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BRITISH STANDARD BS 1769:1951

Incorporating
Amendments Nos. 1,
OBSOLESCENT 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
MAY 1985

Specification for
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Unified black hexagon

Bolts, screws, nuts —
(UNC & UNF threads) —
Heavy series

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Co-operating organizations

The Mechanical Engineering Industry Standards Committee, under whose

supervision this British Standard was prepared, consists of representatives
from the following Government departments and scientific and industrial
organizations:—
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Admiralty* Institute of Marine Engineers

Air Ministry Institute of Petroleum
Associated Offices Technical Committee Institution of Civil Engineers
Association of Consulting Engineers’ Institution of Gas Engineers
Incorporated Institution of Heating and Ventilating
British Chemical Plant Manufacturers’ Engineers
Association Institution of Mechanical Engineers
British Compressed Air Society Institution of Mechanical Engineers
British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers’ (Automobile Division)
Association* Institution of Production Engineers*
British Engineers’ Association* Locomotive Manufacturers’ Association*
British Internal Combustion Engine Machine Tool Trades’ Association*
Manufacturers’ Association* Ministry of Fuel and Power
British Iron and Steel Federation* Ministry of Labour and National Service
British Railways, The Railway Executive* Ministry of Supply*
Crown Agents for the Colonies* Ministry of Transport
Department of Scientific and Industrial Ministry of Works*
Research Office of the High Commissioner for India*
Engineering Equipment Users’ Association* War Office

The Government departments and scientific and industrial organizations marked with an asterisk
in the above list, together with the following, were directly represented on the committee entrusted
with the preparation of this standard:—

Agricultural Engineers’ Association Institution of Naval Architects

Black Bolt and Nut Association of Great Metal Thread Screw Manufacturers’
Britain Association (Rolled Screw Section)
Boilermakers’ and Iron and Steel Shipbuilders’ Metal Thread Screw Manufacturers’
Society Association (Turned Screw Section)
Bright Bolt and Nut Manufacturers’ National Coal Board
Association National Physical Laboratory
Bright Steel Bar Association North East Coast Institution of Engineers and
British Constructional Steelwork Association Shipbuilders
British Cycle and Motor Cycle Manufacturers’ Oil Companies Materials Committee
and Traders’ Union Ltd. Railway Carriage and Wagon Building
British Steel Wire Industries Association Association
Cold Headed Heat-treated Bolt Association Society of British Aircraft Constructors Ltd.
Council of British Manufacturers of Petroleum Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Equipment Ltd.
General Post Office Washer Manufacturers’ Association
Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in
Scotland

Amendments issued since publication

Amd. No. Date Comments

2141 March 1955

This British Standard, having
been approved by the
2788 May 1957
Mechanical Engineering
Industry Standards Committee 3620 January 1960
and endorsed by the Chairman
of the Engineering Divisional 4334 October 1961
Council, was published under
the authority of the General
Council on 6002 December 1966
24 September 1951
692 February 1971
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Contents

Page
Co-operating organizations Inside front cover
Foreword ii
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1 Scope 1
2 Material 1
3 Finish 1
4 Dimensions 1
5 Length of bolts and screws 1
6 Ends of bolts and screws 1
7 Screw threads 1
8 Length of thread 1
9 Chamfering 2
10 Machined nuts — squareness of thread to face 2
11 Diameter of shank of bolts 2
12 Marking 3
Appendix A Formulae 9
Appendix B Details of identification marking for Unified hexagon bolts 10
Figure 1 — Hexagon head bolt 4
Figure 2 — Hexagon head screw 4
Figure 3 — Rounded end 4
Figure 4 — Rolled thread end 4
Figure 5 — Hexagon ordinary nut, full bearing 6
Figure 6 — Double chamfered 6
Figure 7 — Hexagon lock nut 6
Figure 8 — Squareness tolerance gauge 6
Figure 9 — Hexagon slotted nut, full bearing 8
Figure 10 — Double chamfered 8
Figure 12 — Recessed bolt head 10
Table 1 — Hexagon head bolts and screws 4
Table 2 — Hexagon ordinary nuts and lock nuts 6
Table 3 — Hexagon slotted nuts 8

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Foreword

This standard makes reference to the following British Standards:—

BS 919, Screw thread gauge tolerances.
BS 969, Tolerances for plain limit gauges.
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BS 1580, United Screw threads.

