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ASTM F467M NONFERROUS NUTS FOR GENERAL USE MATERIALS
1993

IFI NOTES:

1. ASTM F467M is a specification developed through the procedures of

ASTM. F467M is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F-16 on
Fasteners.

2. This abstract presents the chemical and mechanical requirements for

nuts made of several alloys of nonferrous materials. It omits those
requirements dealing with quality assurance and inspection, govern-
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ment provisioning, and a listing of referenced documents. For the
omitted information, refer to the complete F467M. The paragraph num-
bers throughout this abstract are those of F467M-93.

3. The ISO standard covering strength properties of nonferrous metric

nuts ;s ISO 8839.
4. ASTM F467M-93 is abstracted with permission from the Annual Book
of Standards, copyright American Society for Testing and Materials,
100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, U.S.A.

1. SCOPE 3.1.1 Quantity (numbers of pieces of each item

and size),
1.1 This specification cove rs the requ ire- 3.1.2 Name of item,
ments for commercial wrought nonferrous nuts
in nominal thread diameters M6 to M36 inclu- 3.1 .3 Nominal th read di ameter and thread
sive in a number of alloys in common use and pitch.
intended for general service applications.
3.1.4 Alloy number (Table 1).
1.2 Applicable bolts, cap screws, and studs
for use with nuts covered by this specification 3.1.5 Stress relieving, if req uired (4.2.3),
are cove red by Specification ASTM F468M. 3.1.6 "Shipment lot" testing , as required (Sec-
NOTE 1 - This speCification is the metric companion of
tion 9).
Specification F467.
3.1.7 Source inspection, if required (Section 14),

2. REFERENCED DOCUMENTS 3.1.8 Certificate of compliance or test report,

if required (Section 16),
(Refer to the complete specification, see
page K-41.) 3.1.9 Additional requirements, if any, to be
specified on the purchase order (4.2.1, 7.2, B.2,
3. ORDERING INFORMATION 11 .1. and 12.1).

3.1.10 Supplementary requirements, if any, and

3.1 Orders for nuts under this specification
shall include the following information: 3.1.11 ASTM speCification and year of issue.

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Table 1 Chemical Requirements

IFI Note:
The copper and copper*based alloys, nickel and nieke/·

.1 based al/oys, and titanium-based alloys and their chemical com-

positions are identical with those given in Table 1. ASTM F468M,
page 8-100. The chemical requirements for the aluminum-based
alloys covered in ASTM F467M are given below.

Aluminum-Based Alloys (b)

Other Elements
UNS Z,
General
C, Fe M, TI Mo>
Oeslgna- Alloy
Name
AI Cu Mo> S' Mo> Mo> Mg Notes
tlon Each Total

0.10 3.8- 030- 0.50 1.2-

A92024 2024 Aluminum 2024 Bal 0.05 0.15 0.25 0.05 0.15 1, 5,6
~ 4.9 0.9 ~ 1 .•

0.04- 0.15- 0.15 0.40- 0.8-

A96061 6061 A1uminum 6061 Bal. 0.7 0.15 0.25 0.05 0.15 1.5
0.35 0.40 ~ a.• 1.2

0.04- 0. 15- 0.15 0.40- 0.8-

A96262 6262 A1uminum 6262 Bal 0.7 0.15 0.25 i'l 1,5,7
0.14 0.40 ~ a.• 1.2
(a) Lead 0.4 to 0.7 percent; bismuth 0.4 to 0.7 percent.
(b) For table column headings and footnotes, refer to Table 1 of ASTM F468M.

NOTE 2 - A typ ical ordering description is as follows: 4.2 Manufacture:

10,000 pieces, Hex Nut, MS x 1.25 Alloy 270, Furnish Cer-
tificate of Compliance, Supplementary Requirement S1, 4.2.1 Forming - Unless otherwise specified ,
ASTM Specification F467M· _ _ . the nuts shall be hot pressed, cold formed , or
machined from suitable material at the option
4. MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURE of the manufacturer.
4.2.2 Condition - Except as provided in 4.2.3,
4.1 Materials: the nuts shall be furnished in the condition speci-
fied below;
4.1.1 The nuts shall be manufactured from Alloy Condition
material having a chemical composition con- Copper (all alloys) as formed or stress relieved at
forming to the requirements in Table 1 and ca- manufacturer's option
pable of developing the requ ired mechanical NiCkel alloys 400 and 405 as formed or stress relieved at
manufacturer's option
properties for the specified alloy in the nut.
Nickel alloy 500 solution treated and aged
4.1.2 The starting condition of the raw mate- Aluminum alloys:
rial shall be at the discretion of the fastener 2024·T4 solution treated and naltJrally aged
6061·T6 solution treated and artificially aged
manufacturer, but shall be such that the finished 6262·T9 solution treated, artificially aged, and
products conform to all the specified require- coIdworked
ments. Trtanium as formed

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4.2.3 Stress Relieving- When required, stress 5.2 Manufacturer's Analysis:

relieving may be specified by the purchaser for
all copper alloys and nickel alloys 400 and 405. 5.2.1 Except as provided in 5.2.2, when test
reports are required on the inquiry or purchase
5.

