TORQUE-TENSION

REFERENCE GUIDE
ASTM A307 GRADE A, SAE J429 GRADE 5 & 8, HOLO-KROME GRADE 9 ASTM A574 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREWS

HK Unified Coarse Thread Series Fine Thread Series

Basic
307A Nominal Clamp Tightening Torque Clamp Tightening Torque
Holo-Krome Screw Threads Threads
Dia. Load Eco- Load Eco-
Nominal Dia. Threads per ASTM A307 Grade A SAE J429 Grade 5 SAE J429 Grade 8 G9 Grade 9 Dia. per Inch K = 0.15 K = 0.20 per Inch K = 0.15 K = 0.20
(lbs) quard (lbs) guard
(in.) inch Tightening
Clamp Load Tightening Torque Clamp Load Tightening Torque Clamp Load Tightening Torque Clamp Load 2 0.0860 56 388 5 in-lbs 7 in-lbs 64 413 5 in-lbs 7 in-lbs
Torque
(Lbs.) (Lbs.) (Lbs.) (Lbs.) 4 0.1120 40 633 11 14 48 693 12 16
K = 0.15 K = 0.20 Ecoguard™ K = 0.15 K = 0.20 Ecoguard™ K = 0.15 K = 0.20 Ecoguard™
6 0.1380 32 954 20 26 40 1065 22 29
Unified Coarse Thread Series
31 in- 33 in-
1/4 20 859 32 in-lbs 43 in-lbs 2029 66 in-lbs 76 in-lbs 10 1in-lbs 2864 93 in-lbs 107 in-lbs 143 in-lbs 3357 109 in-lbs 8 0.1640 32 1471 36 48 36 1546 38 51
lbs lbs
5/16 18 1416 66 88 3342 136 157 209 4719 192 221 295 5531 225
10 0.1900 24 1841 45 52 70 32 2099 52 60 80
3/8 16 2092 10 ft-lbs 13 ft-lbs 4940 20 ft-lbs 23 ft-lbs 31 ft-lbs 6974 28 ft-lbs 33 ft-lbs 44 ft-lbs 8174 33 ft-lbs 12 0.2160 24 2537 71 82 110 28 2708 76 88 117
7/16 14 2870 16 21 6777 32 37 49 9568 45 52 70 11214 53 1/4 0.2500 20 3341 9 ft-lbs 10 ft-lbs 14 ft-lbs 28 3819 10 ft-lbs 12 ft-lbs 16 ft-lbs
1/2 13 3831 24 32 9046 49 57 75 12771 69 80 106 14969 81 5/16 0.3125 18 5505 19 22 29 24 6097 21 24 32
9/16 12 4912 35 46 11599 71 82 109 16375 100 115 154 19193 117 3/8 0.3750 16 8136 33 38 51 24 9222 37 43 58
5/8 11 6102 48 64 14408 98 113 150 20340 138 159 212 23840 161 7/16 0.4375 14 11162 53 61 81 20 12465 59 68 91
3/4 10 9030 85 113 21322 173 200 267 30101 245 282 376 35281 287 1/2 0.500 13 14899 81 93 124 20 16795 91 105 140
7/8 9 12467 136 182 29436 279 322 429 41556 394 455 606 48707 462 9/16 0.563 12 18422 112 130 173 18 20552 125 145 193
1 8 16355 204 273 38616 418 483 644 54517 591 681 909 63899 692 5/8 0.625 11 22883 155 179 238 18 25916 175 202 270
1-1/4 7 26166 409 545 53786 728 840 1121 87220 1181 1363 1817 102229 1384 3/4 0.750 10 33864 275 317 423 16 37762 307 354 472
1-3/8 6 31182 536 715 64096 955 1102 1469 103939 1548 1786 2382 121826 1815 7/8 0.875 9 46751 443 511 682 14 51584 489 564 752
1-1/2 6 37942 711 949 77991 1267 1462 1950 126473 2055 2371 3162 148237 2224 1 1.000 8 61332 664 767 1022 14 68839 746 860 1147
Fine Thread Series
1 1/4 1.250 7 98123 1329 1533 2044 12 108636 1471 1697 2263
1/4 28 2319 75 in-lbs 87 in-lbs 116 in-lbs 3274 106 in-lbs 123 in-lbs 164 in-lbs 3837 125 in-lbs
1 1/2 1.500 6 142282 2312 2668 3557 12 160079 2601 3001 4002
5/16 24 3702 150 174 231 5226 212 245 327 6125 249
3/8 24 5599 23 ft-lbs 26 ft-lbs 35 ft-lbs 7905 32 ft-lbs 37 ft-lbs 49 ft-lbs 9265 38 ft-lbs
7/16 20 7568 36 41 55 10684 51 58 78 12523 59
1/2 20 10197 55 64 85 14396 78 90 120 16873 91
