BSI references
relate to the work on this
standard:
Committee reference MEE/60
Draft for comment 74/77232 DC
ISBN 0 580 12104 6
Cooperating organizations
The Mechanical Engineering Standards Committee, under whose direction
this British Standard was prepared, consists of representatives from the
following:
Associated Offices Technical Committee
Association of Consulting Engineers
Association of Hydraulic Equipment Manufacturers
Association of Mining Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
British Compressed Air Society
British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers’ Association (BEAMA)*
British Gas Corporation
British Gear Manufacturers’ Association
British Internal Combustion Engine Manufacturers’ Association*
British Pump Manufacturers’ Association
British Steel Corporation
British Steel Industry*
Cbmpe
Chartered Institution of Building Services
Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations
Department of Industry (Mechanical Engineering)
Department of Industry (National Engineering Laboratory)*
Department of the Environment (PSA)
Department of Trade (Marine Division)
Department of Transport
Electricity Supply Industry in England and Wales
Engineering Equipment Users’ Association
Federation of Manufacturers of Construction Equipment and Cranes
Health and Safety Executive
Institution of Gas Engineers
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Institution of Plant Engineers
Institution of Production Engineers*
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping
London Transport Executive
Machine Tool Industry Research Association
Ministry of Defence*
National Coal Board*
Oil Companies Materials Association
Process Plant Association
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited*
Telecommunication Engineering and Manufacturing Association (TEMA)*
The organizations marked with an asterisk in the above list, together with the
following, were directly represented on the Technical Committee entrusted
with the preparation of this British Standard:
British Constructional Steelwork Association
British Industrial Fasteners Federation
British Railways Board
British Steel Industry (Wire Section)
Electronic Engineering Association
Federation of British Hand Tool Manufacturers
Gauge and Tool Makers’ Association
Washer Manufacturers’ Association of Great Britain
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Contents

Page
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National foreword ii
0 Introduction 1
1 Scope and field of application 1
2 References 1
3 Designation, marking, finish and magnetic properties 1
4 Chemical composition 4
5 Mechanical properties 4
6 Methods of test 5
Annex A Stainless steel composition specifications (Extract from
ISO 683/XIII) 10
Annex B Stainless steels for cold heading and extruding (Extract
from ISO 4954) 11
Annex C Screw thread — Tensile stress areas 12
Annex D Total extension at fracture (AL) 12
Figure 1 — Marking of bolts and screws — Examples 3
Figure 2 — Marking of nuts — Examples of alternative marking practice 3
Figure 3 — Bolt extensometer with self-aligning grips 7
Figure 4 — Load-extension curve for stress at 0,2 % permanent strain
(Rp 0,2) 8
Figure 5 — Determination of total extension at fracture (AL) 8
Figure 6 — Apparatus for determination of breaking torque (Tm) 9
Table 1 — ISO designation system for stainless steel fasteners 2
Table 2 — Stainless steel fastners — Grade composition ranges 4
Table 3 — Mechanical properties of martensitic and ferritic grade
fasteners 5
Table 4 — Mechanical properties of austentic grade fasteners 6
Table 5 — Breaking torque (Tm) for screws of M5 and smaller 6
Publication referred to Inside back cover

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National foreword

This British Standard has been prepared under the direction of the Mechanical
Engineering Standards Committee. It is identical with ISO 3506-1979
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“Corrosion-resistant stainless steel fasteners — Specifications”. The United

