Aly Designation: A 307-03 will Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Bolts and Studs, 60 000 PSI Tensile Strength’ “his sunday ue der he ad sgn A 307; he mabe imei flowing he design ade the ea of ‘igi adn ci een frei he fen ft reson. A urn preheat eer nt eappeealA ‘Spemcp pon (ines aera ehnge sae th eon or ere 1s sandal hs ee gpd or a by genie of he Depron of Dees, 1. Scope* LI This specification? covers the chemical and mechanical requirements of three grades of carbon steel bolts and studs in sizes V4 in, (6.35 mm) through 4 in. (104 mm). The fasteners are designated by “Grade” denoting tensile strength and intended use, as follows rnd Desstpion Grn fa tus sig somo ele sort Tots ete MPa) ancin. ‘enced gna pen Sere o we)! ane ag ts ors sens wn Seon “ges art sorb seg Spootesion Ase esl song 5 0k 00 {S50 Pa) ers ners 1.1.1 The term studs includes stud stock, sometimes re- ferred to as threaded rod. 1.2 This specification does not cover requirements for machine screws, thread cutting forming screws, mechanical expansion anchors or similar externally threaded fasteners 1.3 Suitable nuts are covered in Specification A 563. Unless otherwise specified, the grade and style of nut for each grade of fastener, ofall surface Bnishes, shall be as follows: trade aa Set Fasten Gea a S28 Re meren Nhe RE owe Netodin A eevy hex Bien pay hee “rus of che res a sives hang apes poo! lad sess (Spa "Ths sean is unde he jrieton of ASTM Comer F16 on Nite ives and Wott ‘Cet ediae opoved Oc. 1, 2008, Pabisted October 2003. Oral appre i 187 Lat previous tion apo in 2002 as A 07 "or ASME Boiler ond Prvure Fee! Cade spans se ced Spi ston S207 i Seco I of hat Coe. ‘A Summary of Crange section appears atthe ean 53, Table 3) rate hn te spect race ane ale hut a8 aco 14 The values stated in inch-pound units are tobe regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information onl. ILS Supplementary Requirement S1 of an optional nature is provided, wich describes additional restrictions to be applied ‘when bolts are to be welded. It shall apply only when specified in the inquiry, oder, and contract. 1.6 Terms used in this specification are defined in Specifi cation F 1789 unless otherwise defined herein. 2. Referenced Documents 21. ASTM Standards: ‘36/4 36M Specification for Carbon Structural Steel? ‘ASMA 153M Specification for Zine Coating (Hot-Dip) on Iron and Stee! Hardare* ‘4.370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing ‘of Steel Products? A 563 Specification for Carbon and Alloy Stee! Nuts? A TO6IA 706M Specification for Low-Alloy Steel De- formed Bars for Concrete Reinforcement? ATSI Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Stee] Products B 695 Specification for Coatings of Zinc Mechanically Deposited on Iron and Steel” 1D 3951. Practice for Commercial Packaging F 606 Test Methods for Determining the Mechanical Prop- erties of Externally and Internally Threaded Fasteners, Washers, and Rivers F 1470 Guide for Fastener Sampling for Specified Mechani- cal Properties and Performance Inspection® F 1989 Terminology for F16 Mechanical Fasteners® 22 _ANSI/MASME Standards: B11 Unified Screw Threads? ama ook of ATH Sundae Ys 01.04, erat Bok of ASTH Standards. Ol 0.8 aa Bok of STH Standards 61008 baal Bok of AST Sunda YOO > ual Bok of ASTM Standards et O208, "Aaa Bok of ASTM Sandad, ot 1508 * Arable American National Stans eine (ANS). 25 W480i ofthis tana, Crore ASTM nea 109 ar Hr Dv PE ow 8, ast aan, PTA, a Si, ive, West ‘ed underly a 307-03 B182.1 Square and Hex Bolts and Screws? B1824.1 Pan Identifying Number (PIN) Code System! 