This British Standard has been prepared under the authority of the Mechanical
Engineering Industry Standards Committee in response to a request from the
Inter-Services Engineering Standards Co-ordinating Committee.
The British Standard for Unified screw threads, BS 1580, having been completed
and published in July, 1949, the Inter-Services Engineering Standards
Co-ordinating Committee put forward a request for steps to be taken to secure
similar agreement on the widths across flats and general dimensions of bolts,
screws and nuts having Unified threads.
This request was considered by joint meetings of all Technical Committees of the
British Standards Institution dealing with bolts and nuts, and proposals were
submitted to Canada and the United States of America to serve as bases for
discussion.
In due course, an invitation to attend a joint conference was received from the
United States, and a United Kingdom delegation comprising representatives
from the Services and from industry was appointed and attended a conference at
which representatives from American and Canadian services, industries and
standards bodies were present in New York in June, 1950.
It was agreed at the conference that there should be two series, a normal and a
heavy series, based essentially on a selection from existing American standards.
It was recognized that interchangeability depended on agreement on the widths
across flats of the hexagons and provided this could be secured, it was considered
permissible for each country to follow its own practice in regard to such points of
detail as were not essential to interchangeability.
The report of the United Kingdom delegation was considered at a joint meeting of
all the bolt and nut committees in September, 1950, and its recommendations
were accepted, following which, draft standards were prepared and circulated
widely throughout Government departments and industrial organizations; at the
same time, the bolt and nut committees of the American standards bodies were
preparing a revision of the American Standard which represented a considerable
simplification of previous practice.
Finally, at a conference held at the British Standards Institution, London, in
April, 1951, attended by delegates from the United Kingdom, the United States
and Canada, agreement was reached on the basic dimensions, for the normal and
heavy series and overall limits were established with the provision that
individual countries might, if they so desired, apply smaller tolerances within
those limits.
The Heavy Series bolts, screws and nuts to which this standard relates have
hexagon sizes which are larger in proportion to the nominal diameter of thread
than those in the Normal Series. The tolerances are comparatively wide, as is
usual in the case of black bolts and nuts, but it is recognized that bolts and nuts
of these dimensions may be required with a higher grade of finish for certain
applications, and requirements are accordingly included in respect of bolts faced
under the head and machined on the shank and machined nuts.
Normal Series bolts, screws and nuts from ! in. to 1 in. inclusive are dealt with
in a companion standard BS 1768, “Unified Precision bolts, screws and nuts —
Normal Series” and are made to closer tolerances in a variety of steels selected to
provide a choice of closely controlled mechanical properties in the finished bolts
and nuts.
NOTE The requirements for washers in this standard have been superseded by the publication of
BS 3410, “Metal washers for general engineering purposes”, to which reference should now be made.

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Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i to iv,
pages 1 to 10 and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the
inside front cover.

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1 Scope b) The permissible tolerance on the nominal

