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1.0 scoPE
l . I S c o p e . T h i s s t a n d a r d e s t a b l i s h e st h e d i -
, e c h a n i c aal n d p e r f o r m a n c ree q u i r e -
m e n s i o n a lm
m e n t s f o r p r e v a i l i n g - t o r q u tey p e s t e e l h e x a g o n
l o c kn ut s .
L 2 D e f i n i t i o nA. p r e v a i l i n g - t o r q tuyep e l o c k n u t
i s a n u t w h i c h i s f r i c t i o n a l l yr e s i s t a n t o r o t a t i o n
d u e t o a s e l f - c o n t a i n e pd r e v a i l i n g - t o r q uf e a t u r e ,
a n d n o t b e c a u s eo f a c o m p r e s s i v leo a d d e v e l o p e d
a g a i n s t h e b e a r i n gs u r f a c eo f t h e l o c k n u t(." L o c k -
n u t " i s a g e n e r i c t e r m u s e d t o i d e n t i f yt h e i n t e r -
n a l l y t h r e a d e d p r o d u c t sc o v e r e di n t h i s s t a n d a r d .
T h e t e r m " l o c k n u t " i s n o t i n t e n d e dt o i m p l y a n
i n d e f i n i t ep e r m a n e n c yo f f i x i t y . )
2.O DESIGNATIONS
2 . L G r a d e s .T h e r e a r e t h r e e g r a d e s o f p r e -
v a i l i n g - t o r q u et y p e s t e e l l o c k n u t sd e s i g n a t e dr e -
s p e c t i v e l ya s G r a d eA , B a n d C .
E ac h gr ad e o f l o c k n u t i s s u g g e s te dfo r use w i th
b o l t sh a v i n gs p e c i f i e dm i n i m u mt e n s i l es t r e n g t h s
w i t h i nt h e f o l l o w i n gv a l u e s :
Grode of S p e c i f i e dM i n U l t i m o t e T e n s i l e
Locknut Strength of Bolt, psi
Grode A not greoter thon 90,000
Grode B nof greoter thon I 20,000
Grode C n o t l e s st h o n I 0 5 , 0 0 0 , n o r
g r e o t e rt h o n 1 5 0 , 0 0 0
2 . 2 D e s i g n .T h e m e t h o d o f p r o d u c i n gp r e v a i l -
i n g - t o r q u ec h a r a c t e r i s t i c sa,n d t h e d e s i g n o f t h e
p r e v a i l i n g - t o r q u fee a t u r e s h a l l b e i n a c c o r d a n c e
w i t h t h e p r a c t i c eo f t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r .
3.0 REQUTREMENTS
3 . 1 M a t e r i a l sa n d P r o c e s s e s
3 . 1 . 1 M a t e r i a l .L o c k n u t ss h a l l b e m a d eo f c a r -
b o n o r a l l o y s t e e l o f a g r a d e a d e q u a t ef o r t h e
l o c k n u tt o m e e t t h e m e c h a n i c aal n d p e r f o r m a n c e
r e q u i r e m e n t so f t h i s s t a n d a r d .T h e p r e v a i l i n g -
t o r q u e e l e m e n to f i n s e r t d e s i g n l o c k n u t sm a y b e
o f a m a t e r i a lo t h e r t h a n s t e e l .
3 . 1 . 2 H e a t T r e a t m e n tG . r a d e A l o c k n u t ss h a l l
not be heat treated. Grades B and C locknuts
m a y b e h e a t t r e a t e d a s n e c e s s a r yt o m e e t t h e
m e c h a n i c aal n d p e r f o r m a n c e
r e q u i r e m e n tosf t h i s
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s t a n d a r d .H e a t t r e a t m e n t i s d e f i n e d a s h e a t i n g
t h e n u t t o t h e a u s t e n i t i z i n tge m p e r a t u r eo f t h e