23. Military Standard MIL-STD 105 Single Sampling Plan for Normal Inspec- tion! 3. Ordering Information 3.1 Orders for externally threaded fasteners (including nuts and accessories) under this specification shall include the following: 3.11 ASTM designation and year of issue, 3.1.2. Name of product, bolts or studs; and bolt head style, that is, hex oF heavy hex, 3.1.3 Grade, thats, A, or B, or C. If no grade is specified, Grade A is furnished 3.1.4 Quantities (number of pieces by size including nuts), 3.13 Fastener size and length, 31.6 Washers—Quamtiy and size (separate from bolts), 3.1.7 Zine Coating—Specify the zinc-coating process re quired, for example. hot-dip, mechanically deposited, or no preference (see 4.5) 3.1.8 Qther Finishes—Specify other protective finish, if required 3.1.9 Specify iF inspection at point of manufacture is = guired, 3.1.10 Specify if certified test report is required (see 8.2), and 3.1.11 Specify additional testing (8.3) or special require 3.1-12 For establishment of a part identifying system, see ANSI/ASME B18.24.1 4, Materials and Manufacture 4.1 Steel for bolts and studs shall be made by the open- hearth, basi-oxygen, or elecric-furnace process. “42 Bolts shall be produced by hot of cold forging of the heads or machining from bar stock. 43. Heat Treatment: 43.1 Cold headed fasteners with, head configurations other than hex shall be stress relief annealed. 43.2 Suess relieving of hex head fasteners shall be atthe ‘manufacturer's option 44 Bolt and stud threads shall be rolled of cut. 45 Zine Coatings, Hot-Dip and Mecharically Deposited: 45.1 When zinc-coated fasteners are required, the pur- chaser shall specify the zine-coating process, for example hot ip, mechanically deposited, oF no preference. 45.2 When hot-dip is specified, the fasteners shall be inc-coated by the hotlip process in accordance with the requirements of Class C of Specification A 153. 4.5.3 When mechanically deposited is specified, the fasten- xs shall be zinc-coated by the mechanical-deposition procest in accordance with the requirements of Class 50 of Specifiea- tion B 695, amie fom Amerca Sots of Mehul Expnces (ASME), ASME email Hestguaren, Tee ste Ave, New York NY 1016528, ‘flute fom Sanaation Davart Order Dak. Bs Sein D, ‘sw Rabie As, Philp, PA 1911-028, At NPODS. 4.5.4 When no preference is specified, the supplier may furnish either a hot-dip zine coating in accordance with Specification A 133, Class C or a mechanically deposited zine coating in accordance with Specification B 695, Class 50. Threaded components (bolts and nuts) shall be coated by the same zine-coating process and the supplier's option is Tmited to one process per item with no mixed processes in alot 8. Chemical Composition 5.1 Grade A and B bolts and studs shall have a heat analysis conforming to the requirements specified in Table | based on the steel producer's heat analysis, 5.2 The purchaser shall have the option of conducting product analyses on finished bolts in each lot, which shall conform to the product analysis specified in Table I 5.3 In case of conflict of for referee purposes, the product analysis shall take precedence, ‘54 Bolts and studs are customarily furnished from stock, in which case individual heats of steel cannot be identified ‘SS Application of heats of stee! to which bismuth, sele- nium, tellurium, or lead has been intentionally added shall not be permitted for Grade B bolts and studs. 5.6 Chemical analyses shall be performed in accordance with Test Methods. Practices. and Terminology A 751 6. Mechanical Properties 6.1 Grades A and B bolts and studs shall conform to the hardness specified in Table 2 6.2 Grade A and B bolts and studs 1 in. in diameter or less, other than those excepted in 6.4, shall be tested fullsize and shall conform tothe requirements for tensile strength specified in Table 3, 63 Grade A and B bolts and studs larger than 116 in. in diameter, other than those excepted in 6.4, shall preferably be tested full size and when equipment of sufficient capacity is available and shall conform to the requirements for tensile strength specified in Table 3. When equipment of suficient ‘capacity for full-size bolt testing is not available, or when the length ofthe bolt makes fullsize testing impractical, machined specimens shall be tested and shall conform to the require~ ‘ments specified in Table 4, {64 Grades A and B bolts and studs less than three diameters in ength or bolts with drilled or undersize heads are not subject to tensile tests, 65 Grade C nosheaded anchor bolts shall be tested using ‘machined specimens and shall conform to the tensile properties specified for bars in Specification A 36/A 36M. Properties