AMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDMetricHexBoltsANSI-AB.18.2.3.5M-.4979GovernmentKeyWords:Bolt,Hex-MetricREAFFIRMED1995FORCURRENTCOMMlnEEPERSONNELPLEASESEEASMEMANUALAS-11SECRETARIATSOCIETYOFAUTOMOTIVEENGINEERSTHEAMERICANSOCIETYOFMECHANICALENGINEERSPUBLISHEDBYTHEAMERICANSOCIETYOFMECHANICALENGINEERSUnitedEngineeringCenter345East47thStreetNewYork,N.Y.10017CopyrightedmateriallicensedtoStanfordUniversitybyThomsonScientific(www.techstreet.com),downloadedonOct-05-2010byStanfordUniversityUser.Nofurtherreproductionordistributionispermitted.UncontrolledwREAFFIRMED2001FORCURRENTCOMMITTEEPERSONNELPLEASEE-MAILCS@asme.orgANSIB18.2.3.5M-7926APRIL1979ACCEPTANCENOTICEThisnon-Governmentdocumentwasadoptedon26April1979andisapprovedforusebytheDoDandFederalAgencies.MetrichexboltsshallconformtothisdocumentandAppendixJJI,whichestablishesstandarditemsforGovernmentapplication.Appendix111,Tabie4shallbeusedforitemselectioninaccordancewiththepartnumberingsystemandsizeinformationcontainedtherein.Theindicatedindustrygrouphasfurnishedtheclearancesrequiredbyexistingregulations.CopiesofthedocumentarestockedbyDoDSingleStockPoint,NavalPublicationsandFormsCenter,Philadelphia,PA,19120,forissuetoDoDactivitiesandFederalAgenciesonly.Contractorsandindustrygroupsmustobtaincopiesdirectlyfrom:TheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersUnitedEngineeringCenter,345E.47thStreetNewYork,NYIO017orTheAmericanNationalStandardsInstitvtc1430Broadway,NewYork,NYI0018TitleofDocument:Bolt,Hex--MctricANSIDocumentNo.:ANSIB18.2.3.5M-1979DateofSpecificIssueAdopted:26April1979ReleasingIndustryGroup:TheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersCustodians:Army-ARNavy-ASAirForce-99ReviewActivities:Army-AV,MI,ERNavy-MCNSA-NSDLA-ISMilitaryCoordinatingActivit)Army-,AR.(Project5306-0620)UserActivities:Army-ME,ATNavy-SHCivilAgencies:GSA-FSSNOTICE:Whenreaffirmation,amendment,revision,orcancellationofthisstandardisinitiallyproposed,theindustrygroupresponsibleforthisstandardshallinformtheMilitaryCoordinatingActivityoftheproposedactionandrequesttheirparticip...