m a t e r i a ol f w h i c h t h e n u t i s m a d e , q u e n c h i n gi n
a p r o p e r m e d i u mt o o b t a i na p r e d o m i n a t e lm y ar-
t e n s i t i cm i c r o s t r u c t u r ea,n d t e m p e r i n gt o o r b e l o w
t h e s p e c i f i e dm a x i m u mh a r d n e s s .
3 . 1 . 3 F i n i s h .L o c k n u t sm a y b e f u r n i s h e dp l a i n
( b a r e m e t a l ) o r w i t h a p r o t e c t i v ec o a t i n g( e l e c t r o -
d e p o s i t e dp l a t i n go r c h e m i c a lc o n v e r s i o nc o a t i n g )
a s s p e c i f i e db y t h e u s e r . A l l l o c k n u t ss h a l l b e
p r o v i d e dw i t h a n a d d i t i o n a ls u p p l e m e n t a r yl u b r i -
c a n t w h i c h s h a l lb e c l e a na n d d r y t o t h e t o u c h .
T h e p e r f o r m a n c eo f l o c k n u t sw h i c ha r e f u r n i s h e d
w i t h a p r o t e c t i v ec o a t i n g s h a l l n o t d e t e r i o r a t e
w h e n l o c k n u t sa r e s t o r e d i n d o o r sf o r a p e r i o do f
six months.
I n c a s e sw h e r e l o c k n u t sa r e g i v e n a p r o t e c t i v e
c o a t i n gf o l l o w i n gd e l i v e r yt o t h e p u r c h a s e r t, h e
l o c k n u tp r o d u c e r s h a l l n o t b e h e l d r e s p o n s i b l e
f o r f a i l u r e s o f t h e l o c k n u tt o m e e t d i m e n s i o n a l .
m e c h a n i c a lo r p e r f o r m a n c er e q u i r e m e n t st r a c e -
a b l e t o p l a t i n go r c o a t i n gp r a c t i c e .
3 . 1 . 4 H y d r o g e nE m b r i t t l e m e n tE. l e c t r o p l a t eodr
p h o s p h a t ec o a t e d h e a t t r e a t e d G r a d e C l o c k n u t s
s h a l l b e s u i t a b l yt r e a t e d a s s o o n a s p r a c t i c a b l e
after plating or coatingto avoid hydrogen em-
brittlement.
3 . 2 D i m e n s i o n aRl e q u i r e m e n t s
3 . 2 . L B a s i cD i m e n s i o n sL. o c k n u t ss h a l lc o n f o r m
t o t h e d i m e n s i o n sg i v e n o n P a g e D - 3 6 . T h e
p o r t i o no f t h e l o c k n u tc o n t a i n i n gt h e p r e v a i l i n g -
t o r q u e f e a t u r e m a y h a v e a s p e c i a cl o n t o u rw i t h i n
the maximum permittedwidth acrossflats and
thicknessT . h e m i n i m u mw i d t h a c r o s sf l a t s s h a l l
n o t a p p l y a t d e p r e s s e dp o r t i o n o f l o c k n u ta t p r e -
v a i li n g - t or q ue f e a t ur e .
3.2.2 Thread Form, Series and Tolerances.
T h r e a d s o f l o c k n u t ss h a l l b e U n i f i e dc o a r s eo r
f i n e s e r i e s , a s s p e c ii fe d i n A m e r i c a n N a t i o n a l
S t a n d a r d A N S I B 1 . 1 , e x c e p tt h a t t h e p o r t i o n o f
t h e t h r e a d e d l e n g t h c o n t a i n i n gt h e p r e v a i l i n g -
t o r q u e e l e m e n t n e e d n o t c o n f o r m . U n l e s so t h e r -
w i s e s p e c i f i e dl o c k n u t ss h a l l b e t a p p e d t o C l a s s
2B tolerances.
3 . 2 . 3 T h r e a d S t a r t . L o c k n u t s3 / B i n . s i z e a n d