5.1
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

Chemical Composition - The nuts shall

conform to the chemical composition specified
in Table 1 for the specified alloy.
o rder (3.1.8), the manufacturer shall make
individual analyses of randomly selected nuts
from the product to be shipped and report the
results to the purchaser. Alternatively, if heat
and lot identities have been maintained, the
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analysis of the raw material from which the nuts
have been manufactured may be reported
Table 2 Mechanical Property instead of product analysis.
Requirements
5.2.2 For aluminum nuts, instead of 5.2.1, the
Alloy
Mechanical
Hardness,
Proof manufacturer may furnish a certificate of con-
Grade Property Stress,
Group
Marking
min (1)
MP,
formance certifying compliance with the chemi-
cal composition specified in Table 1.
110 F467MA 65 HRF 205
270 F467MB 55HRF 415
462 F467MC 65HRB 345 5.3 Product Analysis:
464 F467MO 55HRB 345
C 510 F467ME 60HRB 415 5.3.1 Product analyses may be made by the
0 purchaser from nuts representing each lot. The
614 F467MG 70HRB 520
P
P
630 F467MH 85HRB 690 chemical composition thus determined shall
642 F467MJ 75HRB 520 conform to the requirements in Table 1.
E
651 F467MK 75 HRB 485
R
655 F467ML 60HRB 345
5.3.2 In the event of disagreement, a referee
661 F467MM 75HRB 465 chemical analysis of samples from each lot shall
675 F467MN 60HRB 380
710 F467MP 50HRB 310 be made in accordance with 11.1 and 12.1.
715 F467MR 60HRB 380

335 F467MS 20 HAC 790 6. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

276 F467MT 20HAC 760
NICKEL 400 F467MU 75HAB 560
405 F467MV 60HAB 465
500 F467MW 24 HRC 900 6.1 The nuts shall be tested in accordance
with the mechanical testing requirements for the
2024·T4 (2) F467MX 70HRB 380
ALUMINUM 6061·T6 F467MY 40HRB 275 applicable type and shall meet the mechanical
6262~T9 F467MZ 60HAB 360 requirements in Table 2 for the specified alloy.
1 F487MAT 140HV 275
2 F467MBT 150HV 380 6.2 Where both proof load and hardness
4 F467MCT 200HV 590 tests are performed, the proof load test results
TITANIUM 5 F467MOT 30HRC 930
shall take precedence for acceptance purposes.
7 F467MET 160HV 380
38-6-44 F467MFT 24 HAC 820
5 Ell F467MGT 35 HAC 850
7. DIMENSIONS
1 For aluminum and titanium alloys. hardness values are for infor-
mation only.
2 Aluminum alloy 2024-T4 shall be supplied in naturally aged condi-
tion. This material is nol recommended for nuts in nominallhread 7 .1 Nuts - Unless otherwise specified, the
diameter larger than M6. dimensions of nuts shall be in accordance with

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Table 3 Mechanical Test Requirements on Nuts

Tests Conducted Using
Proof load, Full-Size Product
Product
kN '

I
Hardness Proof load
Jam, slotted, and castle nuts all 8 . ..
up 10 530 ... 8
All other nuts
B
over 530

Tests in accordance with section 11.2.2 12.2. 1

A Proof load of nut equals proof stress (MPa) multiplied by stress area (m~.
B Mandatory lests.

the requirements of ASME B1B.2.4.1M; Metric 11.1 For purposes of determining compliance
Hex Nuts, Style 1, page 0---3. with the specified limits for requirements of the
properties listed in this specification, an ob·
7.2 Threads - Unless otherwise specified, se rve d value or ca lculated va lue shall be
the nuts shall have threads in accordance with rounded in accordance with Practice ASTM E29.
ASME B1 .13M, tolerance Grade 4, page A-20.
12. TEST SPECIMENS
8. WORKMANSHIP, FINISH AND
APPEARANCE 12.1 Ch emical Tests - When required ,
samples for chemical analysis shall be taken in
accordance with Practice ASTM E55 by drilling,
8.1 Workmanship - Nuts shall have a work-
sawing, milling, turning, clipping, or such other
manlike finish free of injurious burrs, seams,
methods capable of producing representative
laps, irregular surfaces, and other imperfections
samples.
affecting serviceability.

