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Bolt-tightening Guidelines
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Table 3 and Table 4, according to lubrication friction factor

• If subsequent tightening is necessary, contact supervisor and tighten to

torque values in Table 5 and Table 6, according to lubrication friction factor

• If target torque values for different target prestress levels are necessary,
these may be obtained by reducing the values in

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Bolt-tightening Guidelines
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Table 3/ Table 4 according to crosswise tightening pattern1

b. Tighten to given pass 2 torque value (60% of Final) provided in

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Table 3/ Table 4 according to crosswise tightening pattern1

d. Continue tightening the bolts, but on circular clockwise pattern at the Final torque values
as provided in

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Table 5 Recommended Torque Values1 for A193-B7, B16, A320-L7 if additional tightening is necessary for
Prestress 60 ksi/ Lubrication friction factor 0.12 SPW, RJ, kamprofile, MJ-G and solid metal gaskets

PRESTRESS 60 KSI and FRICTION FACTOR=0.12

TARGET TORQUE [ft-lb] TARGET TORQUE [Nm]
Bolt Size [inch] Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Final Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Final
1/2 16 32 54 54 22 44 73 73
5/8 32 65 108 108 44 88 146 146
3/4 58 115 192 192 78 156 260 260
7/8 90 180 300 300 122 244 407 407
1 144 288 480 480 195 391 651 651
1 1/8 198 396 660 660 268 537 895 895
1 1/4 288 576 960 960 391 781 1302 1302
1 3/8 378 756 1260 1260 513 1025 1709 1709
1 1/2 504 1008 1680 1680 683 1367 2278 2278
1 5/8 648 1296 2160 2160 879 1757 2929 2929
1 3/4 828 1656 2760 2760 1123 2246 3743 3743
1 7/8 1008 2016 3360 3360 1367 2734 4556 4556
2 1224 2448 4080 4080 1660 3319 5532 5532
2 1/4 1764 3528 5880 5880 2392 4784 7973 7973
2 1/2 2448 4896 8160 8160 3319 6639 11065 11065
2 3/4 3276 6552 10920 10920 4442 8885 14808 14808
3 4284 8568 14280 14280 5809 11618 19364 19364
3 1/4 5508 11016 18360 18360 7469 14938 24896 24896
3 1/2 6876 13752 22920 22920 9324 18648 31080 31080
3 3/4 8496 16992 28320 28320 11521 23041 38402 38402
4 10368 20736 34560 34560 14059 28118 46863 46863

Table 6 Recommended Torque Value1 for A193-B, B16, A320-L7, if additional tightening is necessary for
Prestress 60 ksi/ Lubrication friction factor 0.16 SPW, RJ, kamprofile, MJ-G and solid metal gaskets

PRESTRESS 60 KSI and FRICTION FACTOR=0.16

TARGET TORQUE [ft-lb] TARGET TORQUE [Nm]
Bolt Size [inch] Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Final Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 Final
1/2 22 43 72 72 29 59 98 98
5/8 43 86 144 144 59 117 195 195
3/4 76 151 252 252 103 205 342 342
7/8 126 252 420 420 171 342 570 570
1 180 360 600 600 244 488 814 814
1 1/8 270 540 900 900 366 732 1220 1220
1 1/4 378 756 1260 1260 513 1025 1709 1709
1 3/8 504 1008 1680 1680 683 1367 2278 2278
1 1/2 648 1296 2160 2160 879 1757 2929 2929
1 5/8 846 1692 2820 2820 1147 2294 3824 3824
1 3/4 1062 2124 3540 3540 1440 2880 4800 4800
1 7/8 1314 2628 4380 4380 1782 3564 5939 5939
2 1620 3240 5400 5400 2197 4393 7322 7322
2 1/4 2340 4680 7800 7800 3173 6346 10577 10577
2 1/2 3240 6480 10800 10800 4393 8787 14645 14645
2 3/4 4320 8640 14400 14400 5858 11716 19526 19526
3 5652 11304 18840 18840 7664 15328 25547 25547
3 1/4 7236 14472 24120 24120 9812 19624 32707 32707
3 1/2 9108 18216 30360 30360 12350 24701 41168 41168
3 3/4 11232 22464 37440 37440 15231 30461 50769 50769
4 13680 27360 45600 45600 18550 37100 61834 61834
1.
The root areas are based on coarse-thread series for sizes 1 in. and smaller, and 8-pitch thread series for sizes 1-1/8 inch
and larger
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