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s m a l l e r s h a l l a s s e m b l ea m i n i m u m o f o n e - h a l t
t u r n , a n d l o c k n u t s7I I 6 i n . a n d l a r g e r s h a l l
a s s e m b l ea m i n i m u mo f o n e f u l l t u r n b y h a n d o n
a b a s i c G O t h r e a dp l u gg a g e .T h e p l u g g a g e s h a l l
b e w i t h o u t a c h i p g r o o v e ,a n d s h a l lh a v ea p o i n t
t o t h o s ef o r t h e p o i n t
w i t h d i m e n s i o n sc o n f o r m i n g
o n h e x c a p s c r e w sa s s p e c i f i e do n P a g e A - 1 0 .
3 . 2 . 4 D e f e c t s .L o c k n u t ss h a l l m e e t t h e s u r f a c e
d s c on t i nu i t y l i mi t s s p e c iife d i n I F l -I 0 6 , P a g e
i
N-42.
3 . 3 M e c h a n i c aR
l equirements
3 . 3 . 1 P r o o f L o a d . L o c k n u t ss h a l lw i t h s t a n dt h e
p r o o f l o a d s p e c i f i e df o r t h e a p p l i c a b l eg r a d e o n
P a g e s D - 3 7 a n d D - 3 8 w h e n t e s t e da s s p e c i f i e d
in 4.1.
3 . 3 . 2 H a r d n e s s .L o c k n u t ss h a l l h a v e a h a r d -
n e s s c o n f o r m i n gt o t h e l i m i t s s p e c i f i e df o r t h e
a p p l i c a b l eg r a d e o n P a g e D - 3 7 w h e n t e s t e d a s
s p e c iife d i n 4 . 2 .
3 . 4 P e r f o r m a n c eR e q u i r e m e n t s
3 . 4 . 1 P r e v a i l i n gT o r q u e . T h e p r e v a i l i n g - t o r q u e
d e v e l o p e db y l o c k n u t sd u r i n g t h e i r f i r s t i n s t a l l a -
t i o n , o r a n y s u b s e q u e n it n s t a l l a t i o on r r e m o v a l ,
s h a l l n o t e x c e e dt h e m a x i m u m f i r s t i n s t a l l a t i o n
t o r q u es p e c iife d f o r t h e a p p l i c a b l g
e r a d eo n P a g e s
D - 3 7 a n d D - 3 8 w h e n t e s t e d a s s p e c i f i e di n
4 . 3 . I n a d d i t i o n ,t h e m a x i m u ma n d m i n i m u m
p r e v a i l i n gt o r q u e s d e v e l o p e db y l o c k n u t sd u r i n g
t h e i r f i r s t a n d f i f t h r e m o v a l ss h a l l n o t b e l e s s
t h a n t h e r e s p e c t i v e" h i g h e s t " a n d " l o w e s t " r e a d -
i n g r e m o v a lt o r q u e ss p e c i f i e df o r t h e a p p l i c a b l e
grade on Pages D-37 and D-38 when tested
a s s p e c iife d i n 4 . 3 .
3 . 4 . 2 D e f i n i t i o n .T h e p r e v a i l i n gt o r q u e d e v e l -
o p e d b y a l o c k n u t i s t h e t o r q u e n e c e s s a r yt o r o -
t a t e t h e l o c k n u t o n i t s m a t i n ge x t e r n a l l yt h r e a d e d
c o m p o n e n tw , i t h t h e t o r q u eb e i n gm e a s u r e dw h i l e
t h e l o c k n u t i s r n m o t i o n ,a n d w i t h n o a x i a l l o a d
i n t h e m a t i n gc o m p o n e n t .
4.0 TESTMETHODS
4.1 Proof Load Test. The test samplelocknut
o n a t e s tb o l t ( 4 . 1 . 1 ) o r o n a
s h a l lb e a s s e m b l e d
h a r d e n e dm a n d r e l ( 4 . L 2 ) w i t h a m i n i m u m o f
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t h r e e t h r e a d sp r o j e c t i n gt h r o u g ht h e l o c k n u t .F o r
r e f e r e e t e s t p u r p o s e s ,t h e h a r d e n e d m a n d r e l
s h a l l b e u s e d . T h e m a x i m u m t o r q u e o c c ur r i n g
d u r i n g t h e a s s e m b l yo f t h e l o c k n u to n t h e t e s t
b o l t o r m a n d r e ls h a l l b e r e c o r d e dA . t e n s i l el o a d
e q u a l t o t h e s p e c irf e d p r o o f l o a d f o r t h e l o c k n u t ,
as given on PagesD-37 and D-38 shallbe
a p p l i e dt h r o u g ht h e t e s t b o l t o r m a n d r e la g a i n s t
t h e l o c k n u tb e a r i n gs u r f a c ei n a n a x i a ld i r e c t i o n .
T h e l o c k n u ts h a l l r e s i s tt h i s l o a d w i t h o u tt h r e a d
s t r i p p i n g o r r u p t u r e . T h e t o r q u e n e c e s s a r yt o
r e m o v et h e l o c k n u tf r o m t h e t e s t b o l t o r m a n d r e l
s h a l l n o t e x c e e dt h e m a x i m u mt o r q u e o c c ur r i n g
d u r i n ga s s e m b l y .
4.1.1 Test Bolt. The bolt used for proof load
t e s t i n ga l o c k n u t s h a l l h a v e t h r e a d s c o n f o r m i n g
t o C l a s s2 A t o l e r a n c eas s s p e c i f i e di n A N S I8 1 . 1 .
T h e t e s t b o l t s h a l l h a v ea y i e l d s t r e n g t hi n e x c e s s
o f t h e s p e c i f i e dp r o o f l o a d o f t h e l o c k n u tb e i n g
tested.
4 . t . 2 H a r d e n e dM a n d r e l .T h e h a r d e n e dm a n -
d r e l u s e d f o r p r o o f l o a d t e s t i n ga l o c k n u t s h a l l
