BS 4933 Acceptance Tests For Steel Bolts and Screws

Table 13. Acceptance Tests For Steel Bolts and Screws

Test programme A
for machined
test pieces and
bolts with a shank
area less than the
stress area for
strength grades
Test programme
B for full
size bolts for
strength grades
Test
group
Mechanical property Ref. Test method 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.8
I Tensile strength Rm A.2 Tensile test ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤
Brinell hardness HB A.3 Brinell hardness test ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ ⊕
Rockwell hardness HR A.4 Rockwell hardness test ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
Vickers hardness HV Vickers hardness test ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
II Yeild point stress Re A.2 Tensile test ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯
Stress under proof load A.6 Proof load test ◯ ◯
III Precentage elongation after fracture A A.2 Tensile test ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤
Strength under wedge loading A.7 Wedge loading test ⬤ ⬤
IV Head soundness A.8 Head soundness test ⬤ ⬤ ⬤ ⬤




See Clause 11.