Kingdom has taken an active part of the work of Technical Committee ISO/TC 2,
Fasteners, of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Terminology and conventions. The text of the international standard has
been approved as suitable for publication as a British Standard without
deviation. Some terminology and certain conventions are not identical with those
used in British Standards; attention is especially drawn to the following.
The comma has been used throughout as a decimal marker. In British Standards
it is current practice to use a full point on the baseline as the decimal marker.
Wherever the words “International Standard” appear, referring to this standard,
they should be read as “British Standard”.
Cross-references
International standard Corresponding British Standard
ISO 68-1973 BS 3643 ISO metric screw threads Part 1:1981
Principles and basic data (Technically equivalent)
ISO/R 80-1968 BS 891 Method for Rockwell hardness test
Part 1:1962 Testing of metals (Technically
equivalent)
ISO/R 81-1967 BS 427 Method for Vickers hardness test
Part 1:1961 Testing of metals
(Technically equivalent)
ISO 82-1974 BS 18 Methods for tensile testing of metals
Part 2:1971 Steel (general) (Technically equivalent)
ISO 262-1973 BS 3643 ISO metric screw threads
Part 1:1981 Principles and basic data
(Technically equivalent)
ISO 898/I-1978 BS 6104 Mechanical properties of fasteners 1)
Part 1:1981 Specification for bolts, screws and studs
(Identical)
ISO 898/II-1969 BS 6104 Mechanical properties of fasteners
1)
(Revised as Part 2: Specification for nuts with specified proof
load values
ISO 898/2-1980) (Technically equivalent)
ISO 3651/2-1976 BS 5903:1980 Method for determination of
resistance to intergranular corrosion of austenitic
stainless steels: copper sulphate — sulphuric acid
method (Moneypenny Strauss test)
(Technically equivalent)
The Technical Committee has reviewed the provisions of ISO/R 79-1968 referred
to in the text, and has decided that they are acceptable for use in conjunction with
this standard.
The British Standard related to ISO/R 79 is BS 240-1:1962.
There is no corresponding British Standard for ISO 3651/1-1976. The committee
responsible for it having been consulted, its technical requirements are hereby
confirmed as being acceptable, and insofar as it is called up in the main body of
this standard as a requirement to be complied with, it is to be regarded as
mandatory for the purposes of this standard.

1)
In course of preparation.

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There are no corresponding British Standards for ISO 683/XIII-1974 and

ISO 4954-1979. This standard includes the necessary information from these
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international standards as Annex A and Annex B respectively.

Additional information. The groove marking of nuts as shown in Figure 2 is to
be considered non-preferred for the purposes of this British Standard.
Textual error. When the text of the international standard was adopted, the error,
given below, was noticed. It has been reported to ISO in a proposal to amend the
text of the international standard.
Annex A. In the column headed “Mo %”, “max.” should be deleted in two places.
(The footnote to the table states that all values are maxima unless otherwise
indicated.)
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity
from legal obligations.

Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i to iv,
pages 1 to 12, an inside back cover and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on
the inside front cover.