h a v e t h r e a d s c o n f o r m i n gt o C l a s s 3 4 t o l e r a n c e s
a s s p e c i f i e di n A N S I 8 1 . 1 , e x c e p tt h a t t h e m a j o r
d i a m e t e rs h a l l b e t h e m i n i m u m m a j o r d i a m e t e r
w i t h a p l u s t o l e r a n c eo f 0 . 0 0 2 i n . T h e m a n d r e l
s h a l l b e h e a t t r e a t e d t o a h a r d n e s so f R o c k w e l r
C45 to 50.
4 . 2 H a r d n e s sT e s t . T h e R o c k w e l lh a r d n e s so f
a s a m p l el o c k n u ts h a l l b e d e t e r m r n e do n t h e t o p
o r b o t t o m f a c e o f t h e l o c k n u t .T h e t o p o r b o t t o m
s u r f a c eo f t h e l o c k n u ts h a l lb e p r e p a r e db y g r i n d -
i n g , r e m o v i n gs u f f i c i e n tm a t e r i a lf r o m t h e s u r f a c e
t o e l i m i n a t et h e e f fe c t so f p l a t i n g ,c o a t i n go r o t h e r
s u r f a c ec o n d i t i o n M. a t e r i a lr e m o v a ls h a l l a l s o b e
s u c h a s t o p r o v i d e a f l a t a r e a l a r g e e n o u g ht o
a l l o w a h a r d n e s st e s t t o b e m a d e m i d w a yb e t w e e n
t h e h e x c o r n e r a n d t h e m a j o r d i a m e t e ro f t h e
t h r e a d . T h e o p p o s i t es u r f a c e ( i . e . t o p o r b o t t o m
o f l o c k n u t ) s h a l l b e p r e p a r e d p a r a l l e lt o t h e t e s t
s u r f a c ew i t h r e m o v a o l f p l a t i n go r c o a t i n g .F u r t h e r
p r e p a r a t i o no f t h e t e s t s p e c i m e na n d t h e m e t h o d
o f p e r f o r m i n gt h e t e s t s h a l l c o n f o r m t o A S T M
S t a n d a r dE 1 8 .
4 . 3 P r e v a i l i n g - T o r qTuees t . T h e p r e v a i l i n g -
t o r q u e t e s t s h a l l b e c o n d u c t e du s i n g a l o a d m e a -
s u r i n g d e v i c e( 4 . 3 . 1 ) . A t e s t b o l t ( 4 . 3 . 2 ) s h a l
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b e i n s e r t e d i n t h e l o a d m e a s u r i n gd e v i c e ,a
h a r d e n e dw a s h e r( 4 . 3 . 3 ) p l a c e do n t h e b o l ta n d
t h e s a m p l e l o c k n u tt h e n a s s e m b l e do n t h e b o l t .
T h e l o c k n u ts h a l l b e a d v a n c e do n t h e b o l t u n t r l a
m i n r m u mo f t w o f u l l b o l tt h r e a d sp r o t r u d et h r o u g h
t h e l o c k n u t .A t t h a t t i m e , t h e m a x i m u mt o r q u e
o c c u r r i n gw h i l e t h e l o c k n u t i s b e i n g a d v a n c e d
t h r o u g h t h e n e x t 3 6 0 d e g o f l o c k n u tr o t a t i o ns h a l l
be recordedT . h i s t o r q u e s h a l l n o t e x c e e dt h e f i r s t
i n s t a l l a t i o np r e v a i l i n gt o r q u e v a l u e a s s p e c r f i e d
f o r t h e a p p l i c a b l eg r a d e o n P a g e s D - 3 7 a n d
D-38.
T i g h t e n i n gs h a l l b e c o n t i n u e du n t i l t h e l o c k n u t
i s s e a t e da g a i n s t h e h a r d e n e dw a s h e r T . helength
o f t h e t e s t b o l t s h o u l d b e s u c h t h a t s e a t i n go f
t h e l o c k n u ts h a l l o c c u r w h e n a l e n g t he q u i v a l e n t
to 6 to I thread pitchesof test bolt protrude
t h r o u g h t h e t o p o f t h e l o c k n u t .T h e l o c k n u ts h a l l
t h e n b e t i g h t e n e du n t i l a t e n s i l el o a d e q u a lt o t h e
c l a m p l o a d , a s s p e c i f i e df o r t h e a p p l i c a b l ge r a d e
o n P a g e sD - 3 7 a n d D - 3 8 , i s d e v e l o p e di n t h e
b o l t . T h e h a r d e n e dw a s h e r s h a l l b e p r e v e n t e d
f r o m t u r n i n g d u r r n g l o c k n u tt i g h t e n i n gT. h e l o c k -
n u t s h a l l t h e n b e b a c k e do f f b y t h e a p p l i c a t i o no f
r e v e r s et o r q u e u n t i l t h e t e n s i l el o a d i n t h e b o l t
h a s b e e n r e d u c e dt o z e r o . T h e m a x i m u m a n d
m i n i m u m t o r q u e so c c u r r i n gw h i l et h e l o c k n u ti s
b e i n g b a c k e d o f f t h r o u g h o u tt h e n e x t 3 6 0 d e g o f
r o t a t i o ns h a l l b e r e c o r d e d T . h e m a x i m u mt o r q u e
s h a l l n o t b e l e s s t h a n t h e f i r s t r e m o v a l" h i g h e s t
r e a d i n g " p r e v a i l i n gt o r q u e v a l u e a s s p e c i f i e do n
P a g e s D - 3 7 a n d D - 3 8 , a n d i n a d d i t i o n ,s h a l l
n o t b e l e s s t h a n 4 0 p e r c e n t o f t h e a c t u a lp r e -
v a i l i n g t o r q u e o c c u r r i n gd u r i n g f i r s t i n s t a l l a t i o n .
T h e m i n i m u m t o r q u es h a l l n o t b e l e s s t h a n t h e