are TABLE 1 Chomical Roqulrements for Grades A and B Bolts and ‘studs Ta a "~TResatread sia nat Se 1 eeclon based on Patt ara oe waarAy a 307-03 TABLE 2. Hardnass Requirements for Bolts and Studs TABLE 4 Tensile Requirements for Machined Specimens orate eps Hari S's ga a niger ie ‘0 e iemns dete we 8S “The aera ayers on ha naros of troogh he eae scion Aste mth baa or endarsze es -Tn ace aba wt) modad heads st eat minmurn ane mur harass he ny ‘TABLE 3 Tensile Requirements for Ful.Size Bolte and Studs sot Treads Sep “ole Stang ae = ome me 1a wie tome 3m bam 0 we Mes 63> ama % Op emt awe Me 2 ate m sono amo * Moz fa se0 ia so 22 oo % oak Ome a Samo 1 2 oem tet te asa eww i 7 of as 000 amo To S00 “se S $486 Se bmo Geamo 8 80 % 6 tas emma to 0 2 a a tsp am ms be has as om tsb 000 as wo 2 4 490 240.000 240.400 400 000 co 4 48 sam Basar 43 om ‘saad on 60 bi 414 Wea} © Boss on 60.1004 [84-690 MP) shown in Table 4 for information. In the event of confict Specification A 36/A 36M shall com 166 Inthe event that bolts are tested by both fullsize and by machine test specimen methods, the full-size test shall govern i a controversy between the two methods exists 6.7 For bolts and studs on which both hardness and tension tests are performed, acceptance based on tensile requirements shall take precedence in the event that there is controversy aver Tow readings of hardness tests. ‘Tule anamist——6O mn =o Yils pars mn ke * Engin? ry a B in 7. Dimensions TLL Unless otherwise specified, threads shall be the Coarse ‘Thread Series as specified in the latest issue of ANSVASME BILL, and shall have a Class 2A tolerance. 7.2 Unless otherwise specified, Grade A bolts shall be hex bolts with dimensions as given in the latest issue of ANSI/ ASME BI8.2.1. Unless otherwise specified, Grade B bolts shall be heavy hex bolts with dimensions as given in the latest, ‘sue of ANSVASME BI82.1 73 Unless stherwise specified, bolts and studs to be used ‘with nuts of tapped holes which have been tapped oversize, in accordance with Specification A $63, shall have Class 2A ‘threads before hotip or mechanically deposited zinc ccating, Afier zine coating the maximum limit of pitch and major diameter shall not exceed the Class 2A maximom limit by more than the following amounts: lane erin Let in ry sitio 020 * onze mm ower These aie aretha som Spusteaton Ae 7.4 The gaging limit for bolts and stds shall be verified during manufacture or use by assembly of a mut tapped as, nearly as practical tothe amount oversize shown above. In case of dispute, a calibrated thread ring gage of that same size (Clas X tolerance, gage tolerance plus) shall be used. Assem- bly of the gage, or the nut described above, must be possible with hand effor following application of light machine oil to prevent galling and damage to the gage. These inspections, when performed to esolve disputes, shall be performed at the frequeney and quality deseribed in Table 5. TABLE 5 Sample Sizes and Acceptance Numbers for Inspection of Hot Dip or Mechanically Deposited Zinc-Coated Threads Lass Sample S20"? _Azzalence Nurber* fro 3e0 2 3 ‘7 Sepie ease of aceplncn hans a exraaed Fon Tile SENG Pay for Neral nspazien Table UA, MUSTO". “inept btn feo el age es an ha aaAly a 307-03 8. Number of Tests and Retests 8.1 The requirements of this specification shall be met in continuous mass production for stock, and the manufacturer shall make sample inspections to ensure that the product conforms to the specified requirements. Additional tests of individual shipments of material are not ordinarily contem: plated. Individual heats of steel are not identified inthe finished product 8.2 When specified in the order, the manufacturer shall furnish a test report certified 10 be the last completed set of mechanical tests for each stock size in each shipment 8.3 When additional tests are specified on the purchase ‘order, alot, for purposes of selecting test samples, shall consist ‘of all material offered for inspection at one time that has the following common characteristics: 3.1 One type of item, 83.2 One nominal size, and 83.3 One nominal length of bolts and studs. 