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0 Introduction
In the preparation of this International Standard,
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special attention has been given to the
fundamentally different property characteristics of
the stainless steel fastener grades compared with
carbon and low-alloy steel fasteners of similar
dimensions. The ferritic and austenitic stainless
steels are strengthened only by cold working, and
consequently the components do not have as
homogeneous a condition as a hardened and
tempered part. These special features have been
recognized in the preparation of the clauses
applicable to property classes and the mechanical
test procedures, which differ from the carbon and
low alloy steel fastener test procedures with regard
to the measurement of yield point (stress at 0,2 %
permanent strain) and ductility (total extension at
fracture) on the finished component.
1 Scope and field of application
This International Standard gives specifications for
bolts, screws, studs and nuts made from austenitic,
ferritic and martensitic grades of
corrosion-resistant stainless steels.
It is applicable only to fastener components after
completion of manufacture,
— with nominal thread diameters from 1,6 up to
and including 39 mm,
— of any triangular ISO metric threads according
to ISO 68 and with diameters and pitches
according to ISO 262,
— of any shape;
and additionally for nuts of any shape provided
that
— width across flats or outside diameters is not
less than 1,45 times nominal diameter, and
— effective thread engagement is at
least 0,6 times nominal diameter.
This International Standard does not define
corrosion or oxidation resistance in particular
environments. It does specify grades for fasteners
made from corrosion-resistant stainless steels.
Some have mechanical properties allowing use at
temperatures down to – 200 °C in air. Some have
oxidation resistance allowing use at temperatures
up to + 800 °C in air.
2)
At present at the stage of draft. (Revision of ISO/R 898/II-1969 and ISO 898/IV-1972.)
3)
At present at the stage of draft.
4)
1 N/mm2 = 1 MPa
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Acceptable corrosion and oxidation performances
and mechanical property values allowing use at
elevated or sub-zero temperatures must be the
subject of agreement between user and
manufacturer wherever appropriate to the proposed
service environment.
2 References
ISO 68, ISO general purpose screw threads — Basic
profile.
ISO/R 79, Brinell hardness test for steel.
ISO/R 80, Rockwell hardness test (B and C scales)
for steel.
ISO/R 81, Vickers hardness test for steel.
ISO 82, Steel — Tensile testing.
ISO 262, ISO general purpose metric screw
threads — Selected sizes for screws, bolts and nuts.
ISO 683/XIII, Heat-treated steels, alloy steels and
free-cutting steels — Part XIII: Wrought stainless
steels.
ISO 898/I, Mechanical properties of fasteners —
Part I: Bolts, screws and studs.
ISO 898/II, Mechanical properties of fasteners —
Part II: Nuts with specified proof load values.2)
ISO 3651, Austenitic stainless steels —
Determination of resistance to intergranular
corrosion.
ISO 4954, Steels for cold heading and extruding.3)
3 Designation, marking, finish and
magnetic properties
3.1 Designation
The designation of fasteners is given in Table 1. The
steel grades and property classes are designated by
a four-character identifier consisting of a letter
followed by three digits. The letter indicates the
general composition groups of steels as follows:
A for austenitic steels;
C for martensitic steels;
F for ferritic steels.
The first digit following the letter indicates the type
of alloying elements present for the particular group
A, C or F. The last two digits indicate the property
class (metallurgical condition); for example:
1) A2-70 indicates:
austenitic steel, cold-worked,
minimum 700 N/mm2 4) tensile strength.
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2) C4-70 indicates: 3.2.3 Nuts

martensitic 12 % Cr steel, hardened and Nuts shall be marked with the steel grade and
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tempered, minimum 700 N/mm2 tensile property class, if necessary, and with the
strength. manufacturer’s identification mark in the case of
nuts of M5 nominal thread diameter and greater
3.2 Marking
(see Figure 2), where this is technically possible for
3.2.1 Bolts and screws the manufacturer. Marking of one nut face is
All hexagon head screws and bolts and socket cap acceptable and shall be by indentation only when
screws of M5 thread diameter and greater shall be applied to the bearing surface of the nuts.
clearly marked in accordance with the designation Alternatively, marking on the side of the nuts is
system given in 3.1. This marking can be applied to permissible. Property class marking and
other types of bolts and screws where it is designation of nuts is necessary where the nuts do
technically possible to do so on the head portion not meet the minimum proof load stress of the
only. highest property class for the steel grade.
The marking shall include the steel grade and 3.2.4 Packages and containers
property class and also the manufacturer’s Marking of the designation is mandatory on all
identification mark (see Figure 1). Additional packages or containers of all sizes.
marking can be applied at the option of the
manufacturer or at the specific request of the 3.3 Finish
purchaser. This additional marking should not be Unless otherwise specified, stainless steel fasteners
liable to cause confusion with any other shall be supplied clean and bright.
standardized marking or identification. 3.4 Magnetic properties
3.2.2 Studs and other fasteners All austenitic stainless steel fasteners are normally
Marking of studs and other fasteners shall be non-magnetic; after cold working, some magnetic
agreed between user and manufacturer. properties may be evident.
Table 1 — ISO designation system for stainless steel fasteners

Composition
groupsa

Identification
of steel gradesb

Property class

a See Table 2 for composition ranges.

b For ISO steels, see ISO 683/XIII, annex A, ISO 4954 and annex B.

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Figure 1 — Marking of bolts and screws — Examples

Figure 2 — Marking of nuts — Examples of alternative marking practice

NOTE For marking of left-hand thread, see ISO 898/I and ISO 898/II.

