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Joe Greenslade Director of Engineering Technology
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FASTENER INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
FROM THE IFI - AS OF OCTOBER 2015
1. Standards Organizations Activities
[a] Standards Published Recently
ASME B18.15 Forged Lifting Eyes (Inch)
ASTM A193/A193M Standard Specification for Alloy-Steel
and Stainless Steel Bolting for High Temperature or High
Pressure Service and Other Special Purpose Applications
ASTM A194/A194M Standard Specification for Carbon
Steel, Alloy Steel, and Stainless Steel Nuts for Bolts for High
Pressure or High Temperature Service, or Both
ASTM A320/A320M 15 Standard Specification for Alloy-
Steel and Stainless Steel Bolting for Low-Temperature
Service
ASTM A563 Standard Specification for Carbon and Alloy
Steel Nuts
ASTM F606/F606M Fastener Testing Standard (inch/metric
combined)
ASTM F879 Standard Specification for Stainless Steel
Socket Button and Flat Countersunk Head Cap Screws
ASTM F1789 Standard Terminology for F16 Mechanical
Fasteners has been revised to F1789-15
IFI-113 Self-drilling Screws (Inch)
ISO 9001 2015 Quality Management Systems
Requirements
SAE J2271M-2015 Ship Systems and Equipment, Part
Standard for Studs - Continuous and Double End (Metric)
SAE J2655 Fastener Part Standard Washers and
Lockwashers (Inch Dimensioned)
[b] Standards withdrawn without replacement:
ISO 8839 – 1986 Mechanical Properties of fasteners made
of non-ferrous metals
[c] Standards that have passed committee
balloting and have begun the publication process:
ASME B18.2.2 Nuts for General Applications: Machine
Screw Nuts, Hex, Square, Hex Flange, and Coupling Nuts
(Inch Series)
ASME B18.24 Fastener part identification numbering system.
ASTM F1941/F1941M Electroplating Standard for
Fasteners.
[d] Standards in the revision process
ASME B18.2.1 Bolts and Cap Screws (inch series). Sept
2014, work has begun to add a missing Lg/Lb table for hex
flange head screws and correct a few other minor issues and
add “Tap Bolts”. Completion is expected in 2016.
ASME B18.2.6 Structural Fasteners (inch series). Sept
2014, work has begun to revise this standard to incorporate
a critical table note currently covered by a Supplement and
to make minor revisions to the DTI portion of the standard.
Completion is expected in 2016.
B18.6.5M Metric Thread-Forming and Thread-Cutting
Tapping Screws. At the September 2015 B18 meetings it
was proposed that this standard will be balloted for
withdrawal for users to transition to the comparable ISO and
DIN standards.
B18.6.7M Metric Machine Screws. At the September 2015
B18 meetings it was proposed that this standard will be
balloted for withdrawal for users to transition to the
comparable ISO and DIN standards.
ASME B18.13 SEMS (inch series). This standard was last
revised in 1996 and will now undergo a complete revision to
reflect changes and additions to the metric version
B18.13.1M. At the meeting in September 2015 the results
of the first ballot were discussed and resolved. A second
ballot will be issued before the end of 2015.
ASME B18.16.6 Inch Locking Nuts. The B18.16 subcommittee
has started work on a revision to lower the proof
load values of thin insert lock nut to 45% of the regular height
nuts and to correct the errors in the NTM series of nut
heights. At the meeting in September 2015 the results of the
last ballot were discussed and resolved. Another ballot will
be issued before the end of 2015.
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