Strength of Material

Mechanical Requirements for Stainless Steel & Non-Ferrous Fastenerss

Grade	General Descpription of Material	Bolts, Screws and Studs						Nuts
		Full Size Bolts, Screws, Studs		Machine Test Sprecimens of Bolts, Screws, Studs			Hardness Rockwell	Proof Load Stress	Hardness Rockwell
		Yield Strength	Tensile Strength	Yield Strength	Tensile Strength	Elong- ation	Hardness Rockwell	Proof Load Stress	Hardness Rockwell
		Min psi	Min psi	Min psi	Min psi	% Min.	Min	psi	Min
303A	Austenitic Stainless Steel- Sol. Annealed	30,000	75,000	30,000	75,000	20	B75	75,000	B75
304-A	Austenitic Stainless Steel- Sol. Annealed	30,000	75,000	30,000	75,000	20	B75	75,000	B75
304	Austenitic Stainless Steel- Cold Worked	50,000	90,000	45,000	85,000	20	B85	90,000	B85
304-SH	Austenitic Stainless Steel- Strain Hardened	See Note 6	See Note 6	See Note 6	See Note 6	15	C25	See Note 6	C20
305-A	Austenitic Stainless Steel- Sol. Annealed	30,000	75,000	30,000	75,000	20	B70	75,000	B70
305	Austenitic Stainless Steel- Cold Worked	50,000	90,000	45,000	85,000	20	B85	90,000	B85
305-SH	Austenitic Stainless Steel- Strain Hardened	See Note 6	See Note 6	See Note 6	See Note 6	15	C25	See Note 6	C20
316-A	Austenitic Stainless Steel- Sol. Annealed	30,000	75,000	30,000	75,000	20	B70	75,000	B70
316	Austenitic Stainless Steel- Cold Worked	50,000	90,000	45,000	85,000	20	B85	90,000	B85
316-SH	Austenitic Stainless Steel- Strain Hardened	See Note 6	See Note 6	See Note 6	See Note 6	15	C25	See Note 6	C20
XM7-A	Austenitic Stainless Steel- Sol. Annealed	30,000	75,000	30,000	75,000	20	B70	75,000	B70
XM7	Austenitic Stainless Steel- Cold Worked	50,000	90,000	45,000	85,000	20	B85	90,000	B85
384-A	Austenitic Stainless Steel- Sol. Annealed	30,000	75,000	30,000	75,000	20	B70	75,000	B70
384	Austenitic Stainless Steel- Cold Worked	50,000	90,000	45,000	85,000	20	B85	90,000	B85
410-H	Martensitic Stainless Steel- Hardened and Tempered	95,000	125,000	95,000	125,000	20	C22	125,000	C22
410-HT	Martensitic Stainless Steel- Hardened and Tempered	135,000	180,000	135,000	180,000	12	C36	180,000	C36
416-H	Martensitic Stainless Steel- Hardened and Tempered	95,000	125,000	95,000	125,000	20	C22	125,000	C22
416-HT	Martensitic Stainless Steel- Hardened and Tempered	135,000	180,000	135,000	180,000	12	C36	180,000	C36
430	Ferritic Stainless Steel	40,000	70,000	40,000	70,000	20	B75	70,000	B75
464-HF	Naval Brass	15,000	52,000	14,000	50,000	25	B56	52,000	B56
464	Naval Brass	27,000	60,000	25,000	57,000	25	B65	60,000	B65
462	Naval Brass	27,000	52,000	24,000	50,000	20	B65	52,000	B65
642	Aluminum Bronze	35,000	72,000	35,000	72,000	15	B75	72,000	B75
630	Aluminum Bronze	50,000	105,000	50,000	105,000	10	B90	105,000	B90
614	Aluminum Bronze	40,000	75,000	40,000	75,000	30	B70	75,000	B70
510	Phosphor Bronze	35,000	60,000	35,000	60,000	15	B60	60,000	B60
675	Manganese Bronze	22,000	55,000	22,000	55,000	20	B60	55,000	B60
655-HF	Silicon Bronze	20,000	52,000	18,500	50,000	20	B60	52,000	B60
655	Silicon Bronze	38,000	70,000	36,000	68,000	15	B75	70,000	B75
651	Silicon Bronze	45,000	75,000	42,500	72,000	8	B75	75,000	B75
661	Silicon Bronze	38,000	70,000	38,000	70,000	15	B75	70,000	B75
NICU- A-HF	Nickel-Copper Alloy A	25,000	70,000	25,000	70,000	20	B70	70,000	B70
NICU-A	Nickel-Copper Alloy A	40,000	80,000	40,000	80,000	20	B80	80,000	B80
NICU-B	Nickel-Copper Alloy B	40,000	80,000	40,000	80,000	20	B80	80,000	B80
NICU-K	Nickel-Copper Aluminum Alloy	90,000	130,000	90,000	130,000	20	C24	130,000	C24
2024-T4	Aluminum Alloy	40,000	55,000	40,000	55,000	14	B70	55,000	B70
6061-T6	Aluminum Alloy	35,000	42,000	35,000	42,000	12	B50	42,000	B50

Note 6. Austenitic stainless steel, strain hardened bolts, screws, studs, and nuts shall have the following strength per properties.

Product Size	Bolts, Screws, Studs				Nuts
	Tested Full Size		Machine Test Specimens,		Proof Load Stress
	Yield Strength	Tensile Strength	Yield Strength	Tensile Strength	Proof Load Stress
in.	min psi	min psi	min psi	min psi	psi
to 5/8 in.	100,000	125,000	90,000	115,000	125,000
over 5/8 to 1 in.	70,000	105,000	65,000	100,000	105,000
over 1 to 1-1/2 in.	50,000	90,000	45,000	85,000	90,000

Hardness Conversion Table

Brinell Hardness	Rockwell B-Scale	Rockwell C-Scale	Approximate Tensile (lbs/PSI)
653	-	62	324,000
627	-	60	311,000
601	-	59	306,000
578	-	57	290,000
578	-	57	290,000
555	-	56	284,000
534	-	54	270,000
514	-	53	263,000
495	-	51	250,000
477	-	50	243,000
461	-	49	236,000
444	-	47	223,000
429	-	47	217,000
415	-	45	211,000
401	-	42	194,000
388	-	41	188,000
375	-	40	182,000
363	-	38	171,000
352	-	37	166,000
331	-	36	162,000
321	-	34	153,000
311	-	33	148,000
302	-	32	144,000
293	-	31	140,000
285	-	30	136,000
277	-	29	132,000
269	-	28	129,000
262	-	27	126,000
255	-	25	120,000
248	-	24	117,000
241	100	23	115,000
235	99	22	112,000
229	98	21	110,000
223	97	20	108,000
217	96	-	103,000
212	96	-	103,000
207	95	-	101,000
202	94	-	98,000
197	93	-	96,000
192	92	-	93,000
187	91	-	91,000
183	90	-	89,000
179	89	-	87,000
174	88	-	85,000
170	87	-	83,000
166	86	-	81,000
163	85	-	80,000
159	84	-	78,000
156	83	-	77,000
153	82	-	76,000
149	81	-	75,000
146	80	-	74,000
143	79	-	73,000
140	78	-	71,000
137	77	-	70,000
134	76	-	69,000
131	74	-	67,000
128	73	-	66,000
126	72	-	65,000
124	71	-	63,000
121	70	-	62,000
118	69	-	61,000
116	68	-	60,000
114	67	-	59,000
112	66	-	58,000
109	65	-	57,000
107	64	-	55,000

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