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Standard Specification for

Common Requirements for Bolting Intended for Use at Any
Temperature from Cryogenic to the Creep Range1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A962/A962M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

1. Scope* fitness for purpose under certain conditions. These conditions

1.1 This specification covers a group of common require- include cryogenic or high temperature service, or excessive
ments that shall apply to carbon, alloy, stainless steel, and vibration, impact, or shock. To further address any other
nickel alloy bolting under any of the following ASTM Speci- special service conditions where bolting is intended for use,
fications (or under any other ASTM Specifications that invoke additional requirements may be specified by mutual agreement
this specification or portions thereof): between the purchaser and supplier.
Title of Specifications ASTM Designation 1.4 Supplementary requirements are provided for use at the
Alloy-Steel and Stainless Steel Bolting for A193/A193M option of the purchaser. The supplementary requirements only
High Temperature or High Pressure Service and
Other Special Purpose Applications
apply when specified individually by the purchaser in the
Carbon Steel, Alloy Steel, and Stainless Steel Nuts A194/A194M purchase order or contract.
for Bolts for High Pressure or High Temperature
Service, or Both 1.5 This specification is expressed in both inch-pound units
Alloy-Steel and Stainless Steel Bolting for Low-
Temperature Service
Stainless and Alloy-Steel Turbine-Type Bolting
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A437/A437M
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Specially Heat Treated for High-Temperature inch-pound units shall apply. The values stated in either SI
Service units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as
High-Temperature Bolting, with Expansion A453/A453M standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets.
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Coefficients Comparable to Austenitic Stainless
Steels The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents;
Alloy-Steel Bolting for Special Applications A540/A540M therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other.
Precipitation-Hardening Bolting (UNS N07718) A1014/A1014M Combining values from the two systems may result in noncon-
for High Temperature Service
formance with the specification.
High Strength Precipitation Hardening and Duplex
Stainless Steel Bolting for Special Purpose
ASTM A962/A962M-23
A1082/A1082M
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Applications
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
1.2 In case of conflict, the requirements of the individual ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
product specification shall prevail over those of this specifica- Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
tion. mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
1.3 Fasteners are a wide-ranging classification that includes Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
screws, bolts, nuts, washers, stud bolts, rivets, powder-actuated
studs, staples, tacks, and pins. Bolting, which is composed of 2. Referenced Documents
bolting materials, such as rods, bars, flats, and forgings, which The following documents shall form a part of this specifica-
are subsequently manufactured into bolting components, are a tion to the extent specified. The latest issue shall apply un-
special sub-group of fasteners. Bolting materials and compo- less otherwise specified.
nents have designated compositions and specific properties 2.1 ASTM Standards:2
intended for applications in aggressive service where commer- A29/A29M Specification for General Requirements for Steel
cial generic fasteners may not be suitable or have insufficient Bars, Carbon and Alloy, Hot-Wrought
A193/A193M Specification for Alloy-Steel and Stainless
Steel Bolting for High Temperature or High Pressure
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, Service and Other Special Purpose Applications
Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
A01.22 on Steel Forgings and Wrought Fittings for Piping Applications and Bolting
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Materials for Piping and Special Purpose Applications. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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approved in 1997. Last previous edition approved in 2022 as A962/A962M – 22. Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