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4 Chemical composition Grade A1 fasteners can also be supplied resistant to

inter-crystalline corrosion subject to prior
The composition ranges of steels suitable for the
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agreement with the manufacturer.

different steel grades for fasteners are given
in Table 2.
At the discretion of the manufacturer, fasteners
may be manufactured from all steels corresponding
to the grade required, except where the user
specifies steels covered by particular ISO or
national specifications. Alternative steels may be
used provided that they give the physical and
mechanical properties to the required steel grade
and property class and have equivalent corrosion
resistance. When alternative compositions are used,
consultation between the manufacturer and the
user may be necessary in order to ensure suitability
for the intended application. Only when all these
conditions are met shall parts be marked and/or
described according to the designation system
described in clause 3.
Austenitic steel fasteners of grades A2 and A4 shall
not show any grain-boundary carbide network and
shall be resistant to inter-crystalline corrosion tests
as defined in ISO 3651.
5 Mechanical properties
5.1 Tests for acceptability
5.1.1 Bolts, screws and studs of M5 nominal
thread diameter and smaller
Testing shall be carried out by one of the following
acceptance tests:
— tensile strength, minimum (see 6.2);
— breaking torque, minimum (see 6.5).
(Torque test values are valid only for austenitic
steel grades.)
5.1.2 Bolts, screws and studs above M5 nominal
thread diameter
— tensile strength, minimum (see 6.2);
— stress at 0,2 % permanent strain, minimum
(yield strength) (see 6.3);
— extension value at fracture, minimum
(see 6.4);
— hardness test, applicable only to grades C1, C3
and C4 when hardened and tempered (see 6.7).

Table 2 — Stainless steel fasteners — Grade composition ranges

Chemical composition, % (m/m)a
Group Grade Notes
C Si Mn P S Cr Moh Ni
A1 0,12 1,0 2,0 0,20 0,15 to 0,35 17,0 to 19,0 0,6 8,0 to 10,0 b c

Austenitic A2 0,08 1,0 2,0 0,05 0,03 17,0 to 20,0 8,0 to 13,0 c de g

A4 0,08 1,0 2,0 0,05 0,03 16,0 to 18,5 2,0 to 3,0 10,0 to 14,0 c de

C1 0,09 to 0,15 1,0 1,0 0,05 0,03 11,5 to 14,0 1,0 f

Martensitic C3 0,17 to 0,25 1,0 1,0 0,04 0,03 16,0 to 18,0 1,5 to 2,5
C4 0,08 to 0,15 1,0 1,5 0,06 0,15 to 0,35 12,0 to 14,0 0,6 1,0 b f

Ferritic F1 0,12 1,0 1,0 0,04 0,03 15,5 to 18,0 0,5 c d g

a
Values are maximum unless otherwise indicated.
b
Sulphur may be replaced by selenium.
c May contain titanium $ 5 × C up to 0,8 % maximum.
d
May contain niobium (columbium) and/or tantalum $ 10 × C up to 1,0 % maximum.
e
May contain copper up to 4,0 % maximum.
f
Carbon content may be higher at the option of the manufacturer, where required to obtain the specified mechanical properties in
larger diameters.
g Molybdenum may also be present at the option of the manufacturer.
h If for some applications a maximum molybdenum content is essential, this must be stated at the time of ordering by the
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5.1.3 Nuts of all nominal thread diameters Minimum breaking torque values for other steel and
— proof load at corresponding bolt grade property grades shall be agreed upon between user
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minimum tensile strength (see 6.6); and manufacturer.

