ISO 7689:2008

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 7689
Second edition
2008-10-01
Aerospace — Bolts, with MJ threads,
made of alloy steel, strength class
1 100 MPa — Procurement specification
Aéronautique et espace — Vis à filetages MJ, en acier allié, de classe
de résistance 1 100 MPa — Spécification d'approvisionnement

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Contents Page
Foreword. iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions. 2
4 Quality assurance. 3
4.1 General. 3
4.2 Qualification inspection conditions. 4
4.3 Acceptance inspection conditions . 4
4.4 Use of “Statistical process control (SPC)” . 4
5 Requirements . 5
Annex A (informative) Cross sectional areas and formulae for tensile loads . 19
Annex B (informative) Cross section areas and formulae for double shear loads . 21

Foreword
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ISO 7689 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 20, Aircraft and space vehicles, Subcommittee SC 4,
Aerospace fastener systems.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 7689:1988), which has been technically revised.

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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 7689:2008(E)

Aerospace — Bolts, with MJ threads, made of alloy steel,
strength class 1 100 MPa — Procurement specification
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies the characteristics and quality assurance requirements for MJ thread
bolts made of alloy steel, of strength class 1 100 MPa, for aerospace construction.
It is applicable whenever it is referenced in a definition document.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 2859-1:1999, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes — Part 1: Sampling schemes indexed by
acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot-by-lot inspection
ISO 4288, Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) — Surface texture: Profile method — Rules and
procedures for the assessment of surface texture
ISO 5855-2, Aerospace — MJ threads — Part 2: Limit dimensions for bolts and nuts
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 7870-1, Control charts — Part 1: General guidelines
ISO 7961, Aerospace — Bolts — Test methods
ISO 7966, Acceptance control charts
ISO 8258, Shewhart control charts
ISO/TR 13425, Guidelines for the selection of statistical methods in standardization and specification
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
production batch
quantity of finished bolts, manufactured using the same process, from a single material cast (single heat of
alloy), having the same number of definition document, same thread and diameter code, heat treated together
to the same specified condition and produced as one continuous run
3.2
inspection lot
quantity of bolts from a single production batch having the same number of definition document
3.3
definition document
document specifying directly or indirectly all the requirements for bolts
NOTE The definition document can be an International Standard, an in-house standard or a drawing.
3.4
crack
rupture in the material which may extend in any direction and which may be intercrystalline or transcrystalline
in character
3.5
seam
open surface defect
3.6
lap
surface defect caused by folding over metal fins or sharp corners and then rolling or forging them into the
surface
3.7
crevice
hollow area at thread crest
3.8
inclusions
non-metallic particles originating from the material manufacturing process
NOTE These particles can be isolated or arranged in strings.
3.9
sampling plan
plan according to which one or more samples are taken in order to obtain information and possibly to reach a
decision
NOTE In this International Standard, each sampling plan specifies the number of bolts to be inspected as a function
1)
of the size of the batch and the acceptance number [number of defective items acceptable (Ac)] .
3.10
simple random sampling
sampling of n items from a population of N items in such a way that all possible combinations of n items have
the same probability of being chosen

1) Supplementary information taken from ISO 2859-1.
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3.11
critical defect
defect that, according to judgement and experience, is likely to result in hazardous or unsafe conditions for
individuals using, maintaining or depending upon the considered product (bolt), or that is likely to prevent
performance of the function of a major end item
3.12
major defect
defect, other than critical, that is likely to result in a failure or to reduce materially the usability of the
considered product (bolt) for its intended purpose
3.13
minor defect
defect that is not likely to reduce materially the usability of the considered product (bolt) for its intended
purpose, or that is a departure from the established specification having little bearing on the effective use or
operation of this product
3.14
limiting quality
LQ
〈sampling plan〉 quality limit that corresponds to a specified and relatively low probability of acceptance
NOTE 1 It is the limiting lot quality characteristic that the consumer is willing to accept with a low probability that a lot of
this quality would occur.
NOTE 2 For the purposes of this International Standard, the limiting quality quoted in Table 4 corresponds to a
probability of acceptance of 10 %.
3.15
acceptable quality limit
AQL
maximum percent defective (or the maximum number of defects per hundred units) that, for purposes of
sampling inspection, can be considered satisfactory as a process average
NOTE Variant: quality limit which in a sampling plan corresponds to a specified but relatively high probability of
acceptance.
4 Quality assurance
4.1 General
The manufacturer shall be capable of continuous production of bolts complying with the quality requirements
specified in this International Standard. It is recommended that the manufacturer be certified to a recognized
quality management system. The certification authority may be the prime contractor.
2)
The purpose of qualification inspections of bolts is to check that the design and manufacturing conditions of
a bolt allow it to satisfy the requirements of this International Standard.
Quality documentation for parts produced in accordance to this International Standard shall be maintained for
a minimum period of 10 years.
Qualification of the bolts shall be granted by the certification authorities in the purchaser's country, or their
appointed representative, who may be the prime contractor.