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A194/A194M Specification for Carbon Steel, Alloy Steel, F2328 Test Method for Determining Decarburization and
and Stainless Steel Nuts for Bolts for High Pressure or Carburization in Hardened and Tempered Threaded Steel
High Temperature Service, or Both Bolts, Screws, Studs, and Nuts
A320/A320M Specification for Alloy-Steel and Stainless F2328M Test Method for Determining Decarburization and
Steel Bolting for Low-Temperature Service Carburization in Hardened and Tempered Threaded Steel
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing Bolts, Screws, Studs, and Nuts (Metric)
of Steel Products 2.2 AIAG Standard:3
A380/A380M Practice for Cleaning, Descaling, and Passi- AIAG B-5 02.00 Primary Metals Identification Tag Applica-
vation of Stainless Steel Parts, Equipment, and Systems tion Standard
A437/A437M Specification for Stainless and Alloy-Steel 2.3 ASME Standards:4
Turbine-Type Bolting Specially Heat Treated for High- B1.1 Screw Threads
Temperature Service B1.13M Metric Screw Threads – M Profile
A453/A453M Specification for High-Temperature Bolting, B1.2 Gages and Gaging for Unified Screw Threads
B1.3M Screw Thread Gaging Systems for Dimensional
with Expansion Coefficients Comparable to Austenitic
Acceptability of Metric Screw Threads
Stainless Steels
B18.2.1 Square and Hex Bolts and Screws
A484/A484M Specification for General Requirements for
B18.2.2 Metric Heavy Hex Nuts
Stainless Steel Bars, Billets, and Forgings B18.2.3.3M Metric Heavy Hex Screws
A540/A540M Specification for Alloy-Steel Bolting for Spe- B18.2.3.6M Metric Heavy Bolts
cial Applications B18.2.4.6M Nuts for General Applications
A700 Guide for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods B18.2.6 Fasteners Used in Structural Applications
for Steel Products for Shipment B18.2.6M Metric Fasteners for Use in Structural Applica-
A751 Test Methods and Practices for Chemical Analysis of tions
Steel Products B18.3 Hexagon Socket and Spline Socket Screws

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A788/A788M Specification for Steel Forgings, General Re- B18.18 Quality Assurance for Fasteners
B18.31.2 Continuous Thread Stud, Double-End Stud, and
Flange Bolting Stud (Stud Bolt) (Inch Series)
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A967/A967M Specification for Chemical Passivation Treat-
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ISO 4762 Hex Socket Cap Screw
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A1014/A1014M Specification for Precipitation-Hardening
2.5 Other Documents:
ASNT Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A6
Bolting (UNS N07718) for High Temperature Service
A1058 Test Methods for Mechanical Testing of Steel 3. Terminology
ASTM A962/A962M-23
Products—Metric 3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
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A1082/A1082M Specification for High Strength Precipita- 3.1.1 annealing—material shall be uniformly reheated to a
tion Hardening and Duplex Stainless Steel Bolting for temperature above the transformation range and, after holding
Special Purpose Applications for a sufficient time at this temperature, cooled slowly to a
E3 Guide for Preparation of Metallographic Specimens temperature below the transformation range.
E381 Method of Macroetch Testing Steel Bars, Billets, 3.1.2 bar—a solid rolled or forged section that is long in
Blooms, and Forgings relationship to its cross-sectional dimensions with a relatively
E384 Test Method for Microindentation Hardness of Mate- constant cross section throughout its length. See Specification
rials A29/A29M for definitions relating to the production of hot
E566 Practice for Electromagnetic (Eddy Current/Magnetic wrought and cold finished bars.
Induction) Sorting of Ferrous Metals 3.1.3 bolting—a general term which includes bolting ma-
E1417/E1417M Practice for Liquid Penetrant Testing terials (rolled or forged bars or blanks, wire, rod, threaded bar,
E1444/E1444M Practice for Magnetic Particle Testing for rotary pierced or extruded seamless tubes, bored bars, or forged
Aerospace hollows from forged or rolled bar segments), which are
E1916 Guide for Identification of Mixed Lots of Metals manufactured into bolting components, including but not
F606/F606M Test Methods for Determining the Mechanical
Properties of Externally and Internally Threaded 3
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F788 Specification for Surface Discontinuities of Bolts, Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME
International Headquarters, Two Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990, http://
Screws, Studs, and Rivets, Inch and Metric Series www.asme.org.
