ISO 898-1:2013

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 898-1
Fifth edition
2013-01-15
Mechanical properties of fasteners made
of carbon steel and alloy steel
Part 1:
Bolts, screws and studs with specified
property classes — Coarse thread and
fine pitch thread
Caractéristiques mécaniques des éléments de fixation en acier au
carbone et en acier allié
Partie 1: Vis, goujons et tiges filetées de classes de qualité
spécifiées — Filetages à pas gros et filetages à pas fin

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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope.1
2 Normative references.2
3 Terms and definitions .3
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms .4
5 Designation system for property classes.6
6 Materials.6
7 Mechanical and physical properties.8
8 Applicability of test methods .12
8.1 General.12
8.2 Loadability of fasteners .12
8.3 Manufacturer's test/inspection .13
8.4 Supplier's test/inspection.13
8.5 Purchaser's test/inspection.13
8.6 Feasible tests for groups of fasteners and machined test pieces .14
9 Test methods .21
9.1 Tensile test under wedge loading of finished bolts and screws (excluding studs).21
9.2 Tensile test for finished bolts, screws and studs for determination of tensile strength, R .25
m
9.3 Tensile test for full-size bolts, screws and studs for determination of elongation after
fracture, A , and stress at 0,0048d non-proportional elongation, R .27
f pf
9.4 Tensile test for bolts and screws with reduced loadability due to head design .31
9.5 Tensile test for fasteners with waisted shank.32
9.6 Proof load test for finished bolts, screws and studs.33
9.7 Tensile test for machined test pieces .35
9.8 Head soundness test .38
9.9 Hardness test.39
9.10 Decarburization test.41
9.11 Carburization test .44
9.12 Retempering test .46
9.13 Torsional test.46
9.14 Impact test for machined test pieces .47
9.15 Surface discontinuity inspection.48
10 Marking.48
10.1 General.48
10.2 Manufacturer's identification mark.49
10.3 Marking and identification of fasteners with full loadability.49
10.4 Marking and designation of fasteners with reduced loadability .53
10.5 Marking of packages .53
Annex A (informative) Relationship between tensile strength and elongation after fracture.54
Annex B (informative) Influence of elevated temperatures on mechanical properties of fasteners.55
Annex C (informative) Elongation after fracture for full-size fasteners, A .56
f
Bibliography.57

Foreword
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rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 898-1 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 2, Fasteners, Subcommittee SC 11, Fasteners with
metric external thread.
This fifth edition cancels and replaces the fourth edition (ISO 898-1:2009), of which it constitutes a minor
revision.
ISO 898 consists of the following parts, under the general title Mechanical properties of fasteners made of
carbon steel and alloy steel:
⎯ Part 1: Bolts, screws and studs with specified property classes — Coarse thread and fine pitch thread
⎯ Part 2: Nuts with specified property classes — Coarse thread and fine pitch thread
⎯ Part 5: Set screws and similar threaded fasteners with specified hardness classes — Coarse thread and
fine pitch thread
)
⎯ Part 7: Torsional test and minimum torques for bolts and screws with nominal diameters 1 mm to 10 mm

)
It is intended that, upon revision, the main element of the title of Part 7 will be aligned with the main element of the titles
of Parts 1 to 5.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 898-1:2013(E)

Mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and
alloy steel
Part 1:
Bolts, screws and studs with specified property classes —
Coarse thread and fine pitch thread
1 Scope
This part of ISO 898 specifies mechanical and physical properties of bolts, screws and studs made of carbon
steel and alloy steel when tested at an ambient temperature range of 10 °C to 35 °C. Fasteners (the term
used when bolts, screws and studs are considered all together) that conform to the requirements of this part of
ISO 898 are evaluated at that ambient temperature range. They might not retain the specified mechanical and
physical properties at elevated temperatures (see Annex B) and/or lower temperatures.
NOTE 1 Fasteners conforming to the requirements of this part of ISO 898 are used in applications ranging from −50 °C
to +150 °C. Users are advised to consult an experienced fastener metallurgist for temperatures outside the range of
−50 °C to +150 °C and up to a maximum temperature of +300 °C when determining appropriate choices for a given
application.
NOTE 2 Information for the selection and application of steels for use at lower and elevated temperatures is given, for
example, in EN 10269, ASTM F2281 and in ASTM A320/A320M.
Certain bolts and screws might not fulfil the tensile or torsional requirements of this part of ISO 898 because
the geometry of their heads reduces the shear area in the head compared to the stress area in the thread.
These include bolts and screws having a low or countersunk head (see 8.2).
This part of ISO 898 is applicable to bolts, screws and studs
⎯ made of carbon steel or alloy steel,
⎯ having triangular ISO metric screw thread in accordance with ISO 68-1,
⎯ with coarse pitch thread M1,6 to M39, and fine pitch thread M8×1 to M39×3,
⎯ with diameter/pitch combinations in accordance with ISO 261 and ISO 262, and
⎯ having thread tolerances in accordance with ISO 965-1, ISO 965-2 and ISO 965-4.
It is not applicable to set screws and similar threaded fasteners not under tensile stress (see ISO 898-5).
It does not specify requirements for such properties as
⎯ weldability,
⎯ corrosion resistance,
⎯ resistance to shear stress,
⎯ torque/clamp force performance (for test method, see ISO 16047), or
⎯ fatigue resistance.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable to its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 68-1, ISO general purpose screw threads — Basic profile — Part 1: Metric screw threads
ISO 148-1, Metallic materials — Charpy pendulum impact test — Part 1: Test method
ISO 225, Fasteners — Bolts, screws, studs and nuts — Symbols and descriptions of dimensions
ISO 261, ISO general purpose metric screw threads — General plan
ISO 262, ISO general purpose metric screw threads — Selected sizes for screws, bolts and nuts
ISO 273, Fasteners — Clearance holes for bolts and screws
ISO 724, ISO general-purpose metric screw threads — Basic dimensions
ISO 898-2, Mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and alloy steel — Part 2: Nuts with
specified property classes — Coarse thread and fine pitch thread
ISO 898-5, Mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and alloy steel — Part 5: Set screws and
similar threaded fasteners with specified hardness classes — Coarse thread and fine pitch thread
ISO 898-7, Mechanical properties of fasteners — Part 7: Torsional test and minimum torques for bolts and
1)
screws with nominal diameters 1 mm to 10 mm
ISO 965-1, ISO general-purpose metric screw threads — Tolerances — Part 1: Principles and basic data
ISO 965-2, ISO general purpose metric screw threads — Tolerances — Part 2: Limits of sizes for general
purpose external and internal screw threads — Medium quality
ISO 965-4, ISO general purpose metric screw threads — Tolerances — Part 4: Limits of sizes for hot-dip
galvanized external screw threads to mate with internal screw threads tapped with tolerance position H or G
after galvanizing
ISO 4042, Fasteners — Electroplated coatings
ISO 6157-1, Fasteners — Surface discontinuities — Part 1: Bolts, screws and studs for general requirements
ISO 6157-3, Fasteners — Surface discontinuities — Part 3: Bolts, screws and studs for special requirements
ISO 6506-1, Metallic materials — Brinell hardness test — Part 1: Test method
ISO 6507-1, Metallic materials — Vickers hardness test — Part 1: Test method
ISO 6508-1, Metallic materials — Rockwell hardness test — Part 1: Test method (scales A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H,
K, N, T)
ISO 6892-1, Metallic materials — Tensile testing — Part 1: Method of test at room temperature
ISO 7500-1, Metallic materials — Verification of static uniaxial testing machines — Part 1:
Tension/compression testing machines — Verification and calibration of the force-measuring system
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