Monday, 30 July 2018

LEARN TO READ BOLT SPECIFICATIONS !!


A bolt is a type of threaded hardware fastener that is used to position two workpieces in specific relation to each other. Bolts come in several configurations for their application and specification variances.

Each bolt is specified with some coding in it which revels the information about that bolt such as M9X1.2X1.5 .Many metric bolts denote the use of metric measurements with an "M" at the start of the bolt designation, such as "M9x1.2x15." Metric bolts list measurements in millimeters. Besides using metric measurements, a metric bolt uses the distance between the threads rather than the thread pitch, used in American measurements, which is the number of threads per inch.

How to read these specifications:



For reading the specifications of the bolt follow these steps:

Determine the diameter of the bolt by looking at the first number. For example, if the metric bolt was M10x1.25x33, it would have a diameter of 10 millimeters.


Determine the distance between threads by looking at the second number. For example, if the metric bolt was 
M10x1.25x33, it would have 1.25 millimeters between threads.This is also known as pitch.


Determine the length of the metric bolt by looking at the third number. For example, if the metric bolt was 
M10x1.25x33, it would have a length of 33 millimeters.


Look on the bolt head for the number denoting the strength of the bolt. The bigger the number, the stronger the bolt.

Hope,you got to learn something from this article.

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