— hardness test, applicable only to grades C1, C3 6 Methods of test
and C4 when hardened and tempered (see 6.7).
6.1 General
5.2 Mechanical property values
All length measurements shall be made by methods
The mechanical properties specified for the various
with an accuracy of ± 0,05 mm or better. All tensile
grades and property classes are given in Table 3,
and load tests shall be performed with testing
Table 4 and Table 5.
machines equipped with self-aligning grips in order
These mechanical property values apply to products to prevent any non-axial loading (see 6.2, 6.3, 6.4
of sizes up to and including eight diameters in and 6.6 and Figure 3).
length (8 d), for A1-, A2- and A4-70 and 80, and
F1-60. This length limitation does not apply to
fasteners of the soft and the hardened and tempered
property classes, i.e. A1-, A2- and A4-50, F1-45,
C1-, C3- and C4-50, 70 and 80. For fasteners of
greater length strenghened by cold working,
mechanical property values shall be agreed upon
between user and manufacturer. The agreed values
will depend upon the grade of steel and the type of
manufacturing process employed.

Table 3 — Mechanical properties of martensitic and ferritic grade fasteners

Bolts, screws and studs Nuts Bolts, screws, studs and nuts
Stress at 0,2 %
Tensile Proof load
permanent Extension Hardness
Property strength stress
Group Grade strain
class
Rm a Rp0,2 ALb Sp HV HB HRC
N/mm2 N/mm2 N/mm2
min. min. min. min. max. min. max. min. max.
50 500 250 0,2 d 500 — — — — — —
C1
70 700 410 0,2 d 700 220 330 209 314 20 34
Martensitic C3 80 800 640 0,2 d 800 240 340 228 323 21 35
50 500 250 0,2 d 500 — — — — — —
C4
70 700 410 0,2 d 700 220 330 209 314 20 34
45 450 250 0,2 d 450 — — — — — —
Ferritic F1c
60 600 410 0,2 d 600 — — — — — —
a Alltensile stress values are calculated and reported in terms of the nominal tensile stress area of the thread (see annex C).
b
The extension measurements are determined in accordance with the test procedure in 6.4 and are on the actual screw or bolt
length and not on a prepared test piece gauge length of 5 d of the test piece (see annex D).
c
Maximum diameter for F1 is M24.

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Table 4 — Mechanical properties of austenitic grade fasteners

Bolts, screws and studs Nuts
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Tensile Stress at 0.2 %

Property Diameter Proof load
Group Grade strength permanent strain Extension
stress
class range Rma Rp0,2 ALb
Sp
N/mm2 N/mm2 min.
N/mm2
min. min.

50 # M39 500 210 0,6 d 500

A1, A2 70 700 450 0,4 d 700
Austenitic # M20c
and A4
80 # M20c 800 600 0,3 d 800
a
Alltensile stress values are calculated and reported in terms of the nominal tensile stress area of the thread (see annex C).
b
The extension measurements are determined in accordance with the test procedure in 6.4 and are on the actual screw or bolt
length and not on a prepared test piece gauge length of 5 d of the test piece (see annex D).
c
Above M20 the higher strength property classes should have the property values specially agreed upon between user and
manufacturer because at the tensile strength values given in Table 4 alternative values of stress at 0,2 % permanent strain may
occur.

Table 5 — Breaking torque (Tm), for screws of 6.3 Determination of stress at 0,2 % permanent
M5 and smaller strain (Rp0,2)
Breaking torque (minimum) — Tests for determination of stress at 0,2 %
Austenitic grades only permanent strain shall be carried out only on
Thread size
(coarse series) Property Property Property complete bolts and screws in the finished condition.
class class class This test is applicable only to fasteners of lengths
50 70 80
equal to twice the diameter (2 d) or longer.
N·m N·m N·m
The test shall be carried out by measuring the
M1,6 0,15 0,2 0,27 extension of the bolt or screw when subjected to
M2 0,3 0,4 0,56 axial tensile loading (see Figure 3).
M2,5 0,6 0,9 1,2 A curve of load against extension shall be plotted as
shown in Figure 4.
M3 1,1 1,6 2,1
The clamping length from which Rp0,2 is calculated
M4 2,7 3,8 4,9 is taken as the distance L3 between the underside of
M5 5,5 7,8 10,0 the head and the threaded adapter — see Figure 3
(see also note 2 below Table 3 and Table 4). A value
6.2 Determination of tensile strength (Rm) equal to 0,2 % of L3 is then applied to the horizontal
Tests shall be carried out on complete bolts and (strain) axis of the load-extension curve, OP, and the
screws in the finished condition, in accordance with same value is plotted horizontally from the
the test procedure specified in ISO 82 and ISO 898. straight-line portion of the curve as QR. A line is
This test is applicable only to fasteners of lengths then drawn through P and R and the intersection, S,
equal to twice the diameter (2 d) or longer. of this line with the load-extension curve
corresponds to a load at point T on the vertical axis.
When carrying out the test, a free threaded length This load, when divided by the thread tensile stress
at least equal to one diameter (d) shall be subject to area, gives the stress at 0,2 % permanent strain
the tensile load. (Rp0,2).
The measured tensile strength value must be at The component under test shall be screwed into a
least equal to the values given in Table 3 and hardened threaded adapter to a depth of one
Table 4, irrespective of the location of the point of diameter (see Figure 3).
fracture between the bearing face of the bolt head
and the end of the adapter. The value of extension is determined between the
bearing face of the bolt head and the end of the
adapter.

