TORQUE GUIDE FOR ASTM A193 GRADE B7 STUD

BOLT TENSION BASED ON 45 PERCENT YIELD

REQUIRED TORQUE (ft-lb)

HEX NUT STRESS MIN YIELD LoaDISC NICKEL& API MACHINE DRY CUSTOM
BOLT SIZE BOLT MOLYBDENUM MOLY/LEAD COPPER &
AREA STRENGTH TS801MOLY GRAPHITE SA2 OIL STEEL (INSERT K)
DIA. x TPI ACROSS LOAD DISULFIDE OXIDE/GRAPHITE GRAPHITE
(in2) (psi) (lbf) K=.109 K=.140 K=.150 K=.157 K=.200 K=.440
FLAT K=.100 K=.125

0.109
3/4 x 10 1-1/4" 0.334 105,000 15,795 108 99 123 138 148 155 197 434 108
7/8 x 9 1-7/16" 0.461 105,000 21,806 173 159 199 223 239 250 318 700 173
1x 8 1-5/8" 0.605 105,000 28,607 260 238 298 334 358 374 477 1,049 260
1-1/8 x 8 1-13/16" 0.790 105,000 37,330 381 350 437 490 525 549 700 1,540 381
1-1/4 x 8 2" 0.999 105,000 47,212 536 492 615 689 738 772 984 2,164 536
1-3/8 x 8 2-3/16" 1.233 105,000 58,253 728 667 834 934 1,001 1,048 1,335 2,937 728
1-1/2 x 8 2-3/8" 1.491 105,000 70,454 960 881 1,101 1,233 1,321 1,383 1,761 3,875 960
1-5/8 x 8 2-9/16" 1.774 105,000 83,813 1,237 1,135 1,419 1,589 1,702 1,782 2,270 4,994 1,237
1-3/4 x 8 2-3/4" 2.081 105,000 98,332 1,563 1,434 1,793 2,008 2,151 2,251 2,868 6,310 1,563
1-7/8 x 8 2-15/16" 2.413 105,000 114,009 1,942 1,781 2,227 2,494 2,672 2,797 3,563 7,838 1,942
2x8 3-1/8" 2.769 105,000 130,846 2,377 2,181 2,726 3,053 3,271 3,424 4,362 9,595 2,377
2-1/8 x 8 3-5/16" 3.150 105,000 148,842 2,873 2,636 3,295 3,690 3,954 4,138 5,271 11,597 2,873
2-1/4 x 8 3-1/2" 3.555 105,000 167,997 3,433 3,150 3,937 4,410 4,725 4,945 6,300 13,860 3,433
2-3/8 x 8 3-11/16" 3.985 105,000 188,311 4,062 3,727 4,659 5,218 5,590 5,851 7,454 16,399 4,062
2-1/2 x 8 3-7/8" 4.440 95,000 189,805 4,310 3,954 4,943 5,536 5,931 6,208 7,909 17,399 4,310
2-3/4 x 8 4-1/4" 5.422 95,000 231,807 5,790 5,312 6,640 7,437 7,968 8,340 10,624 23,374 5,790
3x8 4-5/8" 6.503 95,000 278,004 7,576 6,950 8,688 9,730 10,425 10,912 13,900 30,580 7,576
3-1/4 x 8 5" 7.682 95,000 328,396 9,695 8,894 11,118 12,452 13,341 13,964 17,788 39,134 9,695
3-1/2 x 8 5-3/8" 8.959 95,000 382,983 12,176 11,170 13,963 15,638 16,756 17,537 22,341 49,150 12,176
3-3/4 x 8 5-3/4" 10.334 95,000 441,765 15,048 13,805 17,256 19,327 20,708 21,674 27,610 60,743 15,048
4x8 6-1/8" 11.807 95,000 504,741 18,339 16,825 21,031 23,555 25,237 26,415 33,649 74,029 18,339
4-1/4 x 8 6-1/2" 13.378 75,000 451,510 17,430 15,991 19,989 22,387 23,986 25,106 31,982 70,360 17,430
4-1/2 x 8 6-7/8" 15.047 75,000 507,852 20,758 19,044 23,806 26,662 28,567 29,900 38,089 83,796 20,758
4-3/4 x 8 7-1/4" 16.815 75,000 567,505 24,485 22,464 28,080 31,449 33,696 35,268 44,928 98,841 24,485
5x8 7-5/8" 18.681 75,000 630,471 28,634 26,270 32,837 36,777 39,404 41,243 52,539 115,586 28,634
5-1/4 x 8 8" 20.644 75,000 696,748 33,226 30,483 38,103 42,676 45,724 47,858 60,965 134,124 33,226
5-1/2 x 8 8-3/8" 22.706 75,000 766,336 38,285 35,124 43,905 49,173 52,686 55,144 70,247 154,544 38,285
5-3/4 x 8 8-3/4" 24.866 75,000 839,237 43,833 40,213 50,267 56,299 60,320 63,135 80,427 176,939 43,833
6x8 9-1/8" 27.124 75,000 915,449 49,892 45,772 57,216 64,081 68,659 71,863 91,545 201,399 49,892
REV 02.13.04
This spread sheet is to be used as a guide. all results should be analyzed against actual field results to establish their validity.
To use spread sheet click desired tab for B7 or B16 material
Enter the desired percent yield in yellow field at top of form
If 'K' factor is not listed, Enter appropriate value under Custom (insert K) , in yellow field only
as always- after entering any value, click outside the field or hit enter to update calculations.
NOTICE: Spread sheet is active and unprotected. Any alterations to cells other than those shown in yellow could produce incorrect results.
 TORQUE GUIDE FOR ASTM A193 GRADE B16 STUD
BOLT TENSION BASED ON 70 PERCENT YIELD