84 From each lot, the number of tests for each requirement shall be as fllows: umber of Pes nto umber of Sages 00 an unde fer wea 2 Bote 22000 | 3 ve 22000 5 8S If any machined test specimen shows defective machin- ing it shall be discarded and another specimen substituted, ‘86 Should any sample fail to meet the requirements of a specified test, double the number of samples from the same lot shall be ested, in which case all ofthe addtional samples shall meet the specification 9. Test Methods 9.1 Grades A and B bolts and studs shall be tested in accordance with Test Methods F 606. 9.2 Grade C nonheaded anchor bolts shall have machined specimen tension tests made on the bolt body or on the bar stock used for making the anchor bolts. Tests on finished anchor bolts shall be made in accordance with Test Methods F 606 and tests on bar stack in accordance with Specification ‘A.36/A 36M and Test Methods A 370, 9.3 Standard square and hex head bolts only shall be tested by the wedge tension method except as noted in 6.4, Fracture shall be inthe body or threads ofthe bolt without any fracture junction of the head and body. Other headed bolts shall be tested by the axial tension method. 9.4 Speed of testing as determined with a free running crosshead shall be a maximom of | in. (25.4 mm)/min for the tensile strength tests of bolts. 10. Inspection 10.1 If the inspection described in 10.2 is required by the prchaser it shall be specified inthe inquiry, order, or contact 10.2 The inspector representing the purchaser shall have free entry to all parts of the manufacturer's works that concern the manufacture of the material ordered. The manufacturer shal afford the inspector all reasonable facilites to satisfy him that the material is being furnished in accordance with this specification. All tests and inspections required by the specif- cation that are requested by the purchaser's representative shall bbe made before shipment, and shall be conducted as not to interfere unnecessarily with the operation of the works. 11, Responsibility LL The party responsible for the fastener shall be the organization that supplies the fastener to the purchaser and cemifies thatthe fastener was manufactured, sampled, tested and inspected in accordance with this specification and meets all ofits requirements 12, Rejection and Rehearing 12.1 Disposition of nonconforming lots shall bz in accor dance with Guide F 1470, specifically sections on disposition ‘of nonconforming lots, suppliers option, and purchasers option. 13, Product Marking 3. Grades A and B Bolts and Studs: 1.11 Bolt heads and one end of studs shall be marked with ‘unique identifier by the manufacturer to identify the man facture of private label distributor, as appropriate. Additional ‘marking required by the manufacturer for his own use shall be ‘at the option of the manufacturer 13.1.2 In addition tothe requirements of 13.1, all bolt heads, ‘one end of studs % in. and larger, and whenever feasible studs less than % in. shall be marked with a grade marking as follows: 13.13 All markings shall be located on the top of the bolt head or stud end and shall be raised or depressed atthe option of the manufacturer. 13,2 Grade C Anchor Bolts: 133.1 The end of Grade C anchor bolts intended to project from the concrete shall be color coded zreen. 13.2.2 When permanent marking of manufacturer's ident fication and grade identification is required, Supplementary Requirements $2 and S3 shall be specified 133 Grade and manufacturer's or private label distributor's {identification shall be separate and distinct. The two identifi cations shall preferably be in different locations and, when on the same level, shall be separated by at least rwo spaces. 14, Packaging and Package Marking aL Packaging: 14.1.1 Unless otherwise specified, packaging shall be in aecordance with Practice D 3951 14.1.2 When special packaging requirements are required, they shall be defined atthe time of the inquiry and order. 