ASTM_F_468_-_13.pdf

Designation:F46813Standard Specification forNonferrous Bolts,Hex Cap Screws,Socket Head CapScrews,and Studs for General Use1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F468;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of originaladoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope*1.1 This specification covers the requirements for commer-cial wrought nonferrous bolts,hex cap screws,and studs 0.250to 1.500 in.and socket head cap screws(including socket headcap,button head and flat countersunk head configurations)withnominal thread 0.06(size 0)through 1.500 in.inclusive indiameter manufactured from a number of alloys in commonuse and intended for general service applications.1.2 Applicable nuts for use with bolts,cap screws,and studscovered by this specification are covered by SpecificationF467.1.2.1 The values stated in inch-pound units are to beregarded as standard.No other units of measurement areincluded in this standard.NOTE1A complete metric companion to Specification F468 has beendevelopedF468M;therefore no metric equivalents are presented in thisspecification.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2B154 Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test for CopperAlloysB193 Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical ConductorMaterialsB211 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-AlloyRolled or Cold Finished Bar,Rod,and WireB565 Test Method for Shear Testing of Aluminum andAluminum-Alloy Rivets and Cold-Heading Wire andRodsB574 Specification for Low-Carbon Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum,Low-CarbonNickel-Molybdenum-Chromium,Low-CarbonNickel-Molybdenum-Chromium-Tantalum,Low-Carbon Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-Copper,andLow-CarbonNickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-Tungsten Alloy RodD3951 Practice for Commercial PackagingE8/E8M Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Ma-terialsE18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Ma-terialsE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with SpecificationsE34 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Aluminum andAluminum-Base AlloysE38 Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel-Chromiumand Nickel-Chromium-Iron Alloys(Withdrawn 1989)3E53 Test Method for Determination of Copper in UnalloyedCopper by GravimetryE54 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Special Brassesand Bronzes(Withdrawn 2002)3E55 Practice for Sampling Wrought Nonferrous Metals andAlloys for Determination of Chemical CompositionE62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper andCopperAlloys(Photometric Methods)(Withdrawn 2010)3E75 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper-Nickeland Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloys(Withdrawn 2010)3E76 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel-CopperAlloys(Withdrawn 2003)3E92 Test Method for Vickers Hardness of Metallic Materials(Withdrawn 2010)3E101 Test Method for SpectrographicAnalysis ofAluminumand Aluminum Alloys by the Point-to-Plane Technique(Withdrawn 1996)3E120 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Titanium andTitanium Alloys(Withdrawn 2003)3E165 Practice for Liquid Penetrant Examination for GeneralIndustryE227 Test Method for Optical Emission SpectrometricAnalysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by the1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F16 onFasteners and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F16.04 on NonferrousFasteners.Current edition approved Nov.1,2013.Published December 2014.Originallyapproved in 1976.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as F468 12.DOI:10.1520/F0468-13.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 Point-to-Plane Technique(Withdrawn 2002)3E354 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of High-Temperature,Electrical,Magnetic,and Other Similar Iron,Nickel,and Cobalt AlloysE478 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper AlloysE1409 Test Method for Determination of Oxygen and Nitro-gen in Titanium and Titanium Alloys by Inert Gas FusionF467 Specification for Nonferrous Nuts for General UseF606 Test Methods for Determining the Mechanical Proper-ties of Externally and Internally Threaded Fasteners,Washers,and Rivets(Metric)F0606_F0606MF788/F788M Specification for Surface Discontinuities ofBolts,Screws,and Studs,Inch and Metric SeriesF1470 Practice for Fastener Sampling for Specified Me-chanical Properties and Performance Inspection2.2 ASME Standards:4ASME B1.1 Unified Inch Screw Threads(