REQUIRED TORQUE (ft-lb)

BOLT SIZE HEX NUT MIN YIELD BOLT LoaDISC MOLYBDENUM MOLY/LEAD COPPER & NICKEL& API MACHINE DRY CUSTOM
STRESS
DIA. x TPI ACROSS STRENGTH LOAD TS801 Moly DISULFIDE OXIDE/GRAPHITE GRAPHITE GRAPHITE SA2 OIL STEEL (INSERT K)
AREA (in2)
FLAT (psi) (lb) K=.109 K=.100 K=.125 K=.140 K=.150 K=.157 K=.200 K=.440 K=.300
0.109
3/4 x 10 1-1/4" 0.334 105,000 24,570 167 154 192 215 230 241 307 676 167
7/8 x 9 1-7/16" 0.461 105,000 33,920 270 247 309 346 371 388 495 1,088 270
1x 8 1-5/8" 0.605 105,000 44,500 404 371 464 519 556 582 742 1,632 404
1-1/8 x 8 1-13/16" 0.790 105,000 58,069 593 544 680 762 817 855 1,089 2,395 593
1-1/4 x 8 2" 0.999 105,000 73,441 834 765 956 1,071 1,148 1,201 1,530 3,366 834
1-3/8 x 8 2-3/16" 1.233 105,000 90,616 1,132 1,038 1,298 1,454 1,557 1,630 2,077 4,569 1,132
1-1/2 x 8 2-3/8" 1.491 105,000 109,595 1,493 1,370 1,712 1,918 2,055 2,151 2,740 6,028 1,493
1-5/8 x 8 2-9/16" 1.774 105,000 130,376 1,924 1,766 2,207 2,472 2,648 2,772 3,531 7,768 1,924
1-3/4 x 8 2-3/4" 2.081 105,000 152,960 2,431 2,231 2,788 3,123 3,346 3,502 4,461 9,815 2,431
1-7/8 x 8 2-15/16" 2.413 105,000 177,348 3,020 2,771 3,464 3,879 4,157 4,351 5,542 12,193 3,020
2x8 3-1/8" 2.769 105,000 203,538 3,698 3,392 4,240 4,749 5,088 5,326 6,785 14,926 3,698
2-1/8 x 8 3-5/16" 3.150 105,000 231,532 4,469 4,100 5,125 5,740 6,150 6,437 8,200 18,040 4,469
2-1/4 x 8 3-1/2" 3.555 105,000 261,329 5,341 4,900 6,125 6,860 7,350 7,693 9,800 21,560 5,341
2-3/8 x 8 3-11/16" 3.985 105,000 292,928 6,319 5,798 7,247 8,117 8,696 9,102 11,595 25,509 6,319
2-1/2 x 8 3-7/8" 4.440 95,000 295,252 6,705 6,151 7,689 8,612 9,227 9,657 12,302 27,065 6,705
2-3/4 x 8 4-1/4" 5.422 95,000 360,589 9,007 8,263 10,329 11,569 12,395 12,974 16,527 36,359 9,007
3x8 4-5/8" 6.503 95,000 432,451 11,784 10,811 13,514 15,136 16,217 16,974 21,623 47,570 11,784
3-1/4 x 8 5" 7.682 95,000 510,839 15,080 13,835 17,294 19,369 20,753 21,721 27,670 60,875 15,080
3-1/2 x 8 5-3/8" 8.959 95,000 595,752 18,940 17,376 21,720 24,327 26,064 27,280 34,752 76,455 18,940
