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Fastener Material Properties

Grade 2 Grade 5 Grade 8
1 --> Sp(PSI): 5.50E+04 8.50E+04 1.20E+05
2 --> E (PSI): 2.93E+07 2.93E+07 2.93E+07

Fastener Torque Calculator

3 --> Bolt Grade: Grade 2
4 --> d: 0.250 (in)
5 --> TPI: 20 (threads/in)
6 --> μs: 0.17
7 --> μw: 0.17
8 --> l: 0.25 (in)
9 --> Fi: 2000 (lbs)
Proof Load: 2699.8 (lbs)
Fi max: 2024.9 (lbs)
δ: 1.01E-04 (in)
T: 102 [8.5] (in-lbs [ft-lbs])

Max Load Characteristics

Grade 2 Grade 5 Grade 8
Proof load (lbs)--> 2699.806186679 4172.427743049 5890.486225481
Fi max(lbs)--> 2024.854640009 3129.320807287 4417.864669111
δmax (in)--> 1.02E-04 0.000157525692 0.000222389213
Max Torque (in-lbs [ft-lbs])--> 104 [8.6] 160 [13.4] 226 [18.9]

Torque Calculaton Variables

P: 0.0526 (in)
H: 0.0456
d2: 0.2158 (in)
Do: 0.4200 (in)
Di: 0.2500 (in)
α: 30.0000 (deg)
β: 3.8338 (deg)
α': 33.0057 (deg)
Dw: 0.3422 (in)
K: 0.2373
 𝐾= 1/2𝑑 (𝑃/𝜋+𝜇_𝑠 𝑑_2 sec⁡𝛼′+𝜇_𝑤 𝐷_𝑤 )

𝐷_𝑤 = 2/3×( 〖𝐷 _𝑜 〗 ^3− 〖𝐷 _𝑖 〗 ^3)/( 〖𝐷 _𝑜 〗 ^2− 〖𝐷 _𝑖 〗 ^2 )

𝛼′ =tan⁡𝛼 cos⁡𝛽
P is the screw thread pitch
μs is the coefficient of friction between threads
d is the nominal diameter of the fastener
d2 is the pitch diameter of the thread
μw is the coefficient of friction between bearing surfaces
Dw is the equivalent diameter of the friction torque bearing surfaces
α′ is the flank angle at the ridge perpendicular section of the thread ridge
Do and Di are the outside and inside diameters, respectively, of the bearing surface
contact area
α is the thread half angle (30°, for example)
β can be found from β = Tan-1( l/πd )
α′ is the flank angle at the ridge perpendicular section of the thread ridge
Do and Di are the outside and inside diameters, respectively, of the bearing surface
contact area
α is the thread half angle (30°, for example)
β can be found from β = Tan-1( l/πd )
 𝐹_(𝑖 𝑚𝑎𝑥)=.75 ×𝐴_(𝑡 )×
𝑆_𝑝
𝛿 = (𝐹_𝑖×𝑙)/(𝐴 ×𝐸)

𝑇 =𝐾 × 𝐹_𝑖 ×𝑑

At is the tensile stress area of the bolt

Sp is the proof strength of the bolt
δ is the change in bolt length
Fi is the bolt preload
l is the effective length of the fastener (clamping distance)
surfaces A is the bolt area
e thread ridge E is the bolt modulus of elasticity
y, of the bearing surface T is the torque required to reach Fi
e thread ridge
y, of the bearing surface