Bolt Standards
1. Dimensional Standards
1.1 Inch System
1.1.1 Bolts
ASME B18.2.1: Square, hex, heavy hex, and askew head bolts and hex, heavy flange, lobed head, and lag
screws
ASME B18.2.6: Fasteners for use in structural applications. Subdivided in the following units:
        A.    Heavy hex structural bolts: ASTM A325 or ASTM A490
        B.    Heavy hex nuts: ASTM A563
        C.    Hardened steel washers: ASTM F436
        D.    Compressible washer-type direct tension indicators: ASTM F959
        E.    Twist-Off-Type Tension control structural bolts: ASTM F1852
ASME B18.5: Round head bolts. Included round head bolts, step bolts, and elevator bolts
ASME B18.9: Plow bolts.
ASME 18.10: Track Bolts and nuts.
IFI-111: Hex flange bolts/screws
IFI-199: Tap Bolts
1.1.2 Nuts
ASME B18.2.2: Nuts for general applications; machine screw nuts, hex, square, hex flange, and coupling
nuts
ASME B18.6.9 Wing nuts
ASME B18.16.4: Serrated Hex Flange locknuts
ASME B18.16.6: Prevailing torque locknuts
ASME B18.2.6: Fasteners for use in structural applications. See bolt section above.
1.2 Metric System
1.2.1 Bolts
ISO 4014: Hexagon head bolt. Product grades A and B
ISO 4015: Hexagon Head bolt. Product grade B. Reduced shank. Shank diameter approximately equal to
pitch diameter.
ISO 4016: Hexagon head bolt. Product grade C
ISO 8765: Hexagon head bolt with metric fine thread. Product grades A and B
ISO 7411: Hexagon bolt for hight-strength structural bolting with large width across flats (thread length
according to ISO 888).
ISO 8677: Cup head square neck bolt with large head. Product head
ISO 4162: Hexagon bolt with flange. Small Series. Product grade A with driving feature product grade B
ISO 15071: Hexagon bolt with flange. Small series. Product grade A
ISO 15072: Hexagon bolt with flange and metric fine pitch thread. Product A (Small Series)
1.2.2 Nuts
ISO 4032: Regular hexagon nut
ISO 4033: Hexagon high nuts. Product grades A and B
ISO 4034: Hexagon nut class C
ISO 4035: Low profile nut
ISO 4036: Hexagon thin nuts unchamfered. Product grade B
ISO 4161: Hexagon nut with flange
ISO 4775: Hexagon nut for high voltages
ISO 7040: Locking hexagon nut with Nylon insert. Property classes 5, 8, and 10
ISO 7041: Locking hexagon nut with Nylon insert. Property classes 9 and 12
ISO 7042: Prevailing torque type all-metal hexagon high nuts. Property classes 5, 8, 10, and 12
ISO 7719: Prevailing torque type all-metal hexagon regular nuts. Property classes 5, 8, and 10
ISO 7720: Prevailing torque type all-metal hexagon regular nuts. Property classes 9
ISO 8673: Hexagon regular nuts (style 1) with metric fine pitch thread. Product grades A and B
ISO 8674: Hexagon regular nuts (style 2) with metric fine pitch thread. Product grades A and B
ISO 8675: Hexagon regular nuts (style 0) with metric fine pitch thread. Product grades A and B
ISO 10511: Prevailing torque type hexagon thin nuts (with non-metallic inserts)
ISO 10512: Prevailing torque type hexagon regular nuts (with non-metallic insert) with metric fine pitch
thread. Property classes 6, 8, and 10
ISO 10513: Prevailing torque type all-metal hexagon high nuts with metric fine pitch. Property classes 8,
10, and 12
ISO 4161: Hexagon nuts with flange, style 2. Coarse thread
ISO 7043: prevailing torque type hexagon nuts with flange (with non-metallic insert), style 2. Product
grades A and B
ISO 7044: Prevailing torque type all-metal hexagon nuts with flange, style 2. Product grades A and B
ISO 10663: Hexagon nuts with flange, style 2. Fine pitch thread
ISO 12125: Prevailing torque type hexagon nuts with flange (with non-metallic insert) with metric fine
pitch thread, style 2. Product grades A and B,
ISO 12126: Prevailing torque all-types hexagon nuts with flange with metric fine pitch thread, style 2.
Product grades A and B,
ISO 21670: Hexagon weld nuts with flange
2. Material Standards
2.1 Inch System
2.1.1 Bolts
SAE J429: Mechanical and Material requirements for externally threaded fasteners. Sub-classify in grade
2, 5, or 8.
ASTM A193: Alloy steel and stainless steel bolting material for high temperature service
ASTM A307: Carbon Steel Externally threaded Standard fasteners
ASTM A320: Alloy steel bolting material for low temperature service
ASTM A354: Quenched and tempered alloy steel bolts, studs, and other externally threaded fasteners
ASTM A394: Steel transmission tower volts, zinc coated and bare
ASTM A449: Hex cap screw, bolts and studs, steel, heat treated, 120/105/90 ksi tensile strength, general
use
ASTM A962: Common requirements for bolting intended for use at any temperature from cryogenic to
the creep range
ASTM F468: Nonferrous bolts, hex cap screws, and studs for general use
ASTM F593: Stainless steel bolts, hex cap screws, and studs
ASTM A325: Structural bolts, steel, heat treated, 150/105 ksi minimum tensile strength
ASTM A490: Structural bolts, Alloy steel, heat treated, 150 ksi minimum tensile strength
2.1.2 Nuts
SAE J995: Mechanical and material requirements for steel nuts
ASTM A194: Carbon and alloy steel nuts for bolts for high pressure or high temp.
ASTM A563: Carbon and alloy steel nuts
ASTM F467: Nonferrous nuts for general use
ASTM F594: Stainless steel nuts
2.2 Metric system
2.2.1 Bolts
ISO 898-1: Steel and Alloy Steel Bolts, screws, and male fastener material properties
ISO 3506-1: Stainless Steel Bolts, screws and male fasteners material properties
ISO 8839: Bolts, screws, studs, and nuts non-ferrous materials
2.2.2 Nuts
ISO 898-2: Steel and alloy steel nuts
ISO 3506-2: Stainless steel alloy nuts
ISO 8839: Bolts, screws, studs, and nuts non-ferrous materials
3. Coating Standards
3.1 Inch System
SAE J1648: Protective coatings for fasteners
ASTM B695: Coating of zinc mechanically deposited on iron and steel basis metals. Usually referred to as
“mechanically galvanized”.
ASTM F1941/F1941M: Electrodeposited coating
ASTM F1136/F1136M: Zinc/Aluminium Corrosion Protective
ASTM 2329/F2329M: Standard specification for Zinc coating and Hot-dip requirements for application to
carbon steel and alloy steel fasteners
ASTM F1137: Phosphate/Oil corrosion protective coating
SAE AMS 2410K: Plating, Silver, nickel strike, high bake
SAE AMS 2411H: Plating, silver, for high temperature applications
SAE AMS 2434E: Plating, tin-zinc alloy
3.2 Metric system
ISO 4042: Electrodeposited coating
ISO 10683: Non-elecrolytically applied zinc flake coatings
ISO 10684: Hot dip galvanized coating for fasteners
ISO 1456: Metallic and other inorganic coatings. Electrodeposited coatings of nickel, nickel plus
chromium, copper plus nickel and of copper plus nickel plus chromium
4. Bibliography
https://webstore.ansi.org/fasteners/coatings.aspx