BS 4933 Proof loads for steel bolts and screws

Table 14. Proof loads for steel bolts and screws

Nominal size of bolt or screw Tensile stress area Grade of bolt
4.6 4.8
Stress under proof load (N/mm2)
222 286
Proof Load
mm2 N N
M5 14.2 3 152 4 061
M6 20.1 4 462 5 748
M8 36.6 8 125 10 907
M10 58.0 12 876 16 588
M12 84.3 18 715 25 110
M16 157 34 854 44 902
M20 245 54 390 70 070
M24 353 78 366 100 958