F812 Specification for Surface Discontinuities of Nuts, Inch 5
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limited to, connectors, pins, restraining device components, 3.1.10.7 components, non heat treated (strain hardened)—
shafts, bolts, nuts, screws, studs, and washers. all bolting components of the same heat or cast of material,
3.1.4 bolting components—components, such as bolts, nuts, condition, reduction (cold work), finish, and size.
screws, studs, washers, connectors, and pins, are finished 3.1.10.8 solution treat or treatment (or solution
products which join, fasten, restrain, or position objects. annealing)—material shall be heated to a temperature that
3.1.5 bolting materials—starting materials used for the causes the carbides to go into solution and then quenched in
manufacture of bolting components, such as rolled or forged or water or rapidly cooled by other means to prevent re-
threaded solid bars, blanks, wires, rods, or tubes or other precipitation.
hollow sections, that may be further processed by heat 3.1.10.9 stress relieving—material shall be uniformly heated
treatment, cold working, forging, threading, or machining. to the selected stress relieving temperature, held long enough
to reduce stresses and then cooled at a rate that will result in the
3.1.6 certifying organization—the company or association
properties required for the material grade and minimize the
responsible for the conformance and marking of the product to
development of new residual stresses.
the specification requirements.
3.1.10.10 strain hardened material—austenitic stainless
3.1.7 class—a term used to differentiate between different
steel material which has been subjected to cold working
heat treatment conditions or strength levels, or both, often
sufficient to cause a significant increase in strength.
within the same grade but sometimes within the same family of
materials. May also apply to work hardened condition or 3.2 Definitions—For definitions of other terms used in this
strength level, or both. specification, refer to Terminology A941.
3.1.8 grade—an alloy described individually and identified
4. Ordering Information
by its own designation in a table of chemical requirements
within any specification. 4.1 It is the purchaser’s responsibility to specify in the
purchase order all information necessary to purchase the
3.1.9 length, components subject to full size testing—that
needed material. Examples of such information include, but are
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portion of the bolting component whose body diameter is
approximately the same as the nominal thread size.
not limited, to the following:
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3.1.10 lot—unless otherwise specified, a lot shall consist of: 4.1.2 Product specification number with grade, class, type,
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bolting material of the same heat or cast of material, condition, 4.1.3 Choice of testing track from the options listed in Test
finish, and size subjected to the same heat treatment in one Methods A1058 when material is ordered to an M suffix (SI
tempering charge and submitted for inspection at the same units) product standard. If the choice of test track is not
time. specified in the order, then the default ASTM track shall be
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3.1.10.2 bolting, heat treated in continuous type furnaces—A962/A962M-23
used as noted in Test Methods A1058.
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all bolting material of the same heat or cast of material, 4.1.4 Any additional information required by the individual
condition, finish, and size heat treated without interruption in a product specification,
continuous type furnace. 4.1.5 Supplementary requirements,
4.1.6 Additional requirements (see 5.3, 5.5, 5.6, 6.1, 7.4,
3.1.10.3 bolting, non heat treated (strain hardened)—all 13.1, 13.3.1, 13.3.3, 13.5.2, 13.6, 15.8, and 19.1).
bolting material of the same heat or cast of material, condition, 4.1.7 Additional ordering options provided in the individual
reduction (cold work), finish, and size. product specification, and
3.1.10.4 components, machined from bolting material—all 4.1.8 Dimensions (diameter, length of point, overall length,
bolting components machined from the same lot of bolting finish, shape, threads, etc.).
material defined as outlined in either 3.1.10.1 or 3.1.10.2,
above without any subsequent heat treatment or hot or cold 5. Melting Process
forming.
