ASTM F3148 Structural Bolting Specification

High Strength Structural Bolt Assemblies, Steel and Alloy Steel, Heat Treated, 144 ksi Minimum Tensile Strength, Inch Dimensions

Related Specifications

Scope

Type 1144ksi – carbon steel, carbon boron steel, alloy steel or alloy steel with boron addition
Type 3144ksi – weathering steel

Ordering Information

Dimensions

Chemical Requirements

Mechanical Requirements

ASTM F3148 Tensile Strength Requirements for Bolts Tested Full Size

ASTM F3148 Tensile Strength Requirements for Specimens Machined from Bolts

ASTM F3148 Hardness Requirements for Bolt

ASTM F3148 Tension Requirement by Diameter

Bolt Dia. (in.)1/2 in.5/8 in.3/4 in.7/8 in.1 in.11/8 in.11/4 in.
Initial Tension (kips)23456810

ASTM F3148 Maximum Permitted Torque at Minimum Design Tension

Bolt Dia. (in.)1/2 in.5/8 in.3/4 in.7/8 in.1 in.11/8 in.11/4 in.
Tension (kips)A152435496480102
Maximum Torque (ft. lbs.)156312546893133318752656
  • (A) Minimum A490 design tension in the RCSC Specification for Structural Joints Using High-Strength Bolts. 75% of minimum specified tensile strength.

ASTM F3148 Required Rotation

Bolt LengthUp to 4D> 4D to 8D> 8D to 12D
Required Rotation240360420

ASTM F3148 Minimum Tension at Full Rotation

Bolt Dia. (in.)1/2 in.5/8 in.3/4 in.7/8 in.1 in.11/8 in.11/4 in.
Tension (kips)172840567492117

ASTM F3148 Maximum Torque Values

Bolt Dia. (in.)1/2 in.5/8 in.3/4 in.7/8 in.1 in.11/8 in.11/4 in.
Torque (ft. lbs.)1803706301020154021603050

ASTM F3148 Required Rotation

Bolt LengthUp to 4D> 4D to 8D
Required Rotation120180

ASTM F3148 Required Rotation from Initial Tension

Bolt LengthUp to 4D> 4D to 8D
Required Rotation90120

ASTM F3148 Assembly Tension Test Minimum Tension, lbf

Bolt Diameter (in.)1/25/83/47/8111/811/4
Initial Minimum7000110001600022000290003600046000
Final Minimum160002500037000510006700084000107000

ASTM F3148 Angle Tightening Rotation

Bolting Components Marking

Product Shall be Marked with our manufacturing trade mark Adfast Component LTD along with the designated Grade.
Grade and manufacturer’s identification symbols shall be applied to one end of studs and to the heads of bolts and screws of all sizes. (If the available area is inadequate, the grade symbol may be marked on one end and the manufacturer’s identification symbol marked on the other end.) For bolts and screws smaller than 1⁄4 in. [6 mm] in diameter and studs smaller than 3⁄8 in. [10 mm] in diameter and for 1⁄4 in. [6 mm] in diameter studs requiring more than a total of three symbols, the marking shall be a matter of agreement between the purchaser and the manufacturer.

Certification

Testing Standards

A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
E23 Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of Metallic Materials
E709 Guide for Magnetic Particle Testing
E1268 Practice for Assessing the Degree of Banding or Orientation of Microstructures
E1417/E1417M Practice for Liquid Penetrant Testing
E1444/E1444M Practice for Magnetic Particle Testing
E2884 Guide for Eddy Current Testing of Electrically Conducting Materials Using Conformable Sensor Arrays
F606/F606M Test Methods for Determining the Mechanical Properties of Externally and Internally Threaded Fasteners, Washers, Direct Tension Indicators, and Rivets
F788/F788M Specification for Surface Discontinuities of Bolts, Screws, and Studs, Inch and Metric Series
F1470 Practice for Fastener Sampling for Specified Mechanical Properties and Performance Inspection
F2328 Test Method for Determining Decarburization and Carburization in Hardened and Tempered, Threaded, Steel Bolts, Screws, Studs, and Nuts

Threading Specifications

ASME B1.1 Unified Inch Screw Threads (UN and UNR Thread Form)
ASME B1.3 Screw Thread Gaging System for Dimensional Acceptability – Inch Screw Threads (IN, UNR, and UNJ)