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6.4 Determination of total extension at 6.7 Hardness test

fracture (AL) Hardness tests shall be carried out in accordance
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The extension test shall be carried out on bolts, with ISO/R 79 (Brinell), ISO/R 80 (Rockwell) or
screws and studs in the finished condition. It is ISO/R 81 (Vickers).
applicable only to fasteners with lengths equal to The hardness tests on bolts shall be made at the end
three times the diameter (3 d) or longer. of the bolt, midway between the centre and the
The component under test shall be screwed into the circumference.
threaded adapter to a depth of one diameter The hardness test on nuts shall be made on the
(see Figure 3). bearing face midway between the corner and the
After the bolt or screw has been fractured in thread chamfer.
accordance with the tensile testing procedure, the
two broken pieces shall be fitted closely together
and the overall length (L2) measured again
(see Figure 5).
The total extension at fracture shall then be
calculated using the formula
AL = L2 – L1
The value obtained shall exceed the minimum
values of the appropriate property value tables.
If this test is required on machined samples, the test
values should be specially agreed.
6.5 Determination of breaking torque (Tm)
The screws shall be tested in a clamping device as
shown in Figure 6. At failure under the applied
torque, the minimum torque given in Table 5 shall
be exceeded.
The shank of the screw shall be clamped in a mating
split blind-hole die in order that at least two full
threads project above the clamping device, and a
length equivalent to one nominal diameter,
exclusive of the point, shall be held within the
clamping device.
For this breaking torque test, a calibrated
torque-measuring instrument shall be used with a
measuring range not exceeding five times the
specified minimum value.
The accuracy of the torque-measuring device shall
not be worse than ± 7 % of the minimum
specification value for the screw diameter to be
tested.
6.6 Proof load test for nuts
The test procedure shall be in accordance with
ISO 898/II.
The nut shall be assembled on a threaded mandrel
and the specified load according to the thread size,
steel grade and property class applied. The nut shall
be capable of being fully loaded up to the proof load Figure 3 — Bolt extensometer with
(specified minimum tensile strength of bolts of the self-aligning grips
same steel grade and property class) of the
appropriate property class without thread stripping
occurring.

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Figure 4 — Load-extension curve for stress

at 0,2 % permanent strain (Rp0,2) (see 6.3)

Figure 5 — Determination of total extension at fracture (AL) (see 6.4)

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Figure 6 — Apparatus for determination of breaking torque (Tm) (see 6.5)

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Annex A Stainless steel composition specifications5)

(Extract from ISO 683/XIII)
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Type Fastener
of C% Si % Mn % P% S% Cr % Mo % Ni % Other elements, % grade
steel identification