2) In order to simplify the text the term “inspections” used in this International Standard also refers to “inspections and
tests”.
The purpose of production acceptance inspection of a bolt is to check, as simply as possible, using a method
which is inexpensive but the most representative of the actual conditions of use, with the uncertainty inherent
in statistical sampling, that the bolts satisfy the requirements of this International Standard.
Production acceptance inspections shall be carried out by the manufacturer, or under his responsibility.
4.2 Qualification inspection conditions
Unless otherwise specified, the inspection shall be carried out on:
⎯ each type and diameter of bolt;
⎯ 25 bolts selected from a single inspection lot by simple random sampling.
The test programme may possibly be reduced, or the qualification granted without inspection; any such
decision shall be based on the results obtained on similar types and diameters of bolt provided that the design
and manufacturing conditions are identical.
The inspections shall be repeated on any bolt if the manufacturing conditions have been modified.
Table 2 indicates the allocation of bolt samples for the inspections.
4.3 Acceptance inspection conditions
Inspections shall be carried out on each production batch or inspection lot. Bolts from the batch or lot to be
inspected shall be selected by simple random sampling.
Each bolt may be submitted to several inspections, provided that none of the characteristics to be verified has
been previously altered during any of these inspections.
The bolts to be subjected to destructive inspections may be those on which non-destructive inspections have
been carried out.
If a more stringent inspection is deemed necessary, all or part of the qualification inspections may be
performed during the acceptance inspections. In this case, the number of bolts submitted is the same as that
submitted for qualification inspection.
Production batches or inspection lots declared unacceptable after the production acceptance inspections shall
be submitted for re-inspection only after all the defective units have been removed and/or defects have been
corrected. In this case, the attribute(s) that caused the rejection shall be verified using a sample of twice the
normal size but with the same number of acceptable defective items.
4.4 Use of “statistical process control (SPC)”
When a characteristic is obtained by a controlled statistical process, in order to declare conformity of the
characteristic, the manufacturer has the possibility of refraining from the final systematic sampling provided for
in this International Standard if he is capable of formally justifying this choice by using ISO/TR 13425 and
the standards quoted in it as a basis.
This justification will include the following phases:
⎯ analysis of the key characteristics of the product;
⎯ analysis of the risks for each implemented process;
⎯ determination of the parameters and/or characteristics to be respected under SPC;
⎯ determination of the capabilities of each process;
⎯ drawing up of an inspection plan and integration in the manufacturing process;
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⎯ drawing up of routes and control charts (ISO 7966, ISO 7870-1, ISO 8258);
⎯ use of control charts for data consolidation;
⎯ determination of the audits to be run and the control to be carried out to ensure reliability of the device.
To be usable in production, this process shall or should be validated beforehand by the qualifying body, either
during the qualification phase or a posteriori, according to the case, by analysing the justificatory file and the
results of the qualification inspections such as provided for in Clause 5. Such an SPC process is not
applicable to destructive tests.
5 Requirements
The requirements of this International Standard are given in Table 1 and, unless otherwise specified, they
apply to bolts ready for use. The test temperature, unless otherwise specified, shall be the ambient
temperature. These requirements complement the requirements of all other standards or specifications
referenced in the definition document.
Table 1 — Requirements and test methods
Inspection and test Desig- Sample size
Subclause Characteristic Requirement
a
method
nation
5.1 Material In accordance with the definition See material standard. As required
document. by semi-
finished
product
5.2 Dimensions In accordance with the definition Standard gauging Q 20
document.
A Tables 3
and 4
5.3 Manufacturing
5.3.1 Forging The heads of the bolts shall be According to the route Q
formed by a hot or cold forging of manufacture.

process before heat treatment.
In the case of hot forging, the The equipment used
equipment shall ensure an
shall be approved.
adequate and uniform temperature
throughout the production batch.
5.3.2 Heat treatment The forged blanks shall be heat- According to the Q
treated to produce the properties process route.

required by the definition
The equipment used
document. Blanks shall not be
shall be approved.
heat-treated more than twice.
5.3.3 Removal of If machining is required, it is
surface necessary to respect the
contamination requirements of 5.5.1.
(bearing face
and shank)
5.3.4 Threads Formed by a single rolling process A
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