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Aly Designation: A SAQVA 540M — 04 fion for Standard Speci Alloy-Steel Bolting Materials for Spe 1.2 Several grades of steel are covered. The grade and class be specified by the purchaser. 1.3 Supplementary requirements of an optional nature are provided for use when special quality is desired. ‘Thes supplementary requirements call for additional tests to be made and when desired shall be so stated in the order, together the acceptance limits required, 1.4 This specification is expressed in both inch-pound units and in ST units. However, unless the order specifies the applicable” M” specification designation (SI units), the mate- hall be fumished to inch-pound units. 1.5 The values stated in either inch-pound units or ST units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the Applications* [4S Tast Methods for Deters of Steel 22. AIAG Standard: AIAG B-5 02.00 Primary Metals Mentifcation Tag Appi: ‘atin Standard 23. ANSI StandardsS B 1.1 Unified Screw Threads B 182.1 Square and Hes Bolts and Serews Incl the nclasion Content Cap Screws and Lag Bolts B 18.2.2 Square and Hex Nuts B 18.3 Hexagon Socket and Spline Socket Screws 3. Ordering Information 3.1 Material supplied to this material specification conform to Specification A 962/A 962M. These require outline the testing and retesting methods and proce permissible variations in dimensions, and mass, qualit repair of defects, marking, et 3.2 In addition to the onderi Specification A 962/A 962M, orders for materi specification shall include the following, as required, scribe the desired material adequately: 3.2.1 Condition (Section 4), 3.2.2 Heat treatment (Section 5), 3.2.3 Sunnlementary Reauiremenis (SI to $91 2, Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standands:* ‘ASAIN 9M Specfcaion for Common Requirements “or Stel Fasteners o: Fasterer Materials, cr Bot, Intended for Use a Any Temperature from Cryogenic to the Creep, Range Si tind Wi et is stn anak elton apron My L204 Pale Nay 304. Oeil snonedin Des Lape ein ane 300 A SAA SIM =a For ASME Dolce snd rear Yu Cale Aplin see Spt 325 End wie, and 526 Any special regutemnens, 3.3 The purchaver is refered to the tinted supplementary requirements in this specication and w the deta roquire- ments in Specification A 962/A 962M. 341 the requirements ofthis specification ate in oat, ‘sth the requirements of Speciation A 962/A 962M, the requirements of this specification shall prevail. 4. Manafucture 4.1 The material shall be supplied hot-rlled oe hot-forze ‘or coldsinished at the eption of the producer. However. if ‘desired by the purchaser. cold finishing may be speciied. Seat Treatment 5.1 Material which is ordered in the anaesled condition stall have a structure suitable for machining. Suct aneuled bolting material isnot intended to be used without subsequent ‘quenching and tempering as speciied in 5. ‘5.2 Material which is ordered in the liquid-quenched and tempered condition shall be uniformly reheated fra a tem perature below the ccoliag tansfounation range to the proper formiy reheated for tempering. The mini perature shall be 350°F [453°C ‘3.3 Material that has been stsightened after quenching and tempering shall be sess celieved by reheating toa temperature not lower than 1O0°F [55°C] under the tempering temperature. 6. Chemical Composition 6.1 The sel shall conform to the chemical requitements prescribed in Table 1 7. Tensile Requirements 7 Merial tio shall be cepale of mel ESC, TERRIER) % | fer the class and 53 (see Supplementary Requirement $4). ial nthe quenched and tempered ar quenched, and stresc-relieved conlition shall conform to prop” ‘erties shown in Table 2 fee the specified cass, ‘8, Hardness Requirements 8.1. The hardness shall be determined on the surface ofthe rmatesal after removal of decarburizaton, ‘8.2 The hardness of material in te annealed condition Sal ft be greater than 235 1D. 8.3 The hardness of material in the quenched and tempered ‘or quenched, tempered and strescelioved condition all be Within the Limis ia Table 2 forthe specified class 9 Impect Requirements 9.1 Annealed material afler proper hest ueatment shall be ‘capable of meeting the impact requirements 19 Table 2 oF oF Supplementary Requizenent $8, i so spociied (see Supple renury Requirement $4) 9.2 Material in the quenched and tempered or quenched. tempered, and stress-relieved condition shall conform to the impact requirements in Table 2, oF of Supplementary Require ment $8 if so specie, 9.3 The percent of shear (uctliy or nous) fracture Sal bbe computed. The computed value shall be recorded for all ‘94 The anmnuat of lateral exparsion shall be measured. The measured value shall be eesonded for all impact specimens. ‘95 The percent shear and the ameunt of Tatra expansion “hall be reported foe information pugpases (see 16.1). TABLE! Chemical Requrenenta# ae —T ca = 3H = = Som eaew wan aa Bau warns sien eveserim oreo “vevesencr igiegeu Tages paad Tage paaa Raga pana tage paws = ‘ew Bese ‘Sere Gest ‘oes trgoree Gises as Guests «Gat Garess | Gor Grats S| Saoass | hae Prowrovs.max Ouse” Sous Gaast Sots Game, Coos uaet ms Same Sane Suns mie Gist Gaus Suase= Gaps bas? = Game Sume*= mS Same hae Hyeserum oiies th adie oe as th uri Ge iam im ‘Tre natinalaaaon of, Se Te as POW fo pa 4 Unt omar seats sepsaiSeterratowe may sa Yona sbectasrargs, exit Dat Samet 3 Pet mre anybe above ns bow he sygatea ge cept err 4 mana pentane a eet EE TABLE 2 Mechanical Property Requirements "Nore |—The minimum asrage of 3 poximons shall ot be ess tha 35 fbf 67 J. One pce fom asst ofS may Be Hess an 35 eb 147 1 ee ess than 30 [4 I Nore 2— The misnum averge of 3 spon sal ae De ss han 30 DE J JJ. One spin Hem St Of Sy Be ss han 30 DE 1 Tse han 5 be 3 [Nore 3—The minimum average of 3 spovimons shall ot bees thax 28 FUE [34 J) One species fram sot of 3 may be ls an 25 FBT 134 1 ee ess thn 30 [27 I. Nore {No minimum vals exblsod Tous shal he cus fr informatio oa con on ome ge ey Ga a Gem we mE ise fair ete (eae - ‘rer 210 4 Ing 15 18 oS “ee 8 B 2 88 fon ts, EB OBS we oS B 8 § BS - ‘rer 3 6. Ino Ss 30 12 oa m2 oS ‘ver 610 ne 165, 130 0 Ma ene whine Bog Bs ca (342v wo) ver #13, na 5 2 a om ss ase 2 cond Sa ae a 2 ES Ss = a a Se = Bo Fae sake 8 EE Be mite 8 8 € Ba white : 2 8 ies) eauoH) (eee ea) pre 2082 2483, peieze 203, he pe ieze 2083 me ver 1824 192082, er 1224 2083, reraas2 2403 errrane overt7a zene ver 1828192082, gunges Eiogemeagegege HWeBbObee MHeBB oD aR ReneS dagsssssssanggs esssnags SSSE RHR ER EE ES eeougge f S8gse eee age seeeeegs EB 10, Dimensions and Tolerances LO.1 Permissible Tolerances for Straighiness: ERED! stl ote sa pve anon sighs of Mi fa} 08 6 10.12 Querehed, tempered and stresselieved_ material shall have a out-of straightness tolerance of in, [6 mm] in any 3 1[32 main] or “4 X (aumber of feet of lengt/3) in. 102 Uniess oirerwise. specified, healed bolts stall be semifinshed, hexagon in shape, sad in accordance with the

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