length shall be as follows:—
This British Standard relates to the Heavy Series of
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Unified black hexagon bolts, screws and nuts having Nominal length Diameter
Tolerance on
length
Unified screw threads in a range of nominal sizes
from " in. to 2 in. inclusive. All lengths Below 1 in. + ( in. – 0
NOTE It is considered that the range of nominal sizes included 1 in. and over + 3/16 in. – 0
in this standard is adequate for most of the applications for which
this series is likely to be employed, but for the convenience of
users requiring larger sizes, the formulae from which the 6 Ends of bolts and screws
proportions for bolt heads and nuts are derived are given
in Appendix A.
The ends of bolts and screws may, at the option of
the manufacturer, be finished with either a flat
2 Material chamfer or a radius approximately equal
to 1! times the nominal diameter of shank. When
The steel used for the manufacture of bolts, screws bolts and screws are made with rolled threads the
and nuts shall be such that the products possess lead formed at the end of the bolt or screw by the
mechanical properties as follows: thread rolling operation may be regarded as
Minimum tensile strength Minimum elongation providing the necessary chamfer to the end, no other
2
26 tonf/in 17 %a machining operation being necessary.
or 28 tonf/in2 15 %b
a 7 Screw threads
Correspondingvalue for 4 × A = 20 %
b
Corresponding value for 4 × A = 17 % a) General. For bolts and screws as forged or faced
under the head, and for nuts as forged, the screw
In each case the minimum elongation is based on a
threads shall be Unified Coarse (UNC) in
gauge length of 5.65 cross sectional area .
accordance with BS 1580, “Unified screw
In the case of hot forged bolts made to either of the threads”, as specified by the purchaser.
above mechanical property groups the steel used
For bolts and screws faced under the head and
shall not contain more than 0.06 percent each of
machined on the shank and for machined nuts
sulphur and phosphorus.
the screw threads shall be Unified Coarse
The choice of material to provide either of the (UNC), Unified Fine (UNF) in accordance with
mechanical property groups referred to above will BS 1580, “Unified screw threads”, as specified by
normally be at the option of the manufacturer, the purchaser.
except where the purchaser specifically states which
b) Bolts and screws. The screw threads may be
of the two he requires. Where the bolts, screws or
either cut or rolled, at the option of the
nuts are required with mechanical properties
manufacturer, and shall conform to the limits
different from those above the purchaser should
and tolerances for Class 2A specified in BS 1580,
specify the properties required in the enquiry or
“Unified screw threads.”
order.
c) Nuts. The screw threads shall conform to the
3 Finish limits and tolerances for Class 2B specified in
BS 1580, “Unified screw threads.”
Unified black hexagon bolts, screws, nuts and
washers shall be neatly and cleanly made. 8 Length of thread
4 Dimensions a) Bolts. The length of thread on bolts shall be the
distance from the end of the bolt (including any
The dimensions and tolerances of Unified black chamfer or radius) to the leading face of a nut
hexagon bolts, screws, and nuts, Heavy Series, shall which has been screwed as far as possible on to
be in accordance with Table 1 to Table 3 inclusive, the bolt by hand and shall be in accordance with
and Clauses 5 to 11. the following dimensions:—
5 Length of bolts and screws Length of bolt Length of thread

a) The nominal length of the bolts and screws Up to and including 6 in. 2D + ! in.
shall be the distance from the underside of the Above 6 in. 2D + " in.
head to the further end of the shank, the length of Bolts that are too short for minimum thread
the machined point, if any, being regarded as part length shall be threaded as screws.
of the nominal length.

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b) Screws. Screws shall be threaded to permit of a The nut shall be screwed by hand on to a gauge
nut being screwed by hand to within a distance having a truncated taper thread until the thread of
from the underside of the head equal to twice the the nut is tight on the thread of the gauge. A sleeve
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pitch. sliding on a parallel extension of the gauge, and

