BOLT SCREW FRICTION COEFFICIENT TABLE

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Coefficient of friction table for screw thread friction (μG) and bolt/nut head bearing surface friction (μK) according to VDI 2230 standard.

Coefficient of Friction Table for Screw Bolt Friction

Typical Examples
Range for μG and
μK
Material - Surfaces Lubricants

Metallically bright
Solid lubricants, such as MoS2,
Black oxide coating
graphite, PTFE, PA, PE, PI in lubricating varnishes, as top coats or in
Phosphate conversion coating
0.04 to 0.10 pastes;
Electroplated coatings such as
liquefied wax;
Zn, Zn/Fe, Zn/Ni
wax dispersions
Zinc laminated coatings

Metallically bright
Solid lubricants, such as MoS2,
Black oxide coating
graphite, PTFE, PA, PE, PI in lubricating varnishes, as top coats or in
Phosphate conversion coating
pastes;
Electroplated coatings such as
liquefied wax ;
Zn, Zn/Fe, Zn/Ni
wax dispersions, greases;
Zinc laminated coatings
oils; delivery state
Al and Mg alloys
0.08 to 0.16

Hot-dip Galvanized MoS2; graphite; wax dispersions

With integrated solid lubricant

Organic coatings
or wax dispersion

Austenitic steel Solid lubricants or waxes; pastes

Austenitic steel Wax dispersions, pastes

Metallically bright
Delivery state (lightly oiled)
Phosphate conversion coating
0.14 to 0.24

Electroplated coatings such as

Zn, Zn/Fe, Zn/Ni None
Zinc laminated coatings

Austenitic steel Oil

0.20 to 0.35 Electroplated coatings such as Zn,

Zn/Fe; None
Hot-dip galvanized

Electroplated coatings such as Zn/Fe,

Zn/Ni
≥ 0.30 None
Austenitic steel
Al, Mg alloys

Source : From VDI 2230 Part-1 : Systematic calculation of high duty bolted joints - Joints with one cylindrical bolt.
Definitions / Abbreviations:
Austenitic Steel: Austenitic steel is the one of the class of stainless steel. Austenitic steel is the more corrosion resistant because of the
high chromium content and nickel additions.

Fe: Iron.

Hot Dip Galvanization: A galvanization process to coat iron and steel with a layer of zinc by immersing the metal in a bath of molten
zinc.

MoS2: Molybdenum disulfide.

Ni: Nickel.

PA: Polyamide.

PE: Polyethylene.

PI: Polyimide.

PTFE: Teflon.

Zn: Zinc.

Supplements:
Thread Calculators and Charts

Reference:
VDI 2230 Part-1 : Systematic calculation of high duty bolted joints - Joints with one cylindrical bolt

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