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Screw Type / Appropriate Tightening Axial Force of Bolt / Appropriate Tightening Torque (Fundamentals of Screw)

Screw Type

Thread shape

Triangular screw thread

Common fastening parts

Screw Type_1

Square thread

It is used when strong force is applied to the screw thread
Mainly used in power transmission area (jacks, vices, etc.)

Screw Type_2

Trapezoidal lead screw

Used in precise motion transmission areas (lathe feed screws, etc.)

Screw Type_3

Male thread and female thread

Screw Type_4
Standard Symbol Example
Metric coarse thread M M3
Metric fine thread M (with pitch) M3 x 0.35
Unified coarse thread UNC 3/4-10UNC
Unified fine thread UNF 1/2-20UNF
Parallel pipe thread G, PF G1/2
Tapered pipe thread R, PT R3/4

* Metric threads are according to JIS B 0205 (1997) for coarse threads and JIS B 0207 (1982) for fine threads.

Male thread

Those with threads on the outside of a cylindrical body or conical body

Female thread

Those with threads on the inside

Screws are used in combination with male and female threads, so the dimensions of each must match.
That is to say, fastening is not possible unless the nominal numbers are the same.

Material

Requirements for screw materials

  • Low cost and easy to obtain
  • With strength and toughness, and machining is possible
  • Properties can be changed widely by appropriately selecting components and heat treatments

Typical materials

  • Steel alloy SCM (chrome molybdenum steel): Standard
  • Stainless steel SUS: It is used in locations where corrosion and outlet gas emissions are undesirable
Screw Type_5

Surface treatment

  • Black oxide coating
  • Bright chromate plating
Screw Type_6 Screw Type_7

Appropriate Tightening Axial Force of Bolts / Appropriate Tightening Torque

The torque method is widely used because of its simplicity

Tightening axial force and fatigue limit when fastening with bolts

  • Calculation of the appropriate tightening axial force when tightening bolts shall be within the elastic range, that is up to 70% of the standard yield strength in the torque method.
  • Fatigue strength of bolts due to repeated load shall not exceed the allowable value.
  • The fastened object shall not be recessed on the bolt and nut bearing surfaces.
  • The fastened object shall not be damaged by tightening.

Calculation of tightening axial force and tightening torque

Tightening axial force
Ff=0.7・σy・As
Tightening torque
TfA=0.35k(1+1/Q)σy・As・d
k
: Torque coefficient
d
: Bolt nominal diameter [cm]
Q
: Tightening coefficient
σy
: Yield strength (112 kgf/mm2 when strength class 12.9)
As
: Bolt effective cross-sectional area (mm2)

<Calculation examples>

When tightening mild steel to mild steel with M6 hex socket head cap screw (strength class 12.9) under oil lubrication

Axial force is

Ff
=0.7・σy・As
=0.7・112・20.1
=1576[kgf]

Appropriate torque is

TfA
=0.35k(1+1/Q)σy・As・d
=0.35・0.175(1+1/1.4)112・20.1・0.6
=142[kgf・cm]
Torque coefficient based on bolt surface treatment and combination of the fastened object material and the female thread material
Bolt surface treatment lubrication Torque coefficient

Combination
Material of the fastened object (a) - female thread material (b)

Appropriate Tightening Axial Force of Bolts / Appropriate Tightening Torque_1
Steel bolt
Black oxide coating
Oil lubrication
0.145 SCM-FC FC-FC SUS-FC
0.155 S10C-FC SCM-S10C SCM-SCM FC-S10C FC-SCM
0.165 SCM-SUS FC-SUS AL-FC SUS-S10C SUS-SCM SUS-SUS
0.175 S10C-S10C S10C-SCM S10C-SUS AL-S10C AL-SCM
0.185 SCM-AL FC-AL AL-SUS
0.195 S10C-AL SUS-AL
0.215 AL-AL
Steel bolt
Black oxide coating
No lubrication
0.25 S10C-FC SCM-FC FC-FC
0.35 S10C-SCM SCM-SCM FC-S10C FC-SCM AL-FC
0.45 S10C-S10C SCM-S10C AL-S10C AL-SCM
0.55 SCM-AL FC-AL AL-AL
S10C
: Untempered mild steel
SCM
: Heat-treated steel (35JRC)
FC
: Cast iron (FC200)
AL
: Aluminum
SUS
: Stainless steel (SUS304)
Standard value of tightening coefficient Q
Tightening coefficient
Q
Tightening method Surface condition Lubrication condition
Bolt Nut
1.25 Torque wrench Manganese phosphate Not treated or phosphate Oil lubrication or MoS2 paste
1.4 Torque wrench Not treated or phosphate
Wrench with torque limit
1.6 Impact wrench
1.8 Torque wrench Not treated or phosphate Not treated No lubrication
Wrench with torque limit
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