ANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDPartIdentifyingNumber(PIN)CodeSystemStandardforB18FastenerProductsASMEB18.24-2004(SupersedesASMEB18.24.1,B18.24.2,andB18.24.3)ASMEB18.24-2004(SupersedesASMEB18.24.1,B18.24.2,andB18.24.3)PartIdentifyingNumber(PIN)CodeSystemStandardforB18FastenerProductsCOMMERCIALANDGOVERNMENTENTITY(CAGE)CODEFORASME:05047ThreeParkAvenue•NewYork,NY10016ANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDDateofIssuance:May31,2005The2005editionofthisStandardisbeingissuedwithanautomaticaddendasubscriptionservice.Theuseofanaddendaallowsrevisionsmadeinresponsetopublicreviewcommentsorcommitteeactionstobepublishedasnecessary.ThenexteditionofthisStandardisscheduledforpublicationin2010.ASMEissueswrittenrepliestoinquiriesconcerninginterpretationsoftechnicalaspectsofthisStandard.InterpretationsarepublishedontheASMEWebsiteundertheCommitteePagesathttp://www.asme.org/codesastheyareissued.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStan-dards.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcom-petentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavail-ableforpublicreviewandcommentthatprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityforinfringe-mentofanyapplicableletterspatent,norassumesanysuchliability.Usersofacodeorstandardareexpresslyadvisedthatdeterminationofthevalidityofanysuchpatentrights,andtheriskofinfringementofsuchrights,isentirelytheirownresponsibility.Participationbyfederalagencyrepresentative(s)orperson(s)affiliatedwithindustryisnottobeinterpretedasgo...
