ANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDASMEB18.16.6-2017(RevisionofASMEB18.16.6-2014)PrevailingTorqueLocknuts(InchSeries)ASMEB18.16.6-2017(RevisionofASMEB18.16.6-2014)PrevailingTorqueLocknuts(InchSeries)ANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDTwoParkAvenue•NewYork,NY•10016USADateofIssuance:June19,2017ThisStandardwillberevisedwhentheSocietyapprovestheissuanceofanewedition.ASMEissueswrittenrepliestoinquiriesconcerninginterpretationsoftechnicalaspectsofthisStandard.InterpretationsarepublishedontheCommitteeWebpageandundergo.asme.org/InterpsDatabase.PeriodicallycertainactionsoftheASMEB18CommitteemaybepublishedasCases.CasesarepublishedontheASMEWebsiteundertheB18CommitteePageatgo.asme.org/B18committeeastheyareissued.ErratatocodesandstandardsmaybepostedontheASMEWebsiteundertheCommitteePagestoprovidecorrectionstoincorrectlypublisheditems,ortocorrecttypographicalorgrammaticalerrorsincodesandstandards.Sucherratashallbeusedonthedateposted.TheB18CommitteePagecanbefoundatgo.asme.org/B18committee.Thereisanoptionavailabletoautomaticallyreceiveane-mailnotificationwhenerrataarepostedtoaparticularcodeorstandard.ThisoptioncanbefoundontheappropriateCommitteePageafterselecting“Errata”inthe“PublicationInformation”section.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentthatprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityforinfringe...
