Astm F879M 1991
Astm F879M 1991
Astm F879M 1991
METRIC
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4.2 Govemmem Provisionill8 - Government procurement 8. Corrosion Resistance Requi rements
and design-selection criteria shall be specified in accordance 8.1 Carbide Precipitatioll:
with ANSI B I 8.3.4M or ANSI B 18.3.5M as appropriate. 8. 1.1 The austenitic alloys shall be free of carbide precipi-
5. Materials and Manuracture tatio n as specified in Practice A of Practices A 262.
8. 1.2 If the fasteners pass the requirements of 8.1. 1. they
- S.1 Screw, , h,1I be fonned by up,.,ting or e'troding, or
shall be considered acceptable. If they fail. they shall be tested
both.
in accordance with Practice C of Practices A 262 and shall
5.2 Screws shall be roll threaded.
show a corrosion rate not exceeding 0.05 mm/month.
5.3 Heat Treatment-Austenitic alloys Class A I-50 screws,
following manufacture. shall be annealed by heating to 1040 ± 9. Dimensio ns
30~C_lo obtain maximum corrosion resistance and minimum
9.1 Unless otherwise specified, the dimensio ns shall con-
penneabi lity. The screws shall be held for a sufficient time at
form to the requirements of ANSI B 18.3 .4M or ANSI
temperature, then cooled at a rate sufficient to prevent precipi-
B 18.3.5M, as specified.
tation of lhe carbide and provide the properties specified in
Table I. 10. Workma nship, FiniSh, a nd Appearance
6. Chemical Composition 10.1 Surface Finish-Unless otherwise speci fi ed, screws
6.1 It is the intent of this specification that screws shall be shall be cleaned or descaled, or both, in accordance with
ordered by property class. The chemical composition of the Practice A 380.
screws shall confonn 10 the requirements of Table 2. 10.2 . Surface DiscOlllinuities:
6.2 Unless otherwise specified in the inquiry and purchase 10.2. 1 The surface discontinuities for these products shall
order (see Supplementary Requirement S 2) when A I-50 or confornl to Specification F 788/F 788M and the additional
A 1-70 property class is specified. the choice of stainless steel limitations specificd herein.
used shall be that of the fas lener manufacturer as detennined 10.2.1.1 Forging defects that connect the socket to the
by his fabrication methods and material availability. The periphery of the head are not pennissible. Defects originating
specific stainless steel used by the manufacturer shall be clearly on the peri phery and with a traverse indicating a potential to
ide ntified on all certificatio n required in the purchase order and intersect are nOI pennissible. Other forging defects are pennis-
shall have a chemical composition confonning to the limits sible provided those located in the bearing area, fi llet, and top
specified in Table 2. surfaces shall nOI have a depth exceeding 0.03 D or 0.1 3 mm,
6.3 When chemical analysis is perfonned by the purchaser whichever is greater. For peri pheral discontinuities, the maxi-
using fini shed fasteners, the chem ical composition oblained mum depth may be 0.06 D (see Fig. I).
shall confonn to the limits specified in Table 2 for the specific 10.2. 1.2 Forging defects located in the socket wall within
alloy. Chemical composition shall confonn to the tolerances 0.1 times the actual key engagement, T, from the bottom of the
speci fied in Specification A 555/A 555M . socket are not pennissible. Discontinuities located elsewhere in
6.3. 1 In the event of a discrepancy, a referee analysis of the the socket shall not have a length exceeding 0.25 T, or a
samples for each lot as speci fi ed in 12.1 , shall be made in maximum depth of 0.03 D not to exceed 0. 13 mm (see Fig. 2).
accordance with 11 .3. 10.2. 1.3 Seams in the shank shall not exceed a depth of 0.03
D or 0.2 mm, whichever is greater.
7. Mecha nical Properties 10.2. 1.4 No transverse discontinuities shall be pennitted in
7. 1 The finished screws shall confonn to the mechanical the head-Io-shank fi llet area.
requirements specified in Table I. 10.2. 1.5 Threads shall have no laps at the root or on the
7.2 Screws having a nominal length equal to or greater than flanks . as shown in Fig. 3. Laps are pennitted at the crests (Fig.
three diameters shall be tensi le tested full size and shall meet 3(e» that do not exceed 25 % of the basic thread depth. and o n
the full size breaking strength requirements specified in Table the flanks outside the pitch cylinder. Longitudinal seams rolled
3. Tensile fai lures through the head are acceptable providing beneath the root of the thread and across the crests of the
the load requirements are satisfied. threads are acceptable within the limits of 10.2.1.3.
7.3 Screws that are too short (lengths less than specified in
7.2 or that have insufficient threads for tension tesling) shall 11. Number of Tests
not be subject to tension lests, but shall confonn 10 the 11. 1 The requirements of this specification shall be met in
maximum and minimum hardness requirements of Table I. continuous mass production for stock and the manufacturer
TABLE 1 Mech enicat Pro perty Requiremen ts
Full Size
Machined Specimen Tests
ProcIl.ICC Tests
Property Class
Tensile Extension. Tensile YIeld Strength. Elongation. Vd<ers Rockw&lI
Strength. MPa minA Strength. MPa MP, "". min ,"" m.. min max
At ·50 58S max 0.60 "15~ 350~. 40 220 BB8 BB8
M3·Mt4 A t·70 525 mln OAO 600 min 300 min 20 ' 90 330 696 C33
Mt6·M20A t·70 440 mln 270 min Btl3 COO
AD Denotes nominal thread Size.