5.1 The steel shall be produced by any of the following
3.1.10.5 components, heat treated in batch type furnaces— processes: basic-oxygen, electric-furnace, or vacuum-
all bolting component items produced by any manufacturing induction melting (VIM). The molten steel may be vacuum-
process (such as rolling, forging, or machining) from the same treated prior to or during pouring of the ingot or strand casting.
heat or cast of material, of the same prior condition, the same
5.2 Unless otherwise specified in the individual product
size, and subjected to the same heat treatment in one tempering
specification, the steel shall be fully killed. Use of the basic
charge.
oxygen process shall be limited to grades containing less than
3.1.10.6 components, heat treated in continuous type 6 % chromium.
furnaces—all bolting component items produced by any manu-
facturing process (such as rolling, forging, or machining) from 5.3 If a specific type of melting is required by the purchaser,
the same heat or cast of material, of the same prior condition, it shall be stated on the purchase order.
of the same size, and then subjected to the same heat treatment 5.4 The primary melting may incorporate separate degas-
in a four hour period and in one tempering charge. sing or refining and may be followed by secondary melting

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such as electroslag remelting or vacuum remelting. If second- midway between center and surface of full-size prolongations
ary melting is employed, the heat shall be defined as all of the or from broken mechanical test specimens. The chemical
ingot remelted from a single primary heat. composition thus determined shall conform to the limits of the
5.5 Steel may be cast in ingots or may be continuously cast. product specification, within the permissible variations in
When steel of different grades is continuously cast identifica- Table 1, as appropriate for the grade being supplied. When
tion of the resultant transition material is required. The steel multiple samples are taken from the same lot for product
producer shall remove the transition material by an established analysis, individual elements shall not vary both above and
procedure that positively separates the grades. Should the below the specified range.
purchaser deem it necessary to have the transition zone of two 7.4 For continuous cast materials the requirements of 8.2 or
heats of the same grade which are continuously cast discarded, 8.3, as appropriate, of Specification A788/A788M shall be met.
the purchaser shall invoke Supplementary Requirement S53. 7.5 Steels with intentional additions of lead, bismuth, or
5.6 Quality—The steel producer quality control procedures tellurium shall not be supplied or used. Steels with intentional
shall provide sufficient testing of carbon and alloy steels in additions of selenium may only be supplied or used when
accordance with Method E381 or other suitable method as specifically called out in the product specification.
agreed upon between the purchaser and the producer to assure 7.6 The starting material shall not contain any unspecified
the internal quality of the product. elements, other than nitrogen in austenitic stainless steels, for
5.6.1 Ingot Cast Product—Visual examination of transverse the ordered grade(s) to the extent that it then conforms to the
sections shall show no imperfections worse than the macro- requirements of another grade for which that element is a
graphs of Method E381 S2-R2-C3 or equivalent as agreed specified element having a required minimum content.
upon.
5.6.2 Strand Cast Product—Visual examination of traverse 8. Mechanical Properties
sections in accordance with Method E381 shall reveal none of 8.1 Method of Mechanical Tests—All tests shall be con-
the conditions shown in macrographs 1-5, 7, 12-18 of Plate III. ducted in accordance with Test Methods and Definitions A370
Conditions 6, 8-11 shall not be present to a degree greater than
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6. Materials and Manufacture 8.2 For the purpose of determining conformance to the
6.1 Bars shall be produced in accordance with Specifica- product specification requirements, specimens shall be ob-
tions A29/A29M or A484/A484M as applicable. Finish (hot tained from the production material, or, in the case of forgings,
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rolled or cold drawn, rough turned, extruded, ground, or
polished) shall be at the option of the manufacturer unless
from separately forged test blanks prepared from the stock used
make the finished product. Heat treatment shall be com-
otherwise specified. pleted prior to removal of material for mechanical testing.
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to 8.3 If separately forged test blanks are used, they shall be of
ensure bars do not contain piping or segregation that precludes the same heat of steel, be subjected to substantially the same
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use of the product to manufacture bolting meeting the require- reduction and working as the production forging they
ments of the individual product specifications. represent, be heat treated in the same furnace charge and under
6.2 Bolting components shall be produced in accordance the same conditions as the production forging, and be of the
with the product specification. same nominal thickness as the maximum heat treated thickness
of the production forging.
