ISO 898

ISO 898 is an international standard that

defines mechanical and physical
properties for metric fasteners. This
standard is the origin for other standards
that define properties for similar metric
fasteners, such as SAE J1199 and ASTM
F568M.[1] It is divided into five
(nonconsecutive) parts:

1. Bolts, screws and studs with specified

property classes – Coarse thread and
fine pitch thread[2]
2. Nuts with specified proof load values
– Coarse thread[3]

5. Set screws and similar threaded

fasteners not under tensile stresses[4]

6. Nuts with specified proof load values

– Fine pitch thread[5]

7. Torsional test and minimum torques

for bolts and screws with nominal
diameters 1 mm to 10 mm[6]

With exception to part 7, which defines

test standards, the parts of this standard
define properties for fasteners made of
carbon steel and alloy steel. The
standards define that the testing must be
performed at ambient temperatures,
which is defined as between 10 and
35 °C (50 and 95 °F). The standards do
not cover fasteners that would otherwise
apply but require special properties, such
as weldability or corrosion
resistance.[2][3][4]

Part 1: Bolts, screws and

studs with specified
property classes – Coarse
thread and fine pitch thread
Part 1 defines the mechanical properties
of bolts, screws, and studs. It specifically
applies to fasteners that have an ISO
metric screw thread as defined in ISO 68-
1. The properties are defined for M1.6-39
with coarse threads and M8-39 with fine
threads. The diameter and pitch
combinations must adhere to ISO 261
and ISO 262 and the thread tolerances
must adhere to ISO 965 parts 1, 2, and
4.[2]

Part 1 does not specify properties for

fasteners that have head geometries that
reduce the shear strength of the fastener,
such as low head screws and
countersunk heads. It also excludes set
screws, which are covered under part
5.[2]
Part 2: Nuts with specified
proof load values – Coarse
thread
Part 2 defines the mechanical properties
for coarse threaded nuts up to an M39
size and a height of at least half the
nominal diameter.[3]

Part 5: Set screws and

similar threaded fasteners
not under tensile stresses
Part 5 defines the mechanical properties
for set screws and other fasteners not
under tensile stresses. It defines
properties for sizes M1.6 through M24.[4]
Part 6: Nuts with specified
proof load values – Fine
pitch thread
Part 6 is the same as part 2 except for
fine threaded nuts that range from M8 to
M39. Note that the working temperature
range for these fasteners is −50 to
300 °C (−58 to 572 °F)[5]

Part 7: Torsional test and

minimum torques for bolts
and screws with nominal
diameters 1 mm to 10 mm
Part 7 defines how to perform torsional
tests on bolts and screws that have a
nominal diameter less than or equal to
10 mm. This standard only applies to
short screws and bolts with a nominal
diameter between 3 and 10 mm.[6]

References
1. Bickford & Nassar 1998, p. 154.
2. ISO 898-1:2009 (http://www.iso.org/iso/is
o_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_det
ail.htm?csnumber=43383) , retrieved
2009-06-12.

3. ISO 898-2:1992 (http://www.iso.org/iso/is

o_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_det
ail.htm?csnumber=5294) , retrieved
2009-06-12.

4. ISO 898-5 (http://engineers.ihs.com/docu

ment/abstract/BGCECAAAAAAAAAAA) ,
retrieved 2009-06-12.
 5. ISO 898-6:1994 (http://www.iso.org/iso/is
o_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_det
ail.htm?csnumber=5299) , retrieved
2009-06-12.

6. ISO 898-7:1992 (http://www.iso.org/iso/is

o_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_det
ail.htm?csnumber=5300) , retrieved
2009-06-12.

Bibliography

Bickford, John H.; Nassar, Sayed

(1998), Handbook of bolts and bolted
joints (https://books.google.com/book
s?id=NaZwZK2xm-QC) , CRC Press,
ISBN 978-0-8247-9977-9.
Further reading
Blake, Alexander (1986), What every
engineer should know about threaded
fasteners: materials and design (http
s://books.google.com/books?id=TAWz
nUs54uwC) , CRC Press, ISBN 978-0-
8247-7554-4.
Hagiwara, Masaya; Sakai, Hiroaki
(2007), "Verification of the Design
Concept on Nuts in Bolt/Nut Assembly
for Revision of ISO 898-2 and ISO 898-
6" (http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/j
amdsm/1/5/755/_pdf) , Journal of
Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems,
and Manufacturing, 1 (5): 755–762,
Bibcode:2007JAMDS...1..755H (http
 s://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007JA
MDS...1..755H) ,
doi:10.1299/jamdsm.1.755 (https://do
i.org/10.1299%2Fjamdsm.1.755) .
Timings, Roger Leslie (2005), Newnes
mechanical engineer's pocket book (htt
ps://books.google.com/books?id=IZdD
k1cMlLcC) (3rd ed.), Newnes,
pp. 196–234, ISBN 978-0-7506-6508-7.

External links
Mechanical properties of common ISO
property classes (http://www.fastenal.
com/content/feds/pdf/Mechanical%2
0Properties%20of%20Metric%20Faste
ners.pdf) Archived (https://web.archiv
e.org/web/20091104180650/http://w
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