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  • BS 3692:2001

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    ISO metric precision hexagon bolts, screws and nuts. Specification

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-10-2014

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-05-2001

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Finishes
    4 General dimensions
    5 Length of bolts and screws
    6 Ends of bolts and screws
    7 Screw threads
    8 Length of thread on bolts and screws
    9 Angularity and eccentricity of bolts, screws and nuts
    10 Chamfering, washer facing and countersinking
    11 Strength grade designation system for steel bolts and screws
    12 Material and manufacture of steel bolts and screws
    13 Mechanical properties of steel bolts and screws
    14 Strength grade designation system for steel nuts
    15 Material and manufacture of steel nuts
    16 Mechanical properties of steel nuts (excluding thin nuts)
    17 Drilled bolts with split pin holes
    18 Marking and identification
    19 Inspection and testing
    20 Complete designation for the purpose of an enquiry or order
    Annex A (normative) Recommended gauge for checking
            squareness of thread to face of nut
    Annex B (normative) Chemical composition of steel nuts
    Annex C (normative) testing of mechanical properties of
            steel nuts
    Annex D (informative) Association of bolt and screw lengths
            and diameters
    Annex E (informative) Basis for the derivation of tolerances
    Annex F (informative) Manufacturer's recommended range of
            sizes
    Bibliography
    Figure 1 to 12
    Figure A.1 to E.17
    Table 1 to 10
    Table B.1 to F.2

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    Gives the general dimensions and tolerances of precision hexagon bolts, screws and nuts with ISO metric threads in diameters from 1.6 mm to 68 mm inclusive.

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    Committee FME/9
    Development Note Supersedes BS 3692(1967) (03/2001) Supersedes 00/711040 DC. (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, March 2013. (03/2013)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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