7. Chemical Composition 8.4 Bars—Tension and impact tests representing bar stock
7.1 Chemical Analysis—Heat or product chemical analysis shall be taken in accordance with the requirements of Annex
shall be in accordance with Test Methods, Practices, and A1 of Test Methods and Definitions A370. Impact tests are not
Terminology A751. required on bars 1⁄2 in. and under in diameter.
7.2 Heat Analysis—An analysis of each heat of steel shall be 8.5 Components, Machined from Heat Treated Bar—
made by the steel manufacturer to determine the percentages of Mechanical properties of bolting components machined from
those elements specified in the individual product specification. heat treated bar shall be represented by the tests conducted on
If secondary melting processes are employed, the heat analysis the bar in accordance with 8.4.
shall be obtained from one remelted ingot or the product of one 8.6 Components, All Classes—Produced by other
remelted ingot of each primary melt. The chemical analysis methods—When bolting components have been produced by
thus determined shall conform to the requirements of the upsetting or forging (hot or cold), when they have been
individual product specification. Product analysis (check subjected to heat treatment, or when the nominal thread size
analysis) tolerances shall not be applied to heat analysis falls into a different diameter range than that of the starting bar
requirements. as shown in the applicable specifications, then tests shall be
7.3 Product Analysis—When performed, by manufacturer, conducted on material taken from those components.
purchaser, end user, and so forth, samples for analysis shall be 8.6.1 Tension test specimens taken from finished compo-
taken from midway between center and surface of solid parts, nents shall be machined to the form and dimensions and from
midway between inner and outer surfaces of hollow parts, the positions shown in Annex A3 of Test Methods and

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TABLE 1 Product Analysis ToleranceA
Low Alloy and Carbon SteelB High Alloy and Stainless SteelC

Limit or Maximum of Specified Permissible Variations Over Maximum Permissible Variations Over Maximum Limit
Element
Range, wt. % Limit or Under Minimum Limit, % or Under Minimum Limit, %
Carbon to 0.010, incl. 0.002
over 0.010 to 0.030, incl. 0.005
over 0.030 to 0.20 incl. 0.01
over 0.20 to 0.80, incl. 0.02
Manganese to 1.00 incl. 0.03
over 1.00 to 3.00 incl. 0.04
over 3.00 to 6.00, incl. 0.05
over 6.00 to 10.00, incl. 0.06
Phosphorous to 0.040, incl. 0.005
over 0.040 to 0.20, incl. 0.010
Sulfur to 0.040 incl. 0.005
over 0.040 to 0.20, incl. 0.010
over 0.20 to 0.50, incl. 0.02
Silicon to 1.00, incl. 0.02 0.05
over 1.00 to 3.00 incl. 0.10
over 3.00 to 7.00, incl. 0.15
Chromium 0.90 and under 0.03
over 0.90 to 2.10, incl. 0.05
over 2.10 to 4.00, incl. 0.07
over 4.00 to 10.00 incl. 0.10
over 10.00 to 15.00 incl. 0.15
over 15.00 to 20.00 incl. 0.20
over 20.00 to 30.00 incl. 0.25
Nickel to 1.00 incl. 0.03
over 1.00 to 5.00 incl. 0.07
over 5.00 to 10.00 incl. 0.10
over 10.00 to 20.00 incl. 0.15

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over 20.00 to 30.00 incl. 0.20
over 30.00 to 40.00, incl. 0.25
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over 0.20 to 0.60 incl. 0.03
over 0.60 to 2.00 incl. 0.05
over 2.00 to 7.00 incl. 0.10
Titanium to 4.00, incl. 0.05
Niobium (Columbium)
Tantalum
Copper
to 1.50, incl.
to 0.10 incl.
to 0.50, incl.
