Capacities of Non-Preloaded Hexagon Head Bolts to

Type of Bolt Head

Shear Plane in

Bolt Holes
Bolt Grade

Shear Plane: Threads

Dia
of
Bolt
d
mm

Bolts: Grade 8.8

Bolt
Tension Capacity @ pt
560 N/mm2
Tensile
Nominal
Exact
Stress
0.8
A
p
At pt
Area
t t
mm2
kN
kN
M 1.6
1.27
0.569
0.711
M2
2.07
0.927
1.16
M 2.5
3.39
1.52
1.9
M3
5.03
2.25
2.82
M4
8.78
3.93
4.92
M5
14.2
6.36
7.95
M6
20.1
9
11.3
M8
36.6
16.4
20.5
M 10
58
26
32.5
84.3
37.8
47.2
M 12
(M 14)
115
51.5
64.4
157
70.3
87.9
M 16
(M 18)
192
86
107.5
245
109.8
137.2
M 20
303
135.7
169.7
(M 22)
353
158.1
197.7
M 24
459
205.6
257
(M 27)
561
251.3
314.2
M 30
(M 33)
694
310.9
388.6
M 36
817
366
457.5
(M 39)
976
437.2
546.6
M 42
1120
501.8
627.2
(M 45)
1300
582.4
728
M 48
1470
658.6
823.2
(M 52)
1760
788.5
985.6
M 56
2030
909.4
1136.8
(M 60)
2360
1057.3
1321.6
M 64
2680
1200.6
1500.8
(M 68)
3060
1370.9
1713.6
Sizes shown in brackets are non preferred
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Holes:

Shear Capacity at
375 N/mm2

in Threads
Single
Double
kN
kN
0.476
0.952
0.776
1.552
1.27
2.54
1.89
3.78
3.29
6.58
5.33
10.66
7.54
15.08
13.7
27.4
21.8
43.6
31.6
63.2
43.1
86.2
58.9
117.8
72
144
91.9
183.8
113.6
227.2
132.4
264.8
172.1
344.2
210.4
420.8
260.3
520.6
306.4
612.8
366
732
420
840
487.5
975
551.3
1102.6
660
1320
761.3
1522.6
885
1770
1005
2010
1147.5
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Bolt Hole
Edge/End
Distance
2.00 D
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5 mm
3.7
4.6
5.8
6.9
9.2
11.5
13.8
18.4
23.0
27.6
32.2
36.8
41.4
46.0
50.6
55.2
62.1
69.0
75.9
82.8
89.7
96.6
103.5
110.4
119.6
128.8
138.0
147.2
156.4

Font/Colour Key: Normal (Red): Bearing Critical; Bold

Note: Bolts diameters shown in Bold represent the size range for stru

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Hexagon Head Bolts to BS5950-1:2000

Grade of Connected Ply

Clearence

Ply: S275 (43)

Bearing Capacity of Bolts/Plies for the Selected End Distances in kN

Bolt Bearing Strength: 1000 N/mm2
460 N/mm2
Ply Bearing Strength:
Thickness of Connected Ply
6 mm
7 mm
8 mm
9 mm
10 mm
12 mm
4.4
5.5
6.9
8.3
11.0
13.8
16.6
22.1
27.6
33.1
38.6
44.2
49.7
55.2
60.7
66.2
74.5
82.8
91.1
99.4
107.6
115.9
124.2
132.5
143.5
154.6
165.6
176.6
187.7

5.2
6.4
8.1
9.7
12.9
16.1
19.3
25.8
32.2
38.6
45.1
51.5
58.0
64.4
70.8
77.3
86.9
96.6
106.3
115.9
125.6
135.2
144.9
154.6
167.4
180.3
193.2
206.1
219.0

5.9
7.4
9.2
11.0
14.7
18.4
22.1
29.4
36.8
44.2
51.5
58.9
66.2
73.6
81.0
88.3
99.4
110.4
121.4
132.5
143.5
154.6
165.6
176.6
191.4
206.1
220.8
235.5
250.2

6.6
8.3
10.4
12.4
16.6
20.7
24.8
33.1
41.4
49.7
58.0
66.2
74.5
82.8
91.1
99.4
111.8
124.2
136.6
149.0
161.5
173.9
186.3
198.7
215.3
231.8
248.4
265.0
281.5

ld represent the size range for structural design of buildings.

7.4
9.2
11.5
13.8
18.4
23.0
27.6
36.8
46.0
55.2
64.4
73.6
82.8
92.0
101.2
110.4
124.2
138.0
151.8
165.6
179.4
193.2
207.0
220.8
239.2
257.6
276.0
294.4
312.8

8.8
11.0
13.8
16.6
22.1
27.6
33.1
44.2
55.2
66.2
77.3
88.3
99.4
110.4
121.4
132.5
149.0
165.6
182.2
198.7
215.3
231.8
248.4
265.0
287.0
309.1
331.2
353.3
375.4

20 mm

30 mm

14.7
18.4
23.0
27.6
36.8
46.0
55.2
73.6
92.0
110.4
128.8
147.2
165.6
184.0
202.4
220.8
248.4
276.0
303.6
331.2
358.8
386.4
414.0
441.6
478.4
515.2
552.0
588.8
625.6

22.1
27.6
34.5
41.4
55.2
69.0
82.8
110.4
138.0
165.6
193.2
220.8
248.4
276.0
303.6
331.2
372.6
414.0
455.4
496.8
538.2
579.6
621.0
662.4
717.6
772.8
828.0
883.2
938.4

Combined Loading
Applied
Tension
Ft
kN

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onnected Ply

Combined Loading
Shear
Capacity
in Threads
kN
0.476
0.776
1.27
1.89
3.29
5.33
7.54
13.7
21.8
31.6
43.1
58.9
72
91.9
113.6
132.4
172.1
210.4
260.3
306.4
366
420
487.5
551.3
660
761.3
885
1005
1147.5

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8.8
1
43
1
1

Grade 8.8
S275 (43)
Threads
Clearence