== cI BS 2470 : June 1973 Specification for Hexagon socket screws and wrench keys Inch series Amendments issued since publication Amd. No Date of issue | Text affected British Standards Institution 2 Park Street - London W1A 2BS Telephone 01-628 9000, Telex 266933BS 2470 :1973 Contents Co-operating organizations Foreword Specification 1. General 11 Scope 2. Hexagon socket screws Materials Finish Dimensions Head diameter Length of socket screws Tolerance on length Ends of socket screws Screw threads Radius under head 10. Length of thread 11 Concentricity and straightness 2.12 Dimensions of hexagon sockets, 1 3 4 s 6 2 3. Hexagon wrench keys and bits 3.1 Material 3.2 Finish 3.3 Dimensions 3.4 Ends of keys 3.5 Torque test 3.6 Application Appendices A. Mechanical properties of finished alloy steel hexagon socket screws and wrench keys B. _Dimensioning of countersunk head screws C. Terminal length increments for socket Foreword Page Inside front cover 3 6 25 28 Tables 6A. 6B. 6D. 8 Option I for thread length and grip lengths of cap screws having UNC, UNF, BSW, BSF and BA threads Dimensions of hexagon socket head cap screws, ISO inch (Unified) threads Dimensions of hexagon socket head cap screws, BSW and BSF threads Dimensions of hexagon socket head cap serews, BA threads Dimensions of hexagon socket counter- sunk head serews with ISO inch (Unified) threads Dimensions of hexagon socket button head screws with ISO inch (Unified) threads Hexagon socket head shoulder screws (stripper bolts) with ISO iach (Unified) and BSW/BSF threads Dimensions of hexagon socket set screws with [SO inch (Unified) threads Dimensions of hexagon socket set screws with BSW and BSF threads Dimensions of hexagon socket set screws with BA threads Dimensions of hexagon socket set screws with G(BSPF) threads Dimensions of hexagon sockets Dimensions of hexagon wrench keys Applicability of hexagon wrench keys to various socket screw types and sizes Figures 1 Alternative types of cup point and socket permissible with hexagon socket set serews with [SO inch (Unified), BA, BSW and BSF and G(BSPF) threads Page 19 20 2B 6 ‘The first issue of BS 2470, in 1954, included hexagon socket screws with Unified threads in sizes % in and over, the general dimensions of which were the same as the American specification then current. Since then the American specification has been revised, the two most important changes being the increase of the head diameter of cap screws and the adoption of new thread length formulae which results in shorter thread lengths on long Jength cap sctews. In this revision the head diameters of cap screws are unchanged because of the need to maintain interchangeability with screws to the 1954 edition since holes counterbored for the smaller head would not accommodate the revised American head diameters, ‘The minimum thread lengths resulting from the revised United States thread length formula have been adopted for the optional thread lengths now shown together with most of the minor changes in the American specifica: tion, including changes in certain tolerances to bring them in line with current manufacturing practices, Other changes are the inclusion of the Unified numbered series and the 80° countersunk and button heads with Unified threads, Hexagon socket screws with the obsolescent BSW, BSF and BA threads are retained in this revision although at some time they will become obsolete in view of the current recommendation that first preference should be given to ISO metric screw threads.BS 2470 :1973 British Standard Specification for Hexagon socket screws and wrench keys Inchseries 1. General 1.1. Scope ‘This British Standard specifies requirements for hexagon socket serews with ISO Inch (Unified) BSW, BSF, G(BSPF) and BA threads and to wrench keys for use with them. Section 2 gives dimensions, tolerances and general requitements for cap serews, countersunk head screws, button head screws, shoulder serews (stripper bolts) and set screws. Section 3 gives dimensions, tolerances and requirements for wrench keys. Appendices relate to mechanical properties, nominal length increments and the ‘method of dimensioning countersunk head screws. NOTE, The titles of British Standards referred to inthis andard ae sted on the inside back cover 2. Hexagon socket screws 2.1 Materials Steel hexagon socket screws shall be manufactured from high grade alloy stel, hardened, quenched in oil and tempered to give the mechanical properties specified in Appendix A. NOTE. Hexagon socket screws in any material other than that specified ate subject to agreement between the manufacturer and the purchase, 22 Finish Hexagon socket screws shall be cleanly finished and free from defects. High grade alloy stee! hexagon socket sctews shall have a blue-black heat treatment, or chemical black oxide finish with the exception of the shoulder or body of socket head shoulder screws, which shall have a bright ground finish. Where hexagon socket screws are required to be plated, the type and thickness of coating shall be specified by the purchaser in his enguiry and order. BS 3382 specifies requizements for electroplated coatings on threaded ‘components, 2.3 Dimensions Hexagon socket screws, plated or plain finish, shall conform to the dimensions and tolerances given in Tables 2 10 Gand 2.4 1029, 2.4 Head diameter 2.4.1 Cap and shoulder screws. Heads may be plain or knurled at the option of the manufacturer unless other wise specified. For knusled screws the diameter measured over the top of the knurl shall not exceed the ‘maximum specified in Tables 2A, 2B, 2C and 5 and the diameter of the head before knurling or the unknuried section of head shall be not less than the minimum specified in Tables 2A, 2B, 2C and 5. 24.2 80° Countersunk head screws. The maximum sharp values given for 82°/80° countersunk heads in Table 3 are theoretical values only as itis not practicable to make the edge of the head sharp (see Appendix B). 2.5 Length of socket screws 2.5.1 Cap screws and button head screws. The length shall be the distance from the underside of the head to the extreme end of the shank, including the chamfer, 2.5.2 Countersunk head screws. The length shall be the distance from the top of the head to the extreme end of the shank, including the chamfer. 5.3 Shoulder serews. The length shall be the distance from the underside of the head to the end of the shoulder or body, excluding the threaded end.BS 2470 :1973 25.4 Set serews, The length, for all types of point, shall be the length overall, including the chamfer at the socket end and the point. Unless otherwise specified cup point screws shall be supplied. NOTE. For details of nominal length increments see Appendix C. 2.6 Tolerance on length ‘The permissible tolerance on length shall be as follows: (1) Cap serews, countersunk head serews and button head screws Length Tolerance | 20.016 Over 1 up to and including 6 £0031 (2) Shoulder serews (length of shoulder) 1 £0,005 in Up to and including | (3) Set screws Length | Tolerance Up to and including % | +0010 Over % up to and including 2