3-3/4 x 8 5-3/4" 10.334 95,000 687,190 23,407 21,475 26,843 30,065 32,212 33,715 42,949 94,489 23,407
4x8 6-1/8" 11.807 95,000 785,153 28,527 26,172 32,715 36,640 39,258 41,090 52,344 115,156 28,527
4-1/4 x 8 6-1/2" 13.378 85,000 795,996 30,729 28,192 35,239 39,468 42,287 44,261 56,383 124,043 30,729
4-1/2 x 8 6-7/8" 15.047 85,000 895,324 36,596 33,575 41,968 47,005 50,362 52,712 67,149 147,728 36,596
4-3/4 x 8 7-1/4" 16.815 85,000 1,000,491 43,167 39,603 49,503 55,444 59,404 62,176 79,206 174,252 43,167
5x8 7-5/8" 18.681 85,000 1,111,496 50,480 46,312 57,890 64,837 69,469 72,710 92,625 203,774 50,480
5-1/4 x 8 8" 20.644 85,000 1,228,340 58,576 53,740 67,175 75,236 80,610 84,372 107,480 236,455 58,576
5-1/2 x 8 8-3/8" 22.706 85,000 1,351,022 67,495 61,922 77,402 86,691 92,883 97,217 123,844 272,456 67,495
5-3/4 x 8 8-3/4" 24.866 85,000 1,479,543 77,275 70,895 88,618 99,253 106,342 111,305 141,790 311,937 77,275
6x8 9-1/8" 27.124 85,000 1,613,902 87,958 80,695 100,869 112,973 121,043 126,691 161,390 355,058 87,958
REV 02.13.04
This spread sheet is to be used as a guide. all results should be analyzed against actual field results to establish their validity.
To use spread sheet click desired tab for B7 or B16 material
Enter the desired percent yield in yellow field at top of form
If 'K' factor is not listed, Enter appropriate value under Custom (insert K) , in yellow field only
as always- after entering any value, click outside the field or hit enter to update calculations.
NOTICE: Spread sheet is active and unprotected. Any alterations to cells other than those shown in yellow could produce incorrect results.
 TORQUE GUIDE FOR SAE GRADE J429 GR 8 STUD
BOLT TENSION BASED ON 50 PERCENT YIELD

REQUIRED TORQUE (ft-lb)

STRESS MIN YIELD BOLT LoaDISC MOLYBDENUM MOLY/LEAD COPPER & NICKEL& API MACHINE DRY CUSTOM
BOLT SIZE HEX STRENGTH GRAPHITE
AREA (in2) TENSION TS801 Moly DISULFIDE OXIDE/GRAPHITE GRAPHITE SA2 OIL STEEL (INSERT K)
DIA. x TPI NUT (psi) K=.150
(lb) K=.109 K=.100 K=.125 K=.140 K=.157 K=.200 K=.440

