ASMEB18.2.3.9M-2001[RevisionofASMEB18.2.3.9M-1984(R1995)]METRICHEAVYHEXFLANGESCREWSANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDASMEB18.2.3.9M-2001[RevisionofANSI/ASMEB18.2.3.9M-1984(R1995)]METRICHEAVYHEXFLANGESCREWSANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDREAFFIRMED2014FORCURRENTCOMMITTEEPERSONNELPLEASEE-MAILCS@asme.orgIntentionallyleftblankANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDMETRICHEAVYHEXFLANGESCREWSASMEB18.2.3.9M-2001[RevisionofANSI/ASMEB18.2.3.9M-1984(R1995)]DateofIssuance:September17,2001ThisStandardwillberevisedwhentheSocietyapprovestheissuanceofanewedition.Therewillbenoaddendaissuedtothisedition.ASMEwillissuewrittenrepliestoinquiriesconcerninginterpretationsoftechnicalaspectsofthisStandard.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentthatprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityforinfringementofanyapplicableletterspatent,norassumeanysuchliability.Usersofacodeorstandardareexpresslyadvisedthatdeterminationofthevalidityofanysuchpatentrights,andtheriskofinfringementofsuchrights,isentirelytheirownresponsibility.Participationbyfederalagencyrepresentative(s)orperson(s)affiliatedwithindustryisnottobeinterpretedasgovernmentorindustryendorsementofthiscodeorstandard.ASMEacceptsresponsibilityforonlythoseinterpretationsofthisdocumentissuedinaccordancewiththeestablishedASMEproceduresandpolicies,whichprecludestheissuanceofinter...