c) The permissible tolerance on the length of which has a face of diameter equal to the minimum
thread for bolts of all lengths shall not exceed distance across flats of the nut and exactly at 90° to
plus 3/16 in. or 2" threads, whichever is the the axis of the gauge shall be brought into contact
greater. with the leading face of the nut. With the sleeve in
this position it shall not be possible for a feeler
9 Chamfering gauge of thickness equal to the “squareness
tolerance” to enter anywhere between the leading
a) Bolts and screws. Bolt heads and screw heads face of the nut and the face of the sleeve.
shall have a chamfer of approximately 30° on (See Figure 8.)
their upper faces. The lower or bearing face shall
Tolerance on squareness of face of nuts.
be machined only if specified on the order.
b) Ordinary nuts. Ordinary nuts shall have a Nominal diameter Squareness tolerance
chamfer of approximately 30° on one face and in. in.
nuts up to and including 1" in. nominal size
" 0.015
may, at the option of the manufacturer, be
* 0.016
similarly chamfered on both faces.
# 0.019
The bearing face of the nuts shall be machined
only if specified on the order. + 0.023
c) Lock nuts. Lock nuts shall have a chamfer of 1 0.023
approximately 30° on one or both faces, at the 1( 0.027
option of the manufacturer. 1! 0.027
Both faces of the nuts shall be machined only if 1) 0.030
specified on the order 1" 0.030
d) Slotted nuts. Slotted nuts shall have a chamfer 1# 0.030
of approximately 30° on their upper faces, and 2 0.035
nuts up to and including 1" in. nominal size
may, at the option of the manufacturer, be
similarly chamfered on both faces. 11 Diameter of shank of bolts
The bearing faces of the nuts shall be machined a) The maximum diameter of the unthreaded
only if specified on the order. portion of the shank of bolts shall be as follows:—
NOTE The option referred to in sub-clauses b, c and d above Nominal diameter Maximum diameter
shall apply unless the purchaser in his enquiry and order
specifically states that he requires the nuts to be “full bearing” or in. in.
“double-chamfered”.
Attention is drawn to the fact that these alternative methods of
" 0.530
finishing the lower face of nuts are associated both with the * 0.675
nominal size and the particular method of manufacture. A # 0.800
request by the purchaser for a specific type of finish limits the
manufacturing processes available, and it is therefore + 0.938
recommended that the purchaser avoids making a request for a
specific type of finish unless circumstances fully justify it.
1 1.063
1( 1.188
10 Machined nuts — squareness of 1! 1.313
thread to face 1) 1.469
When the bearing face of the nut is machined the 1" 1.594
axis of the thread of the nut shall be square to the
1# 1.844
face of the nut within the tolerances given below.
2 2.094

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The shank diameter shall be checked by means 12 Marking

of a plain ring gauge having a maximum
Bolts shall be identified as “Unified” by the
thickness equal to the nominal diameter of the
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incorporation of a circular recess in the upper

bolt, a minimum fillet radius in the bore equal to
surface of the head. Full details are given in
the maximum radius under the bolt head and an
internal diameter equal to the maximum shank Appendix B.
diameter as specified above. The bolt shall enter NOTE 1 The dimensions given in Appendix B are for the
guidance of the manufacturer and shall not be regarded as part
the ring gauge up to the head. of the requirements of the standard.
b) The unthreaded shank on bolts shall be NOTE 2 The identification of Unified bolts by the method
machined only if stated by the purchaser in his specified above is necessary to cover the transition period during
which this standard is becoming established; but at some future
order. When the shank is machined the following date, to be agreed later, marking will be discontinued.
limits shall apply:— NOTE 3 No provision is made in this standard for the marking
of nuts. When an identification feature is considered desirable by
Diameter of shank the manufacturer or user, marking should take the form of an
Nominal size
Maximum Minimum indented groove. Details will be found in Annex G of
BS 1768, “Unified Precision Hexagon bolts, screws and nuts
in. in. in. (UNC and UNF threads) normal series.”

" 0.500 0 0.494 0

* 0.625 0 0.619 0
# 0.750 0 0.744 0
+ 0.875 0 0.869 0
1 1.000 0 0.994 0
1( 1.125 0 1.117 0
1! 1.250 0 1.242 0
1) 1.375 0 1.367 0
1" 1.500 0 1.492 0
1# 1.750 0 1.742 0
2 2.000 0 1.990 0

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Table 1 — Unified hexagon head bolts and screws — heavy series (Third angle projection)
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Figure 1 — Hexagon head bolt Figure 2 — Hexagon head screw

Figure 3 — Rounded end Figure 4 — Rolled thread end

Alternative types of end permissible on bolts and screws
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Thickness of head F Radius

Width across
Nominal No. of threads per inch Width across flats A under head
corners C As forged Faced
size D R

UNC UNF Max. Min. Max. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max.

in. in. in. in. in in in in in.