9/16 18 12940 79 91 121 18268 111 128 171 21412 130 ASTM A193/A193M B7 AND B16 & A320/A320M L7 BOLTS AND STUDS
5/8 18 16317 110 127 170 23036 156 180 240 27000 183
3/4 16 23776 193 223 297 33566 273 315 420 39343 320 Clamp Tightening Torque Clamp Tightening Torque
Nominal Threads Threads
7/8 14 32479 308 355 474 45853 435 502 669 53743 509 Load Load
Dia. (in) per inch K=0.12 K = 0.15 K = 0.20 per Inch K=0.12 K=0.15 K=0.20
1 14 43343 470 542 722 61190 663 765 1020 71720 777 (lbs) (lbs)
1-1/4 12 59548 806 930 1241 96565 1308 1509 2012 113182 1533 Coarse Thread Series Fine Thread Series
1-3/8 12 72967 1087 1254 1672 118324 1763 2034 2712 138686 2066 125 in- 107 in- 143 in-
1/4 20 2506 75 in-lbs 94 in-lbs 28 2864 86 in-lbs
lbs lbs lbs
1-1/2 12 87747 1426 1645 2194 142292 2312 2668 3557 166778 2710
5/16 18 4129 155 194 258 24 4573 171 214 286
3/8 16 6102 23 ft-lbs 29 ft-lbs 38 ft-lbs 24 6916 26 ft-lbs 32 ft-lbs 43 ft-lbs
7/16 14 8372 37 46 61 20 9349 41 51 68
1/2 13 11175 56 70 93 20 12596 63 79 105
ISO 898-1 METRIC FASTENERS 9/16 12 14328 81 101 134 18 15985 90 112 150
5/8 11 17798 111 139 185 18 20157 126 157 210
3/4 10 26339 198 247 329 16 29371 220 275 367
4.6 8.8 10.9 12.9 7/8 9 36362 318 398 530 14 40121 351 439 585
Nominal 1 8 47702 477 596 795 14 53541 535 669 892
Pitch Class 4.6 Class 8.8 Class 10.9 Class 12.9
Dia. (mm)
Clamp Tightening Torque Clamp Tightening Torque Clamp Tightening Torque Clamp Tightening Torque
1 1/4 7 76318 954 1192 1590 12 84494 1056 1320 1760
Load Load Load Load 1 3/8 6 90947 1251 1563 2084 12 103534 1424 1779 2373
(lbs) K = 0.15 K = 0.20 (lbs) Ecoguard K = 0.15 K = 0.20 (lbs) Ecoguard K = 0.15 K = 0.20 (lbs) Ecoguard K = 0.15 K = 0.20
1 1/2 6 110664 1660 2075 2767 12 124506 1868 2334 3113
4 0.7 333 8 in-lbs 10 in-lbs 858 18 in-lbs 20 in-lbs 27 in-lbs 1228 25 in-lbs 29 in-lbs 39 in-lbs 1436 29 in-lbs 34 in-lbs 45 in-lbs UN8 Thread Series
5 0.8 538 16 21 1387 35 41 55 1985 51 59 78 2319 59 68 91 1 1/4 8 78727 984 1230 1640
6 1 763 27 36 1968 60 70 93 2816 86 100 133 3291 101 117 155 1 3/8 8 97138 1336 1670 2226
7 1 1095 45 60 2822 101 117 156 4039 145 167 223 4720 169 195 260 1 1/2 8 117483 1762 2203 2937
8 1.25 1389 66 87 3580 147 169 226 5123 210 242 323 5987 245 283 377 1 5/8 8 139760 2271 2839 3785
10 1.5 2200 10.8 ft-bs 14.4 ft-lbs 5671 24.2 ft-lbs 27.9 ft-lbs 37.2 ft-lbs 8115 34.6 ft-lbs 39.9 ft-lbs 53.2 ft-lbs 9484 40.4 ft-lbs 46.7 ft-lbs 62.2 ft-lbs 1 3/4 8 163970 2869 3587 4782
12 1.75 3197 18.9 25.2 8240 42.2 48.7 64.9 11792 60.4 69.6 92.9 13781 70.5 81.4 108.5 1 7/8 8 190112 3565 4456 5941
14 2 4379 30.2 40.2 11289 67.4 77.8 103.7 16154 96.5 111.3 148.4 18879 112.7 130.1 173.4 2 8 218188 4364 5455 7273
16 2 5943 47 62 15320 105 121 161 21924 150 173 230 25622 175 202 269 2 1/4 8 280138 6303 7879 10505
18 2.5 7301 65 86 19471 149 172 230 26934 207 239 318 31477 242 279 372 2 1/2 8 349819 8745 10932 14576
20 2.5 9286 91 122 24763 211 244 325 34256 292 337 450 40034 341 394 525 • If using API bolting requirements, refer to applicable API specification for tightening torque values.