8.2 Finish - Unless otherwise specified, the Table 4 Tensile Stress Areas
nuts shall be furnished without any additive Nominal Nut Stress Nominal Nut Stress
chemical or metallic finish. . Ola and Area ,A Ola and Area,A
Thread Pitch mm' Thread Pitch mm'

M6x 1 20.1 M16x2 157

9. SAMPLING
M8 x 1.25 36.S M20x 2.5 245
M10x1.5 58.0 M24x3 353
(Refer to the complete specification.) M12xl .75 84.3 M30 x 3.5 581
M14 x 2 115 M36x4 617

10. NUMBER OF TESTS AND RETESTS A Tensile S1ress areas are computed using the foilowing formula:

As'" 0.7854 (O-O.9382P )2

(Refer to the complete specification .) where:
As '" stress area, mrn'!,
o '" nominal nut diameter (basic major diameter), mm. and
11. SIGNIACANCE OF NUMERICAL LIMITS P = thread pitch. mm.

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12.2 Mechanical Tests: 17. PRODUCT, PACKAGING AND

12.2.1 Nuts shall be proof load tested in full
section.
12.2.2 The hardness shall be detennined on the
top or bottom face of the nut.
13. TEST METHODS
13.1 Chemical Analysis - When required, the
chemical composition may be determined by any
recognized comme rcial test method. In the
event of disagreement, the following test meth-
ods shall be used for referee purposes.
Alloy ASTM Test Method
Copper E53, E54, E62. E75. E478
Aluminum E34, El0l, E227
Nickel E38, E76. E354
Titanium El20, El409
13.2 Mechanical:
13.2.1 The proof load test shall be conducted
in accordance with the appropriate methods of
Test Methods ASTM F606M. Loads to be de·
termined using Table 2 and Table 4.
13.2.2 The hardness shall be determined in
accordance with Test Methods ASTM E1 8 and
ASTM E92. For nominal thread diameters MS
to M10, one reading shall be taken. For diam-
eters M12 and larger the hardness shall be the
average of four readings located 90° to one
another.
14. INSPECTION
PACKAGE MARKING
17.1 Individual Nuts - All products shall be
marked with a symbol identifying the manufac-
turer. In addition, they shall be marked with the
alloy/mechanical property marking specified in
Table 2. The markings may be raised or de-
pressed at the option of the manufacturer.
17.2 Packaging:
17.2.1 Unless otherwise specified, packaging
shall be in accordan ce with Practice ASTM
0 3951.
17.2.2 When special packaging requirements
are required by the purchaser, they shall be
defined at the time of inquiry and order.
17.3 Packaging Marking- Each shipping unit
shall include or be plainly marked with the fol-
lowing:
17.3.1 ASTM specification,
17.3.2 Alloy number,
17.3.3 Alloy/mechanical property marking,
17.3.4 Size,
17.3.5 Name and brand or trademark of the
manufacturer,
17.3.6 Number of pieces,
17.3.7 Country of origin, and

15. REJECTION AND REHEARING 17.3.8 Purchase order number.

16. CERTIFICATION AND TEST REPORTS

18. KEYWORDS
(Refer to the complete specification for
Paras. 14. 15 and 16.) 18.1 general use; nonferrous; nuts

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SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

One or more of the following supplementary requirements shall be applied only when speci-
fied by the purchaser in the inquiry, contract, or order. Supplementary requirements shall in no way
negate any requirement of the specification itself.

51. 5tress Corrosion Requirements, tested in accordance with Practice E165, or

Copper Alloys
51.1 Copper alloy nuts shall exhibit no evi-
dence of cracking after immersion for 30 min in
an aqueous solution of mercurous nitrate when
tested in accordance with Test Method ASTM
6154.
51 .1.1 Caution - Mercury is a definite health
hazard and equipment for the detection and
removal of mercury vapor produced in volatil-
ization is recommended . The use of rubber
gloves in testing is advisable.
52. Shipment Lot Testing
(Refer to the complete specification.)
53. Oye Penetrant Inspection
53.1 When dye penetrant inspection is speci-
fied on the purchase order, the nuts shall be
other mutually acceptable procedures, and shall
conform to acceptance criteria as mutually
agreed upon between the purchaser and the
manufacturer.
54. Heat Control (Alloys 400, 405 and 500
Only)
54.1 When Supplementary Requirement 84
is specified on the inquiry or order, the manu-
facturer shall control the product by heat analy-
sis and identify the finished product in each ship-
ment by the actual heat number.
54.2 When Supplementary Requirement 84
is specified on the inquiry and order, Supple-
mentary Requirement 82 shall be considered
automatically invoked with the addition that the
heat analysis shall be reported to the purchaser
on the test reports.

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