1/
" 13 20 0.875 0 0.855 0 1.01 0.426 0.386 0.426 0.386 32
1
* 11 18 1.062 5 1.037 5 1.23 0.522 0.478 0.522 0.478 /16
1
# 10 16 1.250 0 1.225 0 1.44 0.618 0.570 0.618 0.570 /16
1
+ 9 14 1.437 5 1.407 5 1.66 0.714 0.662 0.714 0.662 /16
1
1 8 12 1.625 0 1.595 0 1.88 0.778 0.722 0.778 0.722 /16
1( 7 12 1.812 5 1.782 5 2.09 0.874 0.814 0.874 0.814 (
1! 7 12 2.000 0 1.955 0 2.31 0.970 0.906 0.970 0.906 (
1)a 6 12 2.187 5 2.142 5 2.53 1.065 0.997 1.065 0.997 (
1" 6 12 2.375 0 2.330 0 2.74 1.161 1.089 1.161 1.089 (
1# 5 — 2.750 0 2.690 0 3.18 1.352 1.272 1.352 1.272 (
2 4" — 3.125 0 3.065 0 3.61 1.482 1.394 1.482 1.394 (
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Table 2 — Unified hexagon ordinary nuts and lock nuts — heavy series (Third angle projection)
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Figure 5 — Hexagon ordinary nut, full Figure 6 — Double chamfered Figure 7 — Hexagon lock nut
bearing
Alternative type permissible for sizes up
to and including 1" in. [see Clause 9 b)].
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Figure 8 — Squareness tolerance gauge (see Clause 10)

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Width Thickness of ordinary nuts E Thickness of lock nuts F

No. of threads per
Nominal Width across flats A across
inch As forged Faced one side As forged Faced both sides
size D corners C

UNC UNF Max. Min. Max. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max. Min.

in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in.

" 13 20 0.875 0 0.855 0 1.01 0.520 0.480 0.504 0.464 0.332 0.292 0.317 0.277
* 11 18 1.062 5 1.037 5 1.23 0.647 0.603 0.631 0.587 0.397 0.353 0.381 0.337
# 10 16 1.250 0 1.225 0 1.44 0.774 0.726 0.758 0.710 0.462 0.414 0.446 0.398
+ 9 14 1.437 5 1.407 5 1.66 0.901 0.849 0.885 0.833 0.526 0.474 0.510 0.458
1 8 12 1.625 0 1.595 0 1.88 1.028 0.972 1.012 0.956 0.590 0.534 0.575 0.519
1( 7 12 1.812 5 1.782 5 2.09 1.155 1.095 1.139 1.079 0.655 0.595 0.639 0.579
1! 7 12 2.000 0 1.955 0 2.31 1.282 1.218 1.251 1.187 0.782 0.718 0.751 0.687
1)a 6 12 2.187 5 2.142 5 2.53 1.409 1.341 1.378 1.310 0.846 0.778 0.815 0.747
1" 6 12 2.375 0 2.330 0 2.74 1.536 1.464 1.505 1.433 0.911 0.839 0.880 0.808
1# 5 — 2.750 0 2.690 0 3.18 1.790 1.710 1.759 1.679 1.040 0.960 1.009 0.929
2 4" — 3.125 0 3.065 0 3.61 2.044 1.956 2.013 1.925 1.169 1.081 1.138 1.050
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Table 3 — Unified hexagon slotted nuts — heavy series (Bearing face machined)
(Third angle projection)
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Figure 9 — Hexagon slotted nut, full bearing Figure 10 — Double chamfered

Alternative types of hexagon slotted nuts. See Clause 9 d) and Note.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Width
No. of threads per
Nominal Width across flats A across Thickness G Slot
inch
size D corners C

UNC UNF Max. Min. Max. Max. Min Width M Depth N

in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in.