f i r s t r e m o v a l" l o w e s tr e a d i n g " p r e v a i l i n gt o r q u e
v a l u e a s s p e c i f i e do n P a g e sD - 3 7 a n d D - 3 8 .
T h e l o c k n u ts h a l l t h e n b e b a c k e do f f u n t i l t h e
p r e v a i l i n g - t o r q ue el e m e n ti s d i s e n g a g e d fromthe
b o l t t hr e a d . T h e l o c k n u t s h a l l b e r e a s s e m b l e d
a n d r e m o v e df o u r m o r e t i m e s .O n e a c h r e a s s e m -
b l y , t h e l o c k n u ts h a l l b e a s s e m b l e dt o t h e r n i t i a l
f i r s t o f f p o s i t i o nb u t n o c l a m p l o a d s h a l l b e i n -
duced in the bolt. This portionof the test need
n o t b e c o n d u c t e d i n t h e l o a d c e l l : h o w e v e r .r e -
g a r d l e s so f m e t h o d u s e d , t h e t e s t w a s h e r s h a l l
n o t b e r e m o v e d .A t n o t r m e d u r i n g t h e s e f o u r
a d d i t i o n a li n s t a l l a t i o n as n d r e m o v a l ss h o u l dt h e
t o r q u e e x c e e dt h e m a x i m u mf i r s t i n s t a l l a t i opnr e -
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v a i l i n gt o r q u ev a l u ea s s p e c i f i e fdo r t h e a p p l i c a b l e
g r a d e o n P a g e s D - 3 7 a n d D - 3 8 . D u r i n gt h e
f i f t h r e m o v a lt,h e m a x i m u ma n d m i n i m u mt o r q u e s
o c c u r r i n gw h i l e t h e l o c k n u t i s b e i n g b a c k e do f t
t h r o u g h o u t h e f i r s t 3 6 0 d e g o f r o t a t i o ns h a l l b e
r e c o r d e dT . h e m a x i m u mt o r q u e s h a l l n o t b e l e s s
t h a n t h e f i f t h r e m o v a l" h i g h e s t r e a d i n g "p r e v a i l -
i n g t o r q u ev a l u ea s s p e c iife d o n P a g e sD - 3 7 a n d
D - 3 8 , a n d t h e m i n i m u mt o r q u es h a l ln o t b e l e s s
t h a n t h e f i f t h r e m o v a "l l o w e s tr e a d i n g "p r e v a i l i n g
t o r q u e v a l u e a s s p e c i f i e do n P a g e sD - 3 7 a n d
D - 3 8 . S u f fi c i e n t i m e s h a l le l a p s eb e t w e e nt o r q u -
i n g c y c l e s t o p r e v e n t o v e r h e a t i n go f t h e t e s t
assembly.
T o r q u e w r e n c h e ss h a l l b e a c c ur a t e w i t h i np l u s
o r m i n u s 2 p e r c e n t o f t h e m a x i m u mo f t h e
specified t o r q u er a n g eo f t h e w r e n c h .
4 . 3 . 1 L o a d M e a s u r i n g D e v i c e .T h e l o a d m e a -
s ur i n g d e v i c e u s e d i n t h e p r e v a i l i n gt o r q u e t e s t
s h a l lb e a n i n s t r u m e nct a p a b l eo f m e a s u r i n tgh e
a c t u a l t e n s i o ni n d u c e di n t h e t e s t b o l t a s t h e
l o c k n u ti s t i g h t e n e d T. h e d e v i c es h a l lb e a c c u r a t e
within p l u s or m i n u s5 p e r c e n to f t h e t e s t c l a m p
load being used. D i a m e t e ro f t h e b o l t c l e a r a n c e
h o l e i n t h e b a c k i n gp l a t e s h o u l d b e t h e s a m e
d i a m e t e ra n d t o l e r a n c e as s t h e t e s tw a s h e r .
4.3.2 Test Bolt. The test bolt used in the pre-
v a r l i n g - t o r q utee s t s h a l l h a v e a z i n c p h o s p h a t e
a n d o i l f i n i s h ( d r y t o t h e t o u c h ) m e e t i n ga 7 2
h o ur s a l t s p r a y l i fe w h e n t e s t e d i n a c c o r d a n c e
w i t h A S T MS p e c i fc a t i o nB 1 1 7 .
T h e b o l t s h a l lh a v et h r e a d sc o n f o r m i n g to Class
2 A t o l e r a n c e sa s s p e c irfe d i n A N S I B 1. 1 . T hr e a d s
o n a l l b o l t s 1 i n . d i a m e t e ra n d s m a l l e rs h a l lb e
p r o d u c e db y r o l l i n g . B o l t l e n g t h s h a l l b e s u c h
that a minimum length equivalento 6 thread
p i t c h e s a s m e a s u r e df r o m t h e e n d o f t h e b o l t
w i l l p r o t r u d et h r o u g ht h e l o c k n u tw h e n t h e l o c k -
n u t i s s e a t e d a g a i n s tt h e t e s t w a s h e r . T h r e a d
l e n g t h s h a l l b e s u c h t h a t a m i n i m u mo f t w o f u l ,
t h r e a d s a r e w i t h i n t h e g r i p a f t e r t h e l o c k n u ti s
s e a t e d .T h e b o l t s h a l l b e p o i n t e di n a c c o r d a n c e
w i t h t h e d i m e n s i o n a rl e q u i r e m e n t sf o r h e x c a p
screws as given on Page A-10. The thread
s u r f a c es h a l l b e f r e e o f b u r r s o r o t h e r c o n t a m i n a -
t i o n t h a t m r g h t a { f e c t a n a c c u r a t ed e t e r m i n a t r o n
o f t h e p r e v a i l r ntgo r q u ed e v e l o p e db y t h e l o c k n u t .
T h e b o l t s h a l l h a v e a n u l t i m a t et e n s i l es t r e n g t h