22 2.5 11509 125 166 30692 288 332 443 42457 398 460 613 49619 466 537 716 • These recommendations are for non-gasketed metal-to-metal joints.

24 3 13372 158 211 35659 365 421 562 49329 505 583 777 57649 590 681 908
27 3 17428 232 309 46474 535 618 823 64288 740 854 1139 75132 865 998 1331
30 3.5 21266 314 419 56709 726 837 1116 78448 1004 1158 1544 91680 1173 1354 1805
33 3.5 26310 427 570 70160 987 1139 1519 97055 1366 1576 2102 113425 1596 1842 2456 ASTM F593 STAINLESS STEEL HEX CAP SCREW & ASTM F837
36 4 30982 549 732 82620 1269 1464 1952 114291 1755 2025 2700 133569 2051 2366 3155 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW

Nom Dia. ASTM F593 Cold Worked ASTM F837 Cold Worked
(in.) or Threads Lubricated Tightening Torque Lubricated Tightening Torque
A2-70 OR A4-70 METRIC STAINLESS STEEL FASTENERS Nominal per inch Clamp Lubricated Dry
Dry Clamp
Load (lbs)
Clamp Lubricated Dry
Dry Clamp
Load (lbs)
Size Load (lbs) K=0.16 K=0.35 Load (lbs) K=0.16 K=0.35
Coarse Thread Series
Lubricated Clamp Lubricated Clamp Tightening Torque
Dry Clamp Load Dry Clamp Load 2 56 111 1.5 in-lbs 1.8 in-lbs 59
Nominal Dia. (mm) Pitch Load Load Lubricated K=0.16 Dry K = 0.35
4 40 181 3.2 3.8 97
(N) (lbs) (Nm) US Units (Nm) US Units (N) (lbs)
6 32 273 6 7 145
3 0.5 1698 382 0.81 7.2 in-lbs 0.95 8.4 in-lbs 906 204
8 32 420 11 13 224
4 0.7 2963 666 1.90 16.8 2.21 19.6 1580 355
10 24 526 16 19 281
5 0.8 4787 1076 3.83 33.9 4.47 39.5 2553 574
1/4 20 1551 62 in-lbs 72 in-lbs 827 955 38 45 509
6 1 6792 1527 6.52 57.7 7.61 67.3 3622 814
5/16 18 2556 128 149 1363 1573 79 92 839
8 1.25 12355 2777 15.8 140.0 18.5 163.3 6590 1481
3/8 16 3778 19 ft-lbs 22 ft-lbs 2015 2325 12 ft-lbs 14 ft-lbs 1240
10 1.5 19571 4400 31.3 23.1 ft-lbs 36.5 27.0 ft-lbs 10438 2346
7/16 14 5183 30 35 2764 3189 19 22 1701
12 1.75 28440 6393 54.6 40.3 63.7 47.0 15168 3410
1/2 13 6918 46 54 3689 4257 28 33 2270
14 2 38961 8758 87.3 64.4 102 75.1 20779 4671
9/16 12 8870 67 78 4731 5458 41 48 2911
16 2 52876 11886 135 99.9 158 116.5 28200 6339
5/8 11 11018 92 107 5876 6780 57 66 3616
18 2.5 64960 14603 187 138 218 161 34645 7788
3/4 10 11288 113 132 6020 10034 100 117 5351
20 2.5 82618 18573 264 195 308 228 44063 9905
7/8 9 15584 182 212 8311 12121 141 165 6464
22 2.5 102397 23019 360 266 421 310 54612 12277
1 8 20444 273 318 10903 15901 212 247 8480
24 3 118970 26744 457 337 533 393 63451 14264
1 1/8 7 25761 386 451 13739 20036 301 351 10686
27 3 155050 34855 670 494 781 577 82693 18589
1 1/4 7 32708 545 636 17444 25439 424 495 13568
30 3.5 189198 42532 908 670 1060 782 100906 22684
1 3/8 6 38977 715 834 20788 30316 556 648 16168
33 3.5 234075 52620 1236 912 1442 1064 124840 28064
1 1/2 6 47427 949 1107 25295 36888 738 861 19674
36 4 275644 61965 1588 1172 1852 1367 147010 33048
Fine Thread Series
2 64 118 1.6 in-lbs 1.9 in-lbs 63
4 48 198 3.6 4.1 106
CAUTION: All material included in these charts is advisory only, and its use by anyone is voluntary. In developing this information, Fastenal has made a determined effort to present its contents accurately. Extreme caution
6 40 304 7 8 162
should be used when using a formula for torque/tension relationships. Torque is only an indirect indication of tension. Under/over tightening of fasteners can result in costly equipment failure or personal injury.