5 5
" 13 20 0.875 0 0.855 0 1.01 0.504 0.464 /32 /32
3 7
* 11 18 1.062 5 1.037 5 1.23 0.631 0.587 /16 /32
3
# 10 16 1.250 0 1.225 0 1.44 0.758 0.710 /16 !
3
+ 9 14 1.437 5 1.407 5 1.66 0.885 0.833 /16 !
9
1 8 12 1.625 0 1.595 0 1.88 1.012 0.956 ! /32
11
1( 7 12 1.812 5 1.782 5 2.09 1.139 1.079 ! /32
5
1! 7 12 2.000 0 1.955 0 2.31 1.251 1.187 /16 )
5/
1)a 6 12 2.187 5 2.142 5 2.53 1.378 1.310 16 )
7
1" 6 12 2.375 0 2.330 0 2.74 1.505 1.433 ) /16
1# 5 — 2.750 0 2.690 0 3.18 1.759 1.679 7
/16 "
7 9
2 4" — 3.125 0 3.065 0 3.61 2.013 1.925 /16 /16
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Appendix A Formulae
NOTE The basic dimensions given in this standard arc in accordance with those for the equivalent bolts and nuts in the American
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Standard, but in certain instances smaller tolerances have been applied. The proportions for bolt and screw heads and nuts in
intermediate sizes and sizes larger than 2 in. should be derived from the formulae extracted from the American Standard and given
in the following table. Tolerances should not exceed those derived from the formulae.

Width across flats Height of head

Bolt and screw Nominal Width across
heads Tolerance Tolerance plus corners (max.)
Basica Nominal size Height of
minus or minus
D head
in. in. in. in. in. in.
Faced 1" D 0.050D " to + # D + 32 1/ 0.016D + 0.012 1.154 7 ×
+( 1 to 1+ #D 0.016D + 0.012 Maximum
2 to 3 # D + 1/32 0.016D + 0.012 width across
flats

Width across flats Thickness

Nominal Width across

Nuts Tolerance Tolerance plus or
Basica corners (max.)
minus Nominal minus
Thickness
size D

in. in. in. in. in. in.

Ordinary
As forged 1"D 0.050D All sizes D As for bolts.
+( Sec above
Faced, plain ! to 1( D – 1/64 0.016D + 0.012 1.154 7 ×
and slotted 1"D 0.050D 1! to 2 D – 1/32 0.016D + 0.012 Maximum
+( 2! to 3 D – 3/64 0.016D + 0.012 width across
3! to 4 D – 1/16 0.016D + 0.012 flats
Lock
As forged 1"D 0.050D ! to 1( "D + 1/16  As for bolts.
+( 1! to 2! "D + ( 
2" to 4 "D + !  See above

Faced 1"D 0.050D ! to 1( "D + 3/64 0.016D + 0.012

+( 1! to 2 "D + 3/32 0.016D + 0.012
2! "D + 5/84 0.016D + 0.012
2( to 3 "D + 13/64 0.016D + 0.012
3! to 4 "D + 3/16 0.016D + 0.012
a Theuse of bolts having nominal diameters to an odd 1/16 in. is deprecated, but in cases where it is unavoidable the above formula
should be applied and the dimensions across flats adjusted to the nearest 1/16 in. above.

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Appendix B Details of identification marking for unified hexagon bolts

(see Clause 12)
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NOTE All dimensions given are for the guidance of the manufacturer and shall not be regarded as part of the requirements of the
standard.

Figure 12 — Recessed bolt head

1 2 3 4 5

Recess
Nominal
Diameter A Depth B
size D
Max. Min. Max. Min.

in. in. in. in. in.

9
" /16 " 0.020 0.010
11
* /16 * 0.025 0.015
13/
# 16 # 0.025 0.015
15
+ /16 + 0.025 0.015
1 1 /16
1
1 0.025 0.015
1( 13/16 1( 0.030 0.020
l! 15/16 1! 0.030 0.020
1)a 17/16 1) 0.030 0.020
1" 19/16 1" 0.030 0.020
1# 113/16 1# 0.030 0.020
2 21/16 2 0.030 0.020
a
To be dispensed with wherever possible.

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