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LING.TOROUETYPE
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STEELHEXLOCKNUTS
n o t l e s s t h a n t h e s p e c i f i e dp r o o f l o a do f t h e l o c k
n u t t o b e t e s t e d .T h e t h r e a d so f h e a t - t r e a t e b do l t s
s h a l l h a v e a m e t a l l u r g i c as lu r f a c ec o n d i t i o ne q u a l
t o C l a s s B o r C i a s s C a s s p e c i f i e di n F e d e r a l
S p e c i f i c a t i oFnF - S - 8 5 b .
A n e w b o l t s h a l l b e u s e d f o r t e s t i n ge a c h l o c k -
nu t .
4 . 3 . 3 T e s t W a s h e r .W a s h e r ss h a l l c o n f o r mt o
t h e d i m e n s r o n a l ,m e t a l l u r g r c aal n d m e c h a n i c a l
r e q u i r e m e n t sg i v e n o n P a g e K - 2 O . O p t i o n a l l y ,
m u l t i - h o l ep l a t e so r s t r i p s m a y b e u s e dp r o v i d r n g
t h e y c o n f o r m t o t h e r e q u i r e m e n t sf o r m a t e r i a l ,
h a r d n e s s ,h o l e d i a m e t e r , s u r f a c e t e x t u r e a n d
p l a t i n ga s g i v e no n P a g eK - 2 0 .
A n e w w a s h e r s h a l l b e u s e d f o r t e s t i n ge a c h
locknut.
5.0 MARKING
G r a d eA l o c k n u t sa r e n o t r e q u i r e dt o b e m a r k e d
f o r g r a d e i d e n t i ifc a t i o n .
G r a d e B l o c k n u t ss h a l l b e m a r k e d w i t h t h r e e
e q u a l l ys p a c e d i d e n t i c a ls y m b o l s( d o t , l i n e , l e t t e r
o r o t h e r c h a r a c t e r ) l 2 O d e g r e e sa p a r t o n t h e
c h a m f e r e d s u r f a c e o f t h e t o p o f l o c k n u t .G r a d e
C l o c k n u t ss h a l lb e m a r k e dw i t h s i x s y m m e t r i c a l l y
s p a c e d r d e n t i c a ls y m b o l so n t h e c h a m f e r e ds u r -
f a c e o f t h e t o p o f l o c k n u t .A d d i t i o n a m l a r k so r
a l t e r a t i o no f o n e o r m o r e o f t h e t h r e e o r s i x
G r a d e B o r C m a r k i n gs y m b o l ss h a l l b e u s e d t o
i d e n t i f yt h e m a n u f a c t u r e r .M a r k s m a y b e r a i s e d
-
LOCK
NUIS
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o r d e p r e s s e da t m a n u f a c t u r e r 'os p t i o n ,h o w e v e r ,
r a i s e dm a r k s s h a l l n o t p r o l e c tb e y o n dt h e s p e c i -
f i e d m a x i m u mh e i g h to r w i d t ho f l o c k n u t a , sgiven
o n P a g eD - 3 6 .
A l t e r n a t i v e l ya,t m a n u f a c t u r e r ' so p t i o n ,m a r k s
t o i d e n t i f yt h e m a n u f a c t u r em r a y b e l o c a t e do n
o n e o r m o r eo f t h e s i d ef l a t so f t h e l o c k n u t .S u c h
m a r k i n g ss h a l ln o t b e r a i s e d .
Alternativelya , t t h e m a n u af c t ur e r ' s o p t i o n ,
G r a d e sB a n d C l o c k n u t sm a y b e m a r k e dr e s p e c -
t i v e l yw i t h t h e l e t t e r sB a n d C l o c a t e do n o n e o r
m o r e o f t h e s i d e f l a t s o f t h e l o c k n u tS . uch mark-
i n g s s h a l l n o t b e r a i s e d .S u c hl o c k n u t ss h a l la l s o
b e m a r k e dt o i d e n t i f yt h e m a n u f a c t u r e r .
A s a s e c o n da l t e r n a t i v ea, t t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r ' s
o p t i o n ,G r a d e B a n d C l o c k n u t sm a y b e m a r k e d
r e s p e c t i v e l yw i t h o n e a n d t w o s m a l l n o t c h e sc u t
c i r c u mef r e n t i a l l yi n t o e a c h o f t h e s i x c o r n e r so f
t h e l o c k n u ta t a p p r o x i m a t e liyt s m i d - h e i g h tS. u c h
l o c k n u t s s h a l l a l s o b e m ar k e d t o i d e n t i f vt h e
m a n u f a c true r .
6.0 INSPECTION
6 . 1 l n s p e c t i o nP r o c e d u r e .L o c k n u t ss h a l l b e
i n s p e c t e dt o d e t e r m i n ec o n f o r m a n c e with dimen-
s i o n a l , m e c h a n i c a la n d p e r f o r m a n c er e q u i r e -
m e n t s . I n s p e c t i o ns h a l l b e p e r f o r m e d i n a c c o r -
d a n c e w i t hs a m p l i n gp l a n sg i v e ni n M I L - S T D - 1 0 5 D .
A l t e r n a t ei n s p e c t i o np r o c e d u r e sm a y b e s p e c i f i e d
b y t h e p u r c h a s e or n t h e p u r c h a s eo r d e ro r e n g i -
n e e r i n gd r a w i n g .
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GRADE IDENTIFICATIONlSEE PAR" 5-O) lSEE PAR. 5.0)