14.2 Package Marking: 142.1 Each shipping unit shall include or be plainly marked ‘with the following information: 14.2.1.1 ASTM designation and grade, 142.12 Size, 14.2.1;3 Name and brand or trademark of the manufacturer, 142.144 Number of pieces, 14.2.1 Purchase order number, 142.1.6 Country of originAy 0307-03 15, Keywords 15.1 bolts; carbon stel; steel; studs SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS The following supplementary requirement shall apply only when specified in the purchase order or contract SI. Bolts Suitable for Welding S11 The material described in this section is intended for ‘welding. This supplemental section, by additional chemical composition restrictions and by 2 carbon equivalent formula, provides assurance of weldability by chemical composition contal 51.2 Welding technique is of fundamental importance when bolts produced to this supplementary section are welded, It is presupposed that suitable welding procedures for the steel being welded and the intended service will be selected, S1.3 All of the requirements of this supplemental section apply in addition to all ofthe chemical, mechanical, and other requirements of the base specification, Specification A 307 for Grade B. S14 Because ofthe embriting effects of welding tempera tures on cold-forged steel, this supplemental section is limited to hot-forged boli, or, if not forged, then to bolts produced from hot-rolled bars without forging or threaded bars, bars studs. or stud bolts produced from hotrolied bars without forging. Cold-forged bolts, or cold-dravin threaded bars, iT they are given a thermal treatment by heating to a temperature of not less than 1500°F (815°C) and air-cooled are also suitable, SLS Chemical Requirements: S15.1 Hear Chemical Analysis—Material conforming to the following additional analysis limitations shall be used (0 manufacture the product described in this supplementary requirement. too 0304, mae enganese ‘0%, max Sune 5% mae Sion 080% man $1.52 Carbon Equivalent (Source—Specifcation A 706/ 4 706M)—In addition to the heat chemical analysis require- ‘ments in $1.5.1, the heat analysis shall be such as to provide a ‘carbon equivalent (CE) not exceeding 0.55 when calculated as follows: CE %C+ veka cu ee ogee 7 S16 Analysis Reports—If requested on the order or con- tract, the chemical composition of each heat of steel used and the calculated carbon equivalent foreach heat shall be reported to the purchaser SLT Product (Check) Yerification Analysis—Chemical analyses when made by the purchaser or a representative on bolts from cach heat of steel, shall not exceed the values specified in $1.5.2 by more than the following amounts: arton 000 Prosphone Soe ‘Sune Shoe ‘Sican Shas! S2, Permanent Manufacturer's Identification 52.1 The end ofthe anchor bolt intended to project from the concrete shall be stcel die stamped with the manufacturer's identification Nout —For marking small sizes, customarily les than Yn, const the anchor bolt manuactarer for the minimum size capable of being racked, $3, Permanent Grade Identification 83.1 The end ofthe anchor bot intended to project from the conerete shall be steel die stamped with the Grade identifica tion “307C $3.2 The requirements in $2.1 for marking small sizes shall also apply to Supplementary Requirement S3,lp A s07-03 SUMMARY OF CHANGES. ‘This section identifies the location of selected changes to this standard that have been incorporated since the ‘A 307 ~ 02 issue. For the convenience of the user, Committee F6 bas highlighted those changes that impact the use ofthis standard. This section may also include descriptions ofthe changes or reasons forthe changes. or both. (Approved Oct. 1, 2003.) (1) Added Section 1.6 that references Terminology F 1789 {or definitions of terms. ‘This section identifies the location of selected changes to this standard that have been incorporated since the A 307 — 00 iswe For the convenience of the user, Committee F16 has highlighted those changes shat impact the use of this standard. This section may also include descriptions of the changes or reasons for the changes, or both. (Approved October 10, 2002.) (U)_ Deleted the metric units from Table 4 (2) Corrected the carbon equivalent formula for nickel in S18. 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