Mechanical Properties of Bolts, Screws and Studs
					
					
					
                 
             
         
        
        
        
        
        
			
			
                
                
                
                        
			
				
					
         
         
| Mechanical Properties | 8.8 <M 16 | 8.8 > M 16 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 12.9 | 
| Tensile Strength, Rm, N/mm2 | Nom | 800 | 800 | 900 | 1000 | 1200 | 
| Min | 800 | 830 | 900 | 1040 | 1220 | 
| Vickers hardness, HV, F>98 N | Min | 250 | 255 | 290 | 320 | 385 | 
| Max | 320 | 335 | 360 | 380 | 435 | 
| Brinell hardness, HB, F=30D2 | Min | 238 | 242 | 276 | 304 | 366 | 
| Max | 304 | 318 | 342 | 361 | 414 | 
| Rockwell hardness, HRC | Min | 22 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 39 | 
| Max | 32 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 
| Surface hardness, HV 0.3 | Max | 320 | 356 | 380 | 402 | 454 | 
| Proof Stress, Rp 0.2, N/mm2 | Nom | 640 | 640 | 720 | 900 | 1080 | 
| Min | 640 | 660 | 720 | 940 | 1100 | 
| Stress under proof load, Sp, Sp/Rp | 0.2 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 
| N/mm2 | 580 | 600 | 650 | 830 | 970 | 
| Elongation after fracture, A | Min | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 
| Impact Strength, J | Min | 30 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 
| Head Soundness |  | No Fracture | 
| Minimum height of non-decarburized thread zone, E |  | 1/2 H1 | 2/3 H1 | 3/4 H1 | 
| Maximum depth of complete mm decarburization, G |  | 0.015 |