GRADE A NO NOTCHES GRADE A NO MARKS

GRADE B ONE CIRCUMFERENTIAL NOTCH OPTIONAL CONST
GRADE E]THREE MARKS
GRADE C TWO CIRCUMFERENTIAL NOTC HES GRADE C SIX MARKS
G R A D E I D E N T IF l C A I ' I O N ( S E E P A R 5.O] E
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GRADE B. LETTER B et.
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Width Across
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of
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Angulority
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Typ. Types ol Hex 5u rfoce F
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Dio o{ Threqd Typ" FIR
o=
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locknut Locknuis
Locknul

No. 4 0.1120
B o s ci

114
Mox

0.25r
Min

0.241
Mox

0.289
Min

0 . 2 7s
Mox

0 . 16 3
Mox

0 . r6 3
Min

0.087
Min

0.066
Mox

0 . 2 5r
Min

0.238
Mox

0.008
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6 0 . t3 8 0 sl16 0.313 0.302 0.361 0.344 0 . t8 8 0 . 17 l 0 . r0 2 0 . 0 75 0.313 0.297 0.008
8 0 . r6 4 0 1t132 0.345 0.332 0.397 0.378 0.239 0.19t 0 . \\ 7 0.083 0.345 0.357 0.009 Frl1
tb
r0 0 . r9 0 0 3/8 0 . 3 76 0.362 0.433 0.413 0.249 0.241 0.llz 0.083 0 . 3 76 0.357 0.009
t2 0.2160 7lt6 0.438 0.423 0.505 0.482 0.328 0.241 0.148 0 . t0 3 0.438 0.416 0.0t0
{{
I i4 0.2500 7lt6 0.4385 0.428 0.505 0.488 0.328 0.288
U'
5 t 6 0 . 3 12 s 112 0 . 5 02 0 0.489 0.577 0.557 0.359 0.336
0.212
0.258
0.t45
0 . 16 6
0.438
0.502
0.41 6
0 . 4 75
0.0
0.0 I
T'
318 0.3250 elt6 0.5645 0.551 0.650 0.628 0.469 0 . 4 15 0.320 0.r98 0.564 0.534 0.0 I rrl
7 1 1 6 0 . 4 3 s7 1 tl t 6 0.6895 0 . 6 75 Q.794 0.768 0.524 0.463 0.365 0.223 0.689 0.653 0.0
Il2 0.5000 314 0.7520 0.736 0.866 0.840 0.609 0.573 0.427 0.262 0 . 75 2 0 . 7t 2 0.0 A
9 l t6 0.s625 718 8 7 70 0 . 8 6I L O t0 0.982 0.656 0.621 0.473 0.286 0.877 830 0.0
s18 0.62s0 tslt6 9395 0.922 I .083 t.051 0 . 76 5 0.731 0.535 0.329 0.939 890 0.0 6
314 0 . 7s 0 0 r r/8 \270 I .088 1.299 1.240 0.890 0.827 0.6t7 0.382 1.127 069 0.0 8
71 8 0.82s0 I slt6 3t45 t.269 1.516 1.447 0.999 0.922 0.724 0.450 t.314 246 0.0 0
r I .0000 I t12 5020 I .450 1.73? I .OJJ 1. 1 2 4 r.018 0.831 0.5t3 r.502 425 0.0 2
li8 .l250 rir6 r.689s t.oJl 1.949 I .859 28l \.t76 0.939 0 . 5 76 1.689 603 0.025
I 14 .2500 718 | .8770 1.8r2 2.165 2.066 422 \.272 1.030 0.628 1.877 781 0.028
3.8 .3750 Il t 6 2.0645 1.994 2.382 2.273 609 I .399 1.138 0 . 6 8| 2.064 959 0 . 0 3r
t12 .5000 tl4 2.2520 2.175 2.598 2.480 671 1.526 1.245 0 . 75 7 2.252 r38 0.034

N O T E S : 1 . D i n r e n s i o n sA . l l d i m e n s i o n sa r e i n i n c h e s . times the basic major diameter for nuts largerthan

2. Application of Dimensions. Except as noted dimen-
s i o n s a p p l y t o a l l g r a d e so f l o c k n u t s .
3 Tapped Holes. Tapped holes shall be countersunk on
t h e b e a r i n g f a c e . T h e m a x j m u m c o u n t e r s i n kd i a m e t e r
shall be the thread basic (nominal) major dianreter
p l u s . 0 3 O i n , f o r 3 r 8 i n . n u t s o r s m a l l e r ,a n d 1 . O 8
3/ 8 in. No part of the threaded portion shall project
beyond the bearing surface.
4 . C o n c e n t r i c i t yo f T a p p e d H o l e . A x i s o f t a p p e d h o l e s h a l l
be concentric with axis of locknut bodv within a toler-
ance of 1.5 per cent (3 per cent FIR)of the maxinrum
width acrossf lats.
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LocknufSize Proof lood Rockwell

Grode (BoliDio) Stress Hordness
in. psi

A No. 4 thruI - l/2 90,000 c28 m o x

B No. 4 thruI I 20.000 c28 m o x
Over I lhru | -l 12 r 05,000 C28 mox
No. 4 thru 5/8 c24132
c Over 5/8 thru l r 50,000 c26134
Over I lhru | -l 12 c26136

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Grode A Lod<nuts Grode B locknuls

PrevoilingTorque
Grode C locknuts

P r e v o i l i n gT o r q u e
ffi
P r e v o i l i n gT o r q u e t- l-
Firsl Fifih Fi rst Fifrh Fi rst Fifrh -
Nut
Size Removol Removol Removol Removol Removol Removol -=
P roo{ Clomp

