Sep 2025
Mechanical and Physical Properties of Screws
No. |
Mechanical or physical property |
nom.c / min.
|
Property class |
4.6 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
6.8 |
8.8 d = 16mm |
8.8 d > 16mm |
9.8 |
10.9 |
12.9 |
1 |
Tensile strength, Rm, MPa, [N/mm2]
|
nom.c min. |
400 400 |
400 420 |
500 500 |
500 520 |
600 600 |
800 800 |
800 830 |
900 900 |
1000 1040 |
1200 1220 |
2 |
Lower yield strength, ReLd, MPa, [N/mm2]
|
nom.c min. |
240 240 |
– |
300 300 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
Stress at 0.2% non-proportional elongation Rp0.2, MPa, [N/mm2]
|
nom.c min. |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
640 640 |
640 660 |
720 720 |
900 940 |
1080 1100 |
4 |
Stress at 0.0048 d non-proportional elongation for full-size fasteners, Rpf, MPa, [N/mm2]
|
nom.c min. |
– |
320 340 |
– |
400 420 |
480 480 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
5 |
Stress under proof load, Sp, MPa, [N/mm2]
Proof strength ratio
Sp,nom / ReL min or
Sp,nom / Rp0.2 min or
Sp,nom / Rpf min
|
nom. |
225 0,94 |
310 0,91 |
280 0,93 |
380 0,90 |
440 0,92 |
580 0,91 |
600 0,91 |
650 0,90 |
830 0,88 |
970 0,88 |
6 |
Percentage elongation after fracture for machined test pieces, A, %
|
min. |
22 |
– |
20 |
– |
– |
12 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
Percentage reduction of area after fracture for machined test pieces, Z, %
|
min. |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
52 |
52 |
48 |
48 |
44 |
8 |
Elongation after fracture for full-size fasteners, At
(see also ISO 898-1 Annex C)
|
min. |
– |
– |
0.24 |
– |
0.22 |
0.20 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
9 |
Head soundness |
– |
no fracture |
10 |
Vickers hardness, HV (F = 98 N)
|
min. max. |
130 2209 |
155 2209 |
160 2209 |
190 – |
250 – |
255 320 |
290 335 |
320 360 |
385 380 |
– 435 |
11 |
Brinell hardness, HBW (F = 30 D²)
|
min. max. |
114 2099 |
124 2099 |
147 2099 |
152 2099 |
181 238 |
238 304 |
242 318 |
276 342 |
304 361 |
366 414 |