AMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDWoodScrews(INCHSERIES)ANSIB18.6.1-1981[REVISIONOF818.6.1-1972(R1977))REAFFIRMED1997FORCURRENTCOMMITEEPERSONNELPLEASESEEASMEMANUALAS11SECRETARIATSOCIETYOFAUTOMOTIVEENGINEERSTHEAMERICANSOCIETYOFMECHANICALENGINEERSPUBLISHEDBYTHEAMERICANSOCIETYOFMECHANICALENGINEERSUnitedEngineeringCenter345East47thStreetNewYork,N.Y.10017REAFFIRMED2016DateofIssuance:February28,1982ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.TheConsensusCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentwhichprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagen-cies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot"approve,""rate,"or"endorse"anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityforinfringementofanyapplicableLettersPatent,norassumeanysuchliability.Usersofacodeorstandardareexpresslyadvisedthatdeterminationofthevalidityofanysuchpatentrights,andtheriskofinfringementofsuchrights,isentirelytheirownresponsibility.Participationbyfederalagencyrepresentativek)orpersonk)affiliatedwithindustryisnottobeinterpretedasgovernmentorindustryendorsementofthiscodeorstandard.Nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproducedinanyform,inanelectronicretrievalsystemorotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.Copyright01982byTHEAMERICANSOCIETYOFMECHANICALENGINEERSAllRightsReservedPrintedinU.S.A.FOREWORDAmericanNationalStandardsCommitteeB18forthestandardizationofbolts,screws,nuts,rivetsandsimilarfastenerswasorganizedinMarch1922,asSectionalCommitteeB18undertheaegisoftheAmericanEngineeringStandardsCommittee(latertheAmericanStandardsAssociation,thentheUnitedStatesofAmericaStandardsInsti...
