Description:

Grade-2 Tap Bolt: A low carbon, hex head bolt with a machined point which is threaded to the head.


Grade-5 Tap Bolt: A tap bolt made from medium carbon steel.


Grade-8 Tap Bolt: A tap bolt made from medium carbon alloy steel and heat-treated.

 

Advantages:

Grade-2 Tap Bolt: To be used in drilled and tapped holes which are threaded full length. Used instead of a stud and a nut.


Grade-5 Tap Bolt: Used to mount motors to machinery; also popular in automotive and truck repair.


Grade-8 Tap Bolt: Used in automotive and fleet industries where greater tensile strength is required than can be met by a grade-5.

 

 

Hex Head Tap Bolts

 

FULLY THREADED HEX TAP BOLTS ASME B18.2.1-1996

Nominal

or
Basic

Product

Diameter

F
G
H
Width Across Flats
Width
Across
Corners
Head Height
Basic
Max
Min
Max
Min
Basic
Max
Min
1/4
0.2500
7/16
0.438
0.428
0.505
0.488
5/32
0.163
0.150
5/16
0.3125
1/2
0.500
0.489
0.577
0.557
13/64
0.211
0.195
3/8
0.3750
9/16
0.562
0.551
0.650
0.628
15/64
0.243
0.226
7/16
0.4375
5/8
0.625
0.612
0.722
0.698
9/32
0.291
0.272
1/2
0.5000
3/4
0.750
0.736
0.866
0.840
5/16
0.323
0.302
5/8
0.6250
15/16
0.938
0.922
1.083
1.051
25/64
0.403
0.378
3/4
0.7500
1-1/8
1.125
1.100
1.299
1.254
15/32
0.483
0.455
 
Tolerance on Length
Nominal Screw Size
Nominal Size
Up to 1 in., incl.
Over 1 in. to
2-1/2 in., incl.
Over 2-1/2 in. to
4 in., incl.
Over 4 in. to
6 in., incl.
1/4 to 3/8
-0.03
-0.04
-0.06
-0.10
7/16 and 1/2
-0.03
-0.06
-0.08
-0.10
9/16 to 3/4
-0.03
-0.08
-0.10
-0.10

‡Length of a cap screw is measured from the underhead bearing surface to the extreme end of the screw.


**Product standards require the manufacturer’s head marking to appear on the top of all cap screws 1/4” diameter and larger. “X” represents one location such a marking may appear.

 

 

 

 

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