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ASME B18.8.200M-2000COTTER PINS,HEADLESS CLEVIS PINS,AND HEADED CLEVIS PINS(METRIC SERIES)Incorporating ASME B18.8.6M,B18.8.7M,and B18.8.8MA N A M E R I C A N N A T I O N A LS T A N D A R DASME B18.8.200M-2000COTTER PINS,HEADLESS CLEVIS PINS,AND HEADED CLEVIS PINS(METRIC SERIES)Incorporating ASME B18.8.6M,B18.8.7M,and B18.8.8MA N A M E R I C A N N A T I O N A LS T A N D A R DB18.8.200M-2000 7/14/00 4:12 PM Page 1REAFFIRMED 2010FOR CURRENT COMMITTEE PERSONNELPLEASE E-MAIL CSasme.orgIntentionally left blank AN AMERICAN NA T I O N A LS T A ND A R DCOTTER PINS,HEADLESS CLEVIS PINS,AND HEADED CLEVIS PINS(METRIC SERIES)Incorporating ASME B18.8.6M,B18.8.7M,and B18.8.8MASME B18.8.200M-2000B18.8.200M-2000 7/14/00 4:12 PM Page 3p.108-07-00 11:00:55Unit:ucpTextfile:b18820$cpep.1Date of Issuance:September 15,2000The 2000 edition of this Standard is being issued with an automatic addendasubscription service.The use of addenda allows revisions made in responseto public review comments or committee actions to be published asnecessary.The next edition of this Standard is scheduled for publication in2003.ASME issues written replies to inquiries concerning interpretations oftechnical aspects of this Standard.The interpretations will be included withthe above addenda service.ASME is the registered trademark of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.This code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria forAmerican National Standards.The Standards Committee that approved the code or standardwas balanced to assure that individuals from competent and concerned interests have had anopportunity to participate.The proposed code or standard was made available for public reviewand comment that provides an opportunity for additional public input from industry,academia,regulatory agencies,and the public-at-large.ASME does not“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”any item,construction,proprietary device,or activity.ASME does not take any position with respect to the validity of any patent rights asserted inconnection withany itemsmentioned inthis document,and doesnot undertaketo insureanyoneutilizing a standard against liability for infringement of any applicable letters patent,nor assumeany such liability.Users of a code or standard are expressly advised that determination of thevalidity of any such patent rights,and the risk of infringement of such rights,is entirely theirown responsibility.Participation by federal agency representative(s)or person(s)affiliated with industry is not tobe interpreted as government or industry endorsement of this code or standard.ASME accepts responsibility for only those interpretations of this document issued inaccordance with the established ASME procedures and policies,which precludes the issuanceof interpretations by individuals.No part of this document may be reproduced in any form,in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise,without the prior written permission of the publisher.The American Society of Mechanical EngineersThree Park Avenue,New York,NY 10016-5990Copyright 2000 byTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERSAll Rights ReservedPrinted in U.S.A.p.308-07-00 11:01:57Unit:ufwTextfile:b18820$FWp.3FOREWORDThe need for a standard covering machine pins was recognized by industry as far backas March 1926,when the Sectional Committee on the Standardization of Machine Pins wasorganized under the procedure of the American Standards Association(later the UnitedStates of America Standards Institute and as of October 6,1969,the American NationalStandards Institute,Inc.),with the Society of Automotive Engineers and the AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers as joint sponsors.For the next year or two,an effort was made via correspondence to develop a basis onwhich a standard for straight,taper,split,and dowel pins might be established.Throughthis correspondence a distinct difference of opinion developed between the manufacturersand users of taper machine pins,which seemed to discourage the members of the committeefrom attempting standardization on any of the types of pins within its scope.The sponsororganizations made frequent efforts to revive this project through letters and the distributionof technical literature on this general subject,without avail.In December 1941,in its periodic review of standards projects for which the Society issponsor,the ASME Standardization Committee decided that there was little hope for revivingof this project to Sectional Committee B5 on the Standardization of Small Tools andMachine Tool Elements.The sponsors agreed and on July 7,1942,the ASA sanctionedthis action,Sectional Committee B43 was discharged,and the project was officially transferredto Sectional Committee B5.At its meeting in December 1942,Sectional Committee B5 voted to enlarge its scopeto include machine pins.Technical Committee No.23 was subsequently established andcharged with the responsibility for technical content of standards covering machine pins.This group held its fi