Ferritic steels

8 0,10 1,0 1,0 0,040 0,030 16,0 to 18,0 — # 0,50 F1

8b 0,10 1,0 1,0 0,040 0,030 16,0 to 18,0 — # 0,50 5 × % C # Ti # 0,80 F1

9c 0,10 1,0 1,0 0,040 0,030 16,0 to 18,0 0,90 to 1,30 — F1

Martensitic steels

3 0,09 to 0,15 1,0 1,0 0,040 0,030 11,5 to 14,0 — # 1,0 C1

7 0,08 to 0,15 1,0 1,5 0,060 0,15 to 0,35 12,0 to 14,0 0,60 max. # 1,0 C4

4 0,16 to 0,25 1,0 1,0 0,040 0,030 12,0 to 14,0 — # 1,0 C1

9 0,10 to 0,20 1,0 1,0 0,040 0,030 15,0 to 18,0 — 1,5 to 3,0 C3

9b 0,17 to 0,25 1,0 1,0 0,040 0,030 16,0 to 18,0 — 1,5 to 2,5 C3

5 0,26 to 0,35 1,0 1,0 0,040 0,030 12,0 to 14,0 — # 1,0 C1

6 0,36 to 0,45 1,0 1,0 0,040 0,030 12,5 to 14,5 — # 1,0 C1

6a 0,42 to 0,50 1,0 1,0 0,040 0,030 12,5 to 14,5 — # 1,0 C1

Austenitic steels

10 0,030 1,0 2,0 0,045 0,030 17,0 to 19,0 — 9,0 to 12,0 A2

11 0,07 1,0 2,0 0,045 0,030 17,0 to 19,0 — 8,0 to 11,0 A2

17 0,12 1,0 2,0 0,045 0,15 to 0,35 17,0 to 19,0 0,60 max. 8,0 to 10,0 A1

13 0,10 1,0 2,0 0,045 0,030 17,0 to 19,0 — 11,0 to 13,0 A2

15 0,08 1,0 2,0 0,045 0,030 17,0 to 19,0 — 9,0 to 12,0 5 × % C # Ti # 0,80 A2

16 0,08 1,0 2,0 0,045 0,030 17,0 to 19,0 — 9,0 to 12,0 10 × % C # Nb # 1,0 A2

19 0,030 1,0 2,0 0,045 0,030 16,0 to 18,5 2,0 to 2,5 11,0 to 14,0 A4

20 0,07 1,0 2,0 0,045 0,030 16,0 to 18,5 2,0 to 2,5 10,5 to 14,0 A4

21 0,08 1,0 2,0 0,045 0,030 16,0 to 18,5 2,0 to 2,5 10,5 to 14,0 5 × % C # Ti # 0,80 A4

23 0,08 1,0 2,0 0,045 0,030 16,0 to 18,5 2,0 to 2,5 10,5 to 14,0 10 × % C # Nb # 1,0 A4

19a 0,030 1,0 2,0 0,045 0,030 16,0 to 18,5 2,5 to 3,0 11,5 to 14,5 A4

20a 0,07 1,0 2,0 0,045 0,030 16,0 to 18,5 2,5 to 3,0 11,0 to 14,5 A4

21a 0,08 1,0 2,0 0,045 0,030 16,0 to 18,5 2,5 to 3,0 11,0 to 14,5 5 × % C # Ti # 0,80 A4

23a 0,08 1,0 2,0 0,045 0,030 16,0 to 18,5 2,5 to 3,0 11,0 to 14,5 10 × % C # Nb # 1,0 A4

5)
This annex gives only a preliminary list of steels, pending the final version of ISO 683/XIII, which is under revision. The values
given are maxima unless otherwise indicated.

