ASTM A563-00

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Designation: A 563 – 00
Standard Specification for
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Carbon and Alloy Steel Nuts
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 563; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope* A 242/A 242M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy
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2 Structural Steel
1.1 This specification covers chemical and mechanical
A 307 Specification for Carbon Steel Bolts and Studs,
requirements for eight grades of carbon and alloy steel nuts for
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60 000 psi Tensile Strength
general structural and mechanical uses on bolts, studs, and
A 325 Specification for Structural Bolts, Steel, Heat
other externally threaded parts.
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Treated, 120/105 ksi Minimum Tensile Strength
NOTE 1—See Appendix X1 for guidance on suitable application of nut
A 354 Specification for Quenched and Tempered Alloy
grades.
Steel Bolts, Studs, and Other Externally Threaded Fasten-
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1.2 The requirements for any grade of nut may, at the
ers
supplier’s option, and with notice to the purchaser, be fulfilled
A 394 Specification for Steel Transmission Tower Bolts,
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by furnishing nuts of one of the stronger grades specified
Zinc-Coated and Bare
herein unless such substitution is barred in the inquiry and
A 449 Specification for Quenched and Tempered Steel
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purchase order.
Bolts and Studs
1.3 Grades C3 and DH3 nuts have atmospheric corrosion
A 490 Specification for Heat-Treated Steel Structural Bolts,
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resistance and weathering characteristics comparable to that of
150 ksi Minimum Tensile Strength
the steels covered in Specifications A 242/A 242M, A 588/
A 588/A 588M Specification for High-Strength Low-Alloy
A 588M, and A 709/A 709M. The atmospheric corrosion
Structural Steel with 50 ksi (345 MPa) Minimum Yield
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resistance of these steels is substantially better than that of
Point to 4 in. (100 mm) Thick
carbon steel with or without copper addition (see 5.2). When
A 687 Specification for High-Strength Nonheaded Steel
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properly exposed to the atmosphere, these steels can be used
Bolts and Studs
bare (uncoated) for many applications.
A 709/A 709M Specification for Carbon and High-Strength
Low-Alloy Structural Steel Shapes, Plates and Bars and
NOTE 2—A complete metric companion to Specification A 563 has
Quenched and Tempered Alloy Structural Steel Plates for
been developed—A 563M; therefore, no metric equivalents are presented
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in this specification. Bridges
A 751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for
2. Referenced Documents 7
Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
2.1 ASTM Standards: B 695 Specification for Coatings of Zinc Mechanically
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A 153 Specification for Zinc Coating (Hot-Dip) on Iron and
Deposited on Iron and Steel
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Steel Hardware D 3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging
A 194/A194M Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel
F 606 Test Methods for Determining the Mechanical Prop-
Nuts for Bolts for High-Pressure and High-Temperature erties of Externally and Internally Threaded Fasteners,
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Service
Washers, and Rivets
F 812/F 812M Specification for Surface Discontinuities of
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Nuts, Inch and Metric Series
G 101 Guide for Estimating the Atmospheric Corrosion
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F-16 on
Resistance of Low Alloy Steels
Fasteners and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F16.02 on Steel Bolts,
Nuts, Rivets, and Washers.
Current edition approved Jan. 10, 2000. Published March 2000. Originally
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.04.
published as A 563 – 66. Last previous edition A 563 – 97.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.08.
For ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applications see related Specifi-
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.03.
cation SA – 563 in Section II of that Code.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.05.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.06.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.09.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.02.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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A 563–00
2.2 ANSI Standards: 4.7.4 When no preference is specified, the supplier may
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ANSI B1.1 Unified Screw Threads furnish either a hot-dip zinc coating in accordance with
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ANSI B18.2.2 Squ
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