Minimum Ultimate Tensile Loads
Sep 2025

Minimum Ultimate Tensile Loads

Minimum ultimate tensile loads - ISO metric coarse pitch thread:

Thread1)
d
Nominal
stress area
As,nom
[mm2]
Minimum ultimate tensile load
Fm min (As,nom × Rm,min) [N]
4.6 4.8 5.6 5.8 6.8 8.8 9.8 10.9 12.9/12.9
M35.03201021102510262030204020453052306140
M3,56.78271028503390353040705420610070508270
M48.783510369043904570527070207900913010700
M514.25680596071007380852011350128001480017300
M620.18040844010000104001210016100181002090024500
M728.9116001210014400150001730023100260003010035300
M836.6146002)15400183002)1900022000292002)32900381002)44600
M1058.0232002)24400290002)3020034800464002)52200603002)70800
M1284.33370035400422004380050600674003)7590087700103000
M141154600048300575005980069000920003)104000120000140000
M1615762800659007850081600940001250003)141000163000192000
M18 192 76 800 80 600 96 000 99 800 115 000 159 000 – 200 000 234 000
M20 245 98 000 103 000 122 000 127 000 147 000 203 000 – 255 000 299 000
M22 303 121 000 127 000 152 000 158 000 182 000 252 000 – 315 000 370 000
M24 353 141 000 148 000 176 000 184 000 212 000 293 000 – 367 000 431 000
M27 459 184 000 193 000 230 000 239 000 275 000 381 000 – 477 000 560 000
M30 561 224 000 236 000 280 000 292 000 337 000 466 000 – 583 000 684 000
M33 694 278 000 292 000 347 000 361 000 416 000 576 000 – 722 000 847 000
M36 817 327 000 343 000 408 000 425 000 490 000 678 000 – 850 000 997 000
M39976390000410000488000508000586000810000–1020 0001200 000

1 Where no thread pitch is indicated in a thread designation, coarse pitch is specified.
2 For fasteners with thread tolerance 6az per ISO 965-4, subject to hot dip galvanizing, reduced values per ISO 10684
3 For structural bolting 70 000 N (for M12), 95 500 N (for M14) and 130 000 N (for M16).

Minimum ultimate tensile loads – ISO metric fine pitch thread:

Thread
d x p
Nominal
stress area
As,nom
[mm2]
Minimum ultimate tensile load
Fm min (As,nom × Rm,min) [N]
4.6 4.8 5.6 5.8 6.8 8.8 9.8 10.9 12.9/12.9
M8×139.215,70016,50019,60020,40023,50031,36035,30040,80047,800
M10×164.525,80027,10032,30033,80038,70051,60058,10067,10078,700
M10×1.2561.224,50025,70030,60031,80036,70049,00055,10063,60074,700
M12×1.2592.136,80038,70046,10047,90055,30073,70082,90095,800112,000
M12×1.588.135,20037,00044,10045,80052,90070,50079,30091,600107,000
M14×1.512550,00052,50062,50065,00075,000100,000112,000130,000152,000
M16×1.516766,80070,10083,50086,800100,000134,000150,000174,000204,000
M18×1.521686,40090,700108,000112,000130,000179,000-225,000264,000
M20×1.5272109,000114,000136,000141,000163,000226,000-283,000332,000
M22×1.5333133,000140,000166,000173,000200,000276,000-346,000406,000
M24×2384154,000161,000192,000200,000230,000319,000-399,000469,000
M27×2496198,000208,000248,000258,000298,000412,000-516,000605,000
M30×2621248,000261,000310,000323,000373,000515,000-646,000758,000
M33×2761304,000320,000380,000396,000457,000632,000-791,000928,000
M36×3865346,000363,000432,000450,000519,000718,000-900,0001,055,000
M39×31,030412,000433,000515,000536,000618,000855,000-1,070,0001,260,000

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