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Annex B Stainless steels for cold heading and extruding

(Extract from ISO 4954)
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Type C% Si % Mn % P% S% Cr % Mo % Ni % Other elements, % Fastener

of steel max. max. max. max. grade
identification
Ferritic steels
D1 #0,10 1,00 1,00 0,040 0,030 16,0/18,0 #0,50 F1
D2 #0,10 1,00 1,00 0,040 0,030 16,0/18,0 0,90/1,30 F1
Martensitic steels
D 10 0,09/0,15 1,00 1,00 0,040 0,030 11,5/14,0 # 1,0 C1
D 11 0,10/0,20 1,00 1,00 0,040 0,030 15,0/18,0 1,5/3,0 (C3)
D 12 0,17/0,25 1,00 1,00 0,040 0,030 16,0/18,0 1,5/2,5 C3
Austenitic steelsa
D 20 # 0,030 1,00 2,00 0,045 0,030 17,0/19,0 9,0/12,0 A2
D 21 # 0,07 1,00 2,00 0,045 0,030 17,0/19,0 8,0/11,0 A2
D 22 # 0,12 1,00 2,00 0,045 0,030 17,0/19,0 8,0/10,0 A2

D 23 # 0,10 1,00 2,00 0,045 0,030 17,0/19,0 11,0/13,0 A2

D 24 # 0,030 1,00 2,00 0,045 0,030 15,0/17,0 17,0/19,0 A2
D 25 0,08 1,00 2,00 0,045 0,030 15,0/17,0 17,0/19,0 A2
D 26 # 0,08 1,00 2,00 0,045 0,030 17,0/19,0 9,0/12,0 Ti : 5 × % C/0,80 A2
D 27 # 0,08 1,00 2,00 0,045 0,030 17,0/19,0 9,0/12,0 Nb : 10 × % C/1,0b A2

D 28 # 0,030 1,00 2,00 0,045 0,030 16,0/18,5 2,0/2,5 11,0/14,0 A4

D 29 # 0,007 1,00 2,00 0,045 0,030 16,0/18,5 2,0/2,5 10,5/14,0 A4
D 30 # 0,08 1,00 2,00 0,045 0,030 16,0/18,5 2,0/2,5 10,5/14,0 Ti : 5 × % C/0,80 A4
D 31 # 0,08 1,00 2,00 0,045 0,030 16,0/18,5 2,0/2,5 10,5/14,0 Nb : 10 × % C/1,0b A4
D 32 # 0,08 1,00 2,00 0,045 0,030 16,0/18,5 8,5/10,5 Cu : 3,00/4,00 A2
a The cold extrudability of these steels is in a high degree dependent on the cold extruding conditions.
b Tantalum determined as niobium.

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Annex C Screw thread — tensile stress Annex D Total extension at

areas fracture (AL)
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(See ISO 898/I) (See 6.4 and Table 3 and Table 4)

π d 2 + d 3 2
A s = ---  ------------------- Nominal
Extension (L2 – L1)
4  2  diameter
mm
where d

As is the stress area; mm 0,6 d 0,4 d 0,3 d 0,2 d

d2 is the pitch diameter of the thread; 5 3,0 2,0 1,5 1,0

6 3,6 2,4 1,8 1,2
d3 is the minor diameter of the thread = d 1 – H
-----
6 8 4,8 3,2 2,4 1,6
d1 being the minor diameter; 10 6,0 4,0 3,0 2,0
H being the theoretical thread height. 12 7,2 4,8 3,6 2,4
(14) 8,4 5,6 4,2 2,8
Stress area
Thread size (coarse series) As 16 9,6 6,4 4,8 3,2
mm2
(18) 10,8 7,2 5,4 3,6
M1,6 1,3
M2 2,1 20 12,0 8,0 6,0 4,0
M2,5 3,4 (22) 13,2 8,8 6,6 4,4
M3 5,0 24 14,4 9,6 7,2 4,8
M4 8,8 (27) 16,2 10,8 8,1 5,4
M5 14,2 30 18,0 12,0 9,0 6,0
M6 20,1 (33) 19,8 13,2 9,9 6,6
M8 36,6 36 21,6 14,4 10,8 7,2
M10 58,0
(39) 23,4 15,6 11,7 7,8
M12 84,3
Diameters shown in parentheses are
(M14) 115 non-preferred sizes.
M16 157
(M18) 192
M20 245
(M22) 303
M24 353
(M27) 459
M30 561
(M33) 694
M36 817
(M39) 976
Diameters shown in parentheses are
non-preferred sizes.

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