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in. wall thickness. All three have the same meaning per<br />

Table 1-1, in the 6-in. size.<br />

Stud Bolts<br />

ANSI <strong>Flan</strong>ge Bolting<br />

In ANSI piping, stud bolts are stamped with identifying<br />

numbers on the ends of bolts and the face of the nuts. A<br />

common mark for bolts is B7, and Grade 2H on the nuts.<br />

The bolts are often plated with various coatings, some of<br />

which are listed below:<br />

Plating Marking<br />

Cadmium B7<br />

Zinc L7<br />

Chromium B16<br />

Tin B8<br />

Silver B8M<br />

Stud bolts are shipped from vendors as so many bolts/<br />

nuts per pound. If the purchase order states 100 stud<br />

bolts with two heavy hex nuts each, then you may re-<br />

ceive 99 or 102 bolts with nuts. To save time, and avoid<br />

counting each bolt, verify the <strong>to</strong>tal weight as being cor-<br />

rect, verify about 25% of the markings per the specifica-<br />

tion, then s<strong>to</strong>re the bolts in the shipping container rather<br />

than using valuable warehouse shelving space.<br />

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