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
M399763900004100004880005080005860008100001020 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

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