BS 4933 Mechanical Properties of steel bolts and screws

Table 12. Mechanical Properties of steel bolts and screws

Mechanical Properties Strength grade designation
4.6 4.8
Tensile strength Rm min. N/mm2 392
max.
(see Note 1)
N/mm2 539
Brinell hardness HB min. HB 110
max.
(see Note 1)
HB 170
Rockwell hardness min. HRB 62
max.
(see Note 1)
HRB 88
Vicers hardness min. 110
max.
(see Note 1)
170
Yeild stress Re min. N/mm2 235 314
Stress under proof
load Sp (see Note 2)
Sp/Re 0.94 0.91
N/mm2 222 286
Elongation A after fracture min. % 25 14
Strength under wedge loading The values for full size bolts equal the minimum values for tensile strength shown above (see Note 3)
Head soundness No fracture (see Note 4)

Note 1. Only for full size bolts.

Note 2. The allowed permanent extension is 12.5 pm.

Note 3. The fracture should not take place immediately under the head of the bolt.

Note 4. Where screws are threaded up to the head this property will be regarded as established even if a crack should appear in the first thread, provided that the head does not snap off.