*P
ond Proo{ Clomp Proof Clomp
Fi rst H i s h- L o w - H i s h- Fi rsi H i g h- L o w - H i s h- Iood F i r s t H i g h - Low- H i s h- L o w -
Threods [ood Lood Low- Lood Lood Low- [ood
I n s t o l l esl l n s t o l l esl l n s f o l l esl
Per Inch tb tb esl esl esl tb tb esf est esl tb tb est esi esl
i n . l b Reod - R e o d - Reod - R e o d -
i n . l b R e o d - Reod - R e o d - Reod -
i n . l b Reod- Reod- Reod- Reod-
mox mox ing 'ng mox in.g ing ing ing F{
ing ing ,n9 ing ing tng r-
mtn mln mln
in. lb in. lb in. lb
mrn
in. lb
mtn mrn
in. lb in. lb
mtn
in. lb
mtn
in. lb
mtn min mtn min
in. lb in. lb in. lb in. lb o=
No. 4
632
8
40
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540
820
1,250
250
370
580
?n
6.0
9.0
1.0
1.5
z.u
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
0.2
0.5
0.5
720
l,l00
1,700
380
s80
900 I z.v
3.0
8.0
1 . 0 0.5
1 . 5 0.5
2.0 1.0
0.5
1.0
0.2
0.5
0.5
9r0
1,350
2 , 10 0
550
8r0
1,250 t 2
4.0
8.0
1.0
2.0
2.5
0.5
1.0
1.0
0.5
1.5
2.0
0.2
0.5
1.0
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t0 24 1,550 720 l 3 2.5 1.0 2.0 1.0 2 , 10 0 1,100 t3 2.5 1 . 0 2.0 1.0 2,600 I,550 t 7 1.5 2.5 1.0
l2 -24 2,200 t , 0 0 0 20 1.5 2.5 1.0 2,900 1 . 5 5 0 20 3.5 1 . 5 2.5 1.0 3,650 2,200 27 4.5 2 J.U 1.5 F
rb
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114 0 2,900 1 , 3 0 0 ?n 5.0 l.J 3.5 t.5 3,800 2,000 30 5.0 2.5 1 . 5 4 , 75 0 2,850 40 6.0 4.5 2
s l t6 d 4,700 2 , 15 0 6 0 8.0 4 5.5 2.5 6,300 3,350 60 8.0 4 5.5 2.5 7,850 4,700 80 r0 . 5 5 7.5 {{
318 6
7lt6 4
7,000
9,550
3,200 8 0
4,400 r 0 0
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7.5
8.5
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12,800
4,950 80
6,800 r 0 0
t2
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5
7.5 t 2
8.5 4
5
| 1,600
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6,950 l l 0
9,600 r 3 5
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l0 l6 7.5
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1 1 2 3 r 2,800 5,8s0 r 5 0
t/
22 l0 t5 7.5 r7.000 9.050 1 5 0 22 l0 t5 7.5 21.300 r 2.800 l 7 * 30 t5 ?o l0 T'
.fr lb *ft lb 'fr lb rfi
elt6 12 16,400 7,550 l 7 * JU t5 ll t0 2 1 , 8 0 0I I , 6 0 0 l 7 * 30 l5 21 l0 27,300 1 6 , 4 0 0 25* 40 IU 28 I t.J

sl8 l l 20,300 9 , 3 0 0 25* 39 17.5 27 12.5 27,200 1 4 , 5 0 0 25* 39 17.5 27 12.5 3 3 , 9 0 0 2 0 , 3 0 0 35* JI 25 36 t5
314 l0 3 0 , 0 0 0 1 3 , 8 0 0 35* 58 25 4l 20 40,I 00 2 1 , 3 0 0 3 5 * 58 25 4l 20 5 0 ,I 0 0 30,I 00 45* 78 35 54 25
718 9 41,600 | 1 , 4 0 0 50* 88 40 62 30 5 5 , 4 0 0 29,500 50* 88 40 6t JU 6 9 , 3 0 0 4 l , 6 0 0 70* 117 50 82 40
8 5 4 , 5 0 0 t 5 , 0 0 0 70* t20 60 84 40 72,700 38.700 70* 120 60 84 40 9 0 , 9 0 0 5 4 . 6 0 0 90r 160 80 tt2 50
r-r/8 68,700 1 8 , 9 0 0 7 5 * 150 70 r05 50 8 0 ,I 0 0 4 2 , 1 0 0 7 5 * r50 70 r05 50 I I 5 , 0 0 0 6 9 , 0 0 0 I 00, 200 100 140 70
t-tl4 87,200 24,000 85* r88 90 132 60 | 0 1 , 7 0 05 3 , 5 0 0 85* r88 90 132 60 145,000 87,000 I l 0 * 250 120 176 80
r 3/8 6 I 0 4 , 0 0 0 28,700 I 00* 220 l l 0 154 70 | 2 1 , 3 0 06 3 , 8 0 0 I 0 0 * 220 il0 154 7i 1 7 3 , 0 0 01 0 4 , 0 0 0| 35' 293 140 205 100
1 . 11 2 6 I 26,000 34,800 I l 0 * 260 1 3 0 r82 90 | 47,500 77,600 I l 0 * 260 130 182 90 2 l 1 , 0 0 0 127,000 I 50* 346 170 242 120

NOTE: Clamp loads for Grades A, B and C locknuts respectively C locknuts also respectively equal 7 5% oI the proof
equal 75% of the proof loads specified for Grades 2, 5 loads specified for ASTM ,4449 and ASTM ,A354 Grade
a n d 8 b o l t s i n S A E J 4 2 9 . C l a m p l o a d sf o r G r a d e s B a n d BD bolts. (continued)

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P r e v o i l i n gT o r q u e PrevoilingTorque PrevoilingTorque q,H -l
Nut Fi rst Fifrh F ir s f Fifrh F ir s t Fifrh
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F ir s t H i g h -
Removol Removol
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Removol Removol

H i s h . L o w - H i s h- l o w -
Prool Clomp
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NOTE: Clamp loads for GradesA, B and C locknuts respectively C locknuts also respectivelyequal I5% of the proof
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