8 36 442 12 14 236
10 32 600 18 21 320
NOTES: 4) Stainless Steel and Non-Ferrous are suggested maximum torque values based on actual lab testing. 1/4 28 1773 71 in-lbs 83 in-lbs 946 1091 44 51 582
1) The torque values can only be achieved if nut or tapped hole has a proof load greater than or equal to the bolt’s minimum tensile strength.
5) Stainless steel fasteners tend to gall while being tightened. The risk of galling or thread seizing can be reduced by: using lubrication, 5/16 24 2831 142 165 1510 1742 87 102 929
2) For A307A, J429 Grade 5 and 8, H-K Grade 9, EcoGuard™, A574, A193 B7, Class 4.6, 8.8, 10.9, and 12.9 externally thread fasteners and the torque tightening fasteners with low RPMs and without interruptions, applying only light pressure, and avoiding prevailing torque lock nuts
when possible.
3/8 24 4282 21 ft-lbs 25 ft-lbs 2284 2635 13 ft-lbs 15 ft-lbs 1405
values were calculated from the formula Torque=KDF, where
K is the estimated torque coefficient 7/16 20 5787 34 39 3087 3561 21 24 1899
(for full details contact [email protected]). CONVERSION FACTORS:
K = 0.13 when using EcoGuard™ coated nut, bolt and washer To convert inch-pounds (in-lbs) to Newton meters (Nm), multiply by 0.113
1/2 20 7798 52 61 4159 4799 32 37 2559
K = 0.15 for “lubricated” conditions including EcoGuard™, some oil, tapping fluid, etc. To convert foot-pounds (ft-lbs) to Newton meters (Nm), multiply by 1.35 9/16 18 9895 74 87 5277 6089 46 53 3248
K = 0.20 for zinc and dry conditions To convert pounds (lbs) to Newtons (N), multiply by 4.448
K = 0.12 is listed for A193 B7, which would be used for some general PTFE coatings To convert inches (in) to millimeters (mm), multiply by 25.4 5/8 18 12478 104 121 6655 7679 64 75 4095
When using zinc plated lubricated with wax prevailing torque lock nuts, the K value can vary between 0.12–0.18. 3/4 16 12587 126 147 6713 11189 112 131 5967
D = Nominal Diameter Note: When using Zinc Plated (lubricated with wax) Top Lock Nuts, the K value can vary between 0.12-0.16.
F = Clamp Load 7/8 14 17195 201 234 9171 133737 1560 182 7133
For J429 Grade 5 and 8, H-K Grade 9, A574, Class 4.6, 8.8, 10.9 and 12.9, the clamp loads are listed at 75% of the proof loads specified by the 1 14 22946 306 357 12238 178470 2380 278 9518
standard. For A307 Grade A, 75% of 36,000 PSI is utilized. A193 B7 uses 75% of the yield strength.
1 1/8 12 28881 433 505 15403 224627 3369 393 11980
3) Alloy Steel Socket Shoulder and Alloy Steel Low Head Socket Head Cap Screw, torque values for inch series charts up through and including 1 1/4 12 36212 604 704 19313 281648 4694 548 15021
5/16-in diameter are in inch-pounds; diameters 3/8-in and larger are in foot-lbs. Torque values for metric fasteners up through and including
M8 are in inch-pounds; diameters M10 and larger are in foot-lbs. 1 3/8 12 44372 813 949 23665 345112 6327 738 18406
1 1/2 12 53360 1067 1245 28458 415019 8300 968 22134

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