ACROSS 0.109
3/4 x 10 1-1/4"
FLAT 0.334 130,000 21,729 148 136 170 190 204 213 272 598 148
7/8 x 9 1-7/16" 0.461 130,000 29,997 238 219 273 306 328 343 437 962 238
1x 8 1-5/8" 0.605 130,000 39,353 357 328 410 459 492 515 656 1,443 357
1-1/8 x 8 1-13/16" 0.790 130,000 51,353 525 481 602 674 722 756 963 2,118 525
1-1/4 x 8 2" 0.999 130,000 64,948 737 677 846 947 1,015 1,062 1,353 2,977 737
1-3/8 x 8 2-3/16" 1.233 130,000 80,137 1,001 918 1,148 1,286 1,377 1,442 1,836 4,040 1,001
1-1/2 x 8 2-3/8" 1.491 130,000 96,920 1,321 1,212 1,514 1,696 1,817 1,902 2,423 5,331 1,321
1-5/8 x 8 2-9/16" 1.774 130,000 115,299 1,702 1,561 1,952 2,186 2,342 2,451 3,123 6,870 1,702
1-3/4 x 8 2-3/4" 2.081 130,000 135,271 2,150 1,973 2,466 2,762 2,959 3,097 3,945 8,680 2,150
1-7/8 x 8 2-15/16" 2.413 130,000 156,838 2,671 2,451 3,063 3,431 3,676 3,847 4,901 10,783 2,671
2x8 3-1/8" 2.769 130,000 180,000 3,270 3,000 3,750 4,200 4,500 4,710 6,000 13,200 3,270
2-1/8 x 8 3-5/16" 3.150 130,000 204,756 3,952 3,626 4,532 5,076 5,439 5,693 7,252 15,954 3,952
2-1/4 x 8 3-1/2" 3.555 130,000 231,107 4,723 4,333 5,417 6,067 6,500 6,803 8,667 19,066 4,723
2-3/8 x 8 3-11/16" 3.985 130,000 259,052 5,589 5,127 6,409 7,178 7,691 8,050 10,254 22,559 5,589
2-1/2 x 8 3-7/8" 4.440 130,000 288,592 6,553 6,012 7,515 8,417 9,019 9,439 12,025 26,454 6,553

REV 09/15/2005

This spread sheet is to be used as a guide. all results should be analyzed against actual field results to establish their validity.
To use spread sheet click desired tab for B7 or B16 material
Enter the desired percent yield in yellow field at top of form
If 'K' factor is not listed, Enter appropriate value under Custom (insert K) , in yellow field only
as always- after entering any value, click outside the field or hit enter to update calculations.
NOTICE: Spread sheet is active and unprotected. Any alterations to cells other than those shown in yellow could produce incorrect results.
 TORQUE GUIDE FOR ASTM A490 STUD
BOLT TENSION BASED ON 50 PERCENT YIELD

REQUIRED TORQUE (ft-lb)

BOLT HEX MIN BOLT LoaDISC MOLYBDE MOLY/LEAD COPPER NICKEL API MACHI DRY CUSTOM
STRESS
SIZE NUT YIELD TENSIO TS801 Moly NUM OXIDE/GRAP & & SA2 NE STEE (INSERT
AREA
DIA. x STREN N K=.109 DISULFIDE HITE GRAPHIT GRAPHI K=.157 OIL L K)
(in2) 0.109
K=.300
TPI ACROSS GTH (lb) K=.100 K=.125 E TE K=.200 K=.44
3/4 x 10 1-1/4"
FLAT 0.334 130,000
(psi) 21,729 148 136 170 190
K=.140 204
K=.150 213 272 598
0 148
7/8 x 9 1-7/16" 0.461 130,000 29,997 238 219 273 306 328 343 437 962 238
1x 8 1-5/8" 0.605 130,000 39,353 357 328 410 459 492 515 656 1,443 357
1-1/8 x 8 1-13/16" 0.790 130,000 51,353 525 481 602 674 722 756 963 2,118 525
1-1/4 x 8 2" 0.999 130,000 64,948 737 677 846 947 1,015 1,062 1,353 2,977 737
1-3/8 x 8 2-3/16" 1.233 130,000 80,137 1,001 918 1,148 1,286 1,377 1,442 1,836 4,040 1,001
1-1/2 x 8 2-3/8" 1.491 130,000 96,920 1,321 1,212 1,514 1,696 1,817 1,902 2,423 5,331 1,321
REV 02.13.04
This spread sheet is to be used as a guide. all results should be analyzed against actual field results to establish their validity.
To use spread sheet click desired tab for B7 or B16 material
Enter the desired percent yield in yellow field at top of form
If 'K' factor is not listed, Enter appropriate value under Custom (insert K) , in yellow field only
as always- after entering any value, click outside the field or hit enter to update calculations.
NOTICE: Spread sheet is active and unprotected. Any alterations to cells other than those shown in yellow could produce incorrect results.