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0.02
0.03
over 0.50 to 1.00, incl. 0.05
over 1.00 to 3.00, incl. 0.10
over 3.00 to 5.00, incl. ASTM A962/A962M-23 0.15
Cobalt 0.05 to 0.20 incl. 0.01
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Nitrogen to 0.02, incl. 0.005
over 0.02 to 0.19 incl. 0.01
over 0.19 to 0.25 0.02
over 0.25 to 0.35 0.03
over 0.35 to 0.45 0.04
over 0.45 0.05
Aluminum to 0.15, incl. +0.01, −0.005
over 0.15 to 0.50, incl. 0.05
over 0.50 to 0.80, incl. 0.07
Vanadium to 0.10 incl. 0.01
over 0.10 to 0.25 incl. 0.02
over 0.25 to 0.50, incl. 0.03
minimum value specified, 0.01
under minimum limit only
Tungsten to 0.50, incl. 0.02
over 0.50 to 1.00, incl. 0.03
over 1.00 to 2.00, incl. 0.05
over 2.00 to 4.00, incl. 0.06
Cerium to 0.20, incl. 0.01
Zirconium to 0.01, incl. 0.005
Boron to 0.010, incl. 0.0005
over 0.010 to 0.07, incl. 0.005
Lead 0.15 to 0.35, incl. 0.03
A
This table does not apply to heat analysis.
B
Chromium content less than 4.00.
C
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when M suffix (SI units) is specified. Impact tests are not 11. Proof Load and Cone Proof Requirements
required on material from externally threaded components
11.1 Proof Load Test—Nuts shall be assembled on a
when the thread diameter is 1⁄2 in. and under.
threaded mandrel or a test bolt as illustrated in Fig. 1(a)
9. Hardness Requirements Tension Method or (b) Compression Method. The minimum
proof load required by the product specification shall be
9.1 The material shall conform to the hardness requirements applied using a free running cross head speed of 1.0 in. [25
prescribed in the product specification. Hardness testing shall mm] per minute maximum and shall be held for at least 10 s.
be performed in accordance with Test Methods and Definitions The nut shall resist this load without stripping or rupture, and
A370 when inch-pound units are specified or to the applicable
shall be removable by hand, without use of tooling, after the
track of Test Methods A1058 if SI units are specified.
load is released. A wrench may be used to loosen the nut
9.2 Tensile tests prevail over hardness tests in the event a one-half turn maximum to start it in motion. The test shall be
conflict exists relative to minimum strength unless otherwise discarded if the threads of the mandrel or test bolt are damaged
specified in the product specification. during the test.
11.1.1 Mandrels shall have a hardness of 45 HRC minimum
10. Tensile Requirements
with threads of the appropriate series and conforming to the
10.1 Bars and Specimens Machined From Components— requirements of ASME B1.1 Class 3A or ASME B1.13M
The bolting component material shall conform to the tensile tolerance 4H except that the maximum major diameter shall be
property requirements prescribed in the product specification. the minimum major diameter plus 0.25 times the major
10.1.1 When the dimensions of the component material to diameter tolerance.
be tested will permit, the tension test specimens shall be 11.1.2 The test bolt shall have threads appropriate to the
machined to the form and dimensions of the standard 2–in. standard specified for the nut being tested and shall have a
[50–mm] gage length tension test specimen described in Test yield strength in excess of the specified proof load of the nut
Methods and Definitions A370 when inch-pound units are
being tested.
specified or the standard length tension test specimens de-
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units are specified.
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10.1.2 When the dimensions of the component material to
11.2 Cone Proof Load Test—This test is performed when
be tested do not permit full size specimens, small size
visible surface discontinuities become a matter of issue. The

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specimens meeting the requirements of Test Methods and
uses a conical washer and threaded mandrel to determine
Definitions A370 when inch-pound units are specified or the
the load-carrying ability of hardened steel nuts through 1 ⁄ in. 12
small size specimens described in the applicable track of Test[36 mm] in diameter assembled as shown in Fig. 2. The
Methods A1058 if SI units are specified shall be used. minimum cone proof load required by the product specification
10.2 Testing of Full Size Components—Full ASTM A962/A962M-23
size testing shall be applied using a free running cross head speed of 0.12
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shall be as described in Test Methods and Definitions A370 in. [3 mm] per minute maximum and shall be held for at least
when inch-pound units are specified or as described in Test 10 s. The nut shall support its specified cone proof load without
Methods F606/F606M when SI units are specified. stripping or rupture.

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FIG. 2 Cone-Proof Test

11.2.1 Mandrels shall conform to the requirements of 13.3 Bolts, Screws, Studs, and Stud Bolts—Points shall be
11.1.1. flat and chamfered or rounded at the option of the manufac-
11.2.2 Conical washers shall have a hardness of 57 HRC turer. The length of the point on studs and stud bolts shall be
minimum and a hole diameter equivalent to the nominal not less than one nor more than two complete threads as
diameter of the mandrel +0.002, -0.000 in. [+0.05 and -0.00 measured from the extreme end parallel to the axis. Length of
mm].
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11.2.3 The contact point of the cone shall be sharp for nut
studs and stud bolts shall be measured from first thread to first
thread. Bolts, studs, and bolting material shall be capable of

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sizes 1⁄2 in. [12 mm] or less. For sizes over 1⁄2 in. [12 mm], the passing inspection in accordance with Specification F788.
point shall be flat and 0.015 6 0.001 in. [0.38 + 0.03 mm] in 13.3.1 Hex Bolts—Unless otherwise specified in the pur-
width. chase order heads shall be in accordance with the dimensions
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11.2.4 Cone proof loads may be determined as shown in
Tables 2 and 3 when they are not specified in the product
of ASME B18.2.1 or B18.2.3.6M and the Heavy Hex screw
series, should be used, except the maximum body diameter and
specification. radius of fillets may be the same as for the heavy hex bolt
12. Impact Requirements ASTM A962/A962M-23
series. The body diameter and head fillet radius for sizes of
heavy hex cap screws and bolts that are not shown in their
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12.1 The material shall conform to the impact requirements respective tables in the ASME specifications may be that
prescribed in the product specification. shown in the corresponding hex cap screw and bolt tables
12.2 Sampling for impact testing shall conform to the respectively. Unless otherwise specified on the purchase order
product specification. Metric Heavy Hex Screws shall be in accordance with ASME
B18.2.3.3M.
12.3 The impact test specimen shall have the form and 13.3.2 Socket Heads—Unless otherwise specified socket
dimensions shown in Fig. 10 of Test Methods and Definitions head screws shall be in accordance with ASME B18.3 or ISO
A370 for the Charpy V-notch specimen, Type A when inch- 4762.
pound units are specified or to the test specimens described in 13.3.3 Studs and Stud Bolts—Unless otherwise specified in
the applicable track of Test Methods A1058 if SI units are the purchase order, dimensions and tolerances for studs and
specified. The longitudinal axis of the specimen shall be stud bolts shall be in accordance with ASME B18.31.2.
parallel to the direction of rolling or, in the case of forgings, to
the longest axis of the component the test bar represents. The 13.4 External Threads—Threads shall either be formed after
notch shall be located on the test specimen surface which most heat treatment or heat treatment shall be performed in atmo-
closely approaches a radial direction. The base of the notch sphere control furnaces.
shall be as nearly as practicable perpendicular to the longest 13.4.1 Thread Form—Unless otherwise specified external
axis of the component. threads shall be in accordance with ASME B1.1, Class 2A fit,
or ASME B1.13M, Class 6g fit.
13. Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance 13.4.2 Inch Series—Sizes 1 in. and smaller in diameter shall
13.1 The bolting components shall conform to the be coarse thread series, and those 11⁄8 in. and larger in diameter
dimensions, tolerances and finish as specified in the purchase shall be eight pitch thread series, unless otherwise specified.
order or in the individual product specification. 13.5 Nuts—Unless otherwise specified nuts shall be hexago-
13.2 Bars—Bars shall meet the dimensional requirements of nal in shape and the American National Standard Heavy Hex
Specifications A29/A29M or A484/A484M as applicable. Series shall be used. In addition nuts shall either be double