OAO 550 min
" '60 3tO
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C... SiS
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C,,"""
0.0.
Manganese
2.00
p- TABl.E 2 Chemical Requirements
0.045
Composition, % maximlllTl except as shown
Sutlur
Austenitic AIoys
0.030
Silloon
LOO
Chromium
18.0 to 20.0
Nickel
8.0 to 10.5
"-50 305 0.12 200 0.045 0.030 LOO 17.0 to 19.0 10.5 to 13.0
AI-70 0.08 LOO 11.0 to 19.0
""
XM7 0.10
200
2.00
0.045
0.045
0030
0.030 LOO
15.0 to 17.0
17.0 to 19.0 B.O 10 10.0 3.00 to 4.00
TABLE 3 Breaking Strength Values tor Full Size Fasteners PERMI SSIBLE (Within 'ERMISSIBLE (Wi thin
NOTE- Breaking loads Bre based on tensil e stress area and specified Umiu) spec.fitd Ilmi u)
s trengths Of' 585"MPa max for A, .SO and 525 MPs min through
M 14 and 440 MPa min for A 1·70. The minimum loads for cla ss
A ' ·70 are based on the tensile properties of 655 MPa material
strength through M 14 and 550 MPa malerial strength M 16 and
above, reduced by 20 % to allow for the head critical nalure of
the se configurations.
Alloy CIUs Alloy Class
Nominal Size and Stress Area, AI -SO AI-70
Thread P~ch mm' NOT PERMISSIBLE
kN , ~ kN . mill (Poten tu! inltTKcti",
(Connects socket and
M3 x 0.5 5.03 2." 2." the edge of head) - - - - ' d i ~conUllu iti c s)
M4 x 0.7 8.78 5.13 4 .61
MS X 0.8 14.2
PER MISSIBLE (Withi n
8.31 7.46
M6 x 1.0 20.1 11 .8 10.6 specified limits) ~PER MI SSIBLE (With·
in specified limi ts )
Ma x 1.25 36' 21.4 19.2
MID
M1 2
x
x 1.15
M14 x 2.0
1.5 58.0
".3
115.0
33.'
49.3
67.3
30.5
" .3
60.'
Q
MI6 x 2.0 151.0 91.9 69.1
M20 x 2.5 245.0 143.0 108.0
''::~'''''"7- PERMISSIBLE (Wi thin
specified limi ts)
facturer to determine that the properties of products in an FIG. 2 Socket Olscontinultles (See 10.2.1)
individual shipment are within specified limits, the purchaser
shall specify the testing requirements, including the sampling
plan and basis of acceptance in the inquiry and purchase order.
11 .3. 1 When the purchaser does not specify the sampling
Number 01 Pieces in Lot
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plan and basis of acceptance, the fo llowing shall apply: Over 800 to 8000, incl 2
Over 8000 to 22 000, incl 3
11.3.1.1 The lot. for purposes of selecti ng samples, sllllll Over 22 000 5
consist of all products offered for inspectio n and testing at one 11.3.1.3 Shou ld any sample fail to meet the requirements of
time, that are of the same type, style. no minal diameter. thread a specified test, double the number of samples from the same
pitch, nominal le ngth. materia l. property class, and surface lot shall be rctested for the requirement(s) in which it failed.
fi nish. All of the additional samples shall confonn to the specificat ion
11 .3. 1.2 From each lot. samples shall be selected at random or the lot shall be rejected.
and tested for each requirement in accordance with the 11 .3 .1.4 If the fai lure of a test specimen is due to improper
following: preparation of the specimen or an incorrect testing technique,
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MAJOR DIAMETER
'EAJ'USSllLE
PITCH DIAMETIER
MINOR DIAMETER
SUR FACIE
IRREGULARITIES
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PERMISSIBLE
MAJOR DI AMETER
LAPS AHD SlAMS
PITCH DIAMETER
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the specimen shall be discarded and another test specimen
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s ubmitted. [
11.4 Corrosion Resistance Tests:
11.4.1 Unless otherwise specified , tests for corrosion resis-
tance shall be in accordance with the manufacturer's standard
quality control practices. A specific number of tests is not
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FRACTLflE
SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
One or more o f the foll ow ing supplementary require ments shall ap pl y only when speci fi ed by the
purchaser in the inquiry and order (see 4.1.6). Supplementary req uirements shall i.n no way negate any
requiremem o f the specification itself.
This standard Is subjeclto revision a t any time by the responsl/:1le technical committee and must be reviewed every h"ve years and
if not reviMd. either reapproved or withdrawn. Your comments ere invited either for revision of this standard or for ackJitioflal standards
and shoold be addressed to A5TM Headquarters. Your oommants will receive careful consideration at a meeting of/he responsible
technical commirree. which yoo may atrend. If yoo feal that your comments have TlOl receivecJ a lair hearing yoo should make your
views known to /he ASTM CotmIittee on Standards. 100 Ba" Harbor Drive. West ConshohockfHl. PA 19428.
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