Designation:F468M−06(Reapproved2012)StandardSpecificationforNonferrousBolts,HexCapScrews,andStudsforGeneralUse(Metric)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF468M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoverstherequirementsforcommer-cialwroughtnonferrousbolts,hexcapscrews,andstudsinnominalthreaddiametersM6toM36inclusivemanufacturedfromanumberofalloysincommonuseandintendedforgeneralserviceapplications.1.2Unlessotherwisespecified,nutsusedonthesebolts,capscrews,andstudsshallconformtotherequirementsofSpeci-ficationF467M.Nutsshallbeofthesamealloygroupasthefasteneronwhichtheyareusedandshallhaveaspecifiedminimumproofstressequaltoorgreaterthanthespecifiedminimumtensilestrengthstressofthefasteneronwhichtheyareused.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.NOTE1—ThisspecificationisthemetriccompanionofSpecificationF468.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2B154TestMethodforMercurousNitrateTestforCopperAlloysB193TestMethodforResistivityofElectricalConductorMaterialsB211MSpecificationforAluminumandAluminum-AlloyRolledorCold-FinishedBar,Rod,andWire(Metric)B565TestMethodforShearTestingofAluminumandAluminum-AlloyRivetsandCold-HeadingWireandRodsB574SpecificationforLow-CarbonNickel-Chromium-Molybdenum,Low-CarbonNickel-Molybdenum-Chromium,Low-CarbonNickel-Molybdenum-Chromium-Tantalum,Low-CarbonNickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-Copper,andLow-CarbonNickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-TungstenAlloyRodD3951PracticeforCommercialPackagingE8MTestMethodsforTensionTestingofMetallicMaterials[Metric](Withdrawn2008)3E18TestMethodsforRockwellHardnessofMetallicMa-terialsE29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConform...
