AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD. ASME B18.2.1a-1999 ADDENDA to ASME B18.2.1-1996 SQUARE AND HEX BOLTS AND SCREWS (INCH SERIES) ‘THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS ‘Three Park Avenue @ New York, NY 10016Date of Issuance: October 8, 1999 [ASME (s the registerad tacemark of Th Amarican Society of Mechanical Engineers. ‘Tis code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the eritaria for American National Standards. The Standards Commitee that approved the code or standard ‘was balanced to assure that individuals fram competent sad consarmed interests havo had an ‘opportunity to participate. The proposed code or standard was mace available for public review fans comment that provides an apporunity for additional public input from industey, academis. -gulatory agencias. and the publi-atlarge. "ASME does not "approve," “rate,” or “endorse” any item, construction, propristary device, or sotivity. "ASME doas not take any position with respect tothe validity of any patent rights asserted in ‘connection with any tems mentioned inthis dosument, and does nct undertake ta insure anyone Uslizing a standerd against lisbilty for inteingamont of any applicable Letters Patent, nor assumes any such liabily Usors of a code oF standard are expressly advised that detwrmination of the Validity of any such patent rights, and the risk of infingement of such eights i entiraly their own responsibilty Prticipation by fedaral agancy roprosontatvets) or person(s) aflisted with industry is not to be interpreted as govarnment or industry endorsement of this coce or standart. "ASME accoptsrespansibilty for only thase interpretations issued accordance with governing ASME procedures and policies which precludes the issuance of interpretations by individual volunteers. No part ofthis document may be roproduced in any form, In an lecteonie retrioval system ar othernise, tout the prior writton permission of the publisher. ‘Tho American Society of Mechanical Enginoors “Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10015, Copyright © 1999 by ‘THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS ‘All Rights Reserved Printed in USA.ASME B18.2.1a-1999 Following approval by the ASME BI8 Committee and ASME, and after public review. ASME BI8.2.1a- 1999 was approved by the American National Standards Institute on April 9, 1999. Addenda to the 1996 edition of ASME B18.2.1 are issued in the form of replacement pages. Revisions, additions, and deletions are incorporated directly into the affected pages. Is advisable, however, that this, page, the Addenda ttle and copyright pages, and all replaced pages be retained for reference, SUMMARY OF CHANGES ‘This is the first Addenda to be published to ASME B18.2.1-1996, Replace or insert the pages listed. Changes given below are identified on the pages by a margin note, (a), placed next to the affected area. The pages not listed are the reverse ses of the listed pages and contain ro changes. Page Location Change vil Correspondence With B18 Added Committee ix Contents Upelated to reflect Addenda to Table 3 ln fifth column, second entry corrected by errata t0 read Ag, 16-18, Table 4, Note (5) Four equations deleted by errata Fig. 2 Four equations added by errata Table 4, Note (11) Revised 23,24 Fig. 5 Four equations added by errata Table 6, Note (7) Four equations deleted by errata Table 6, Note (11) Revised 33 ‘Appendix 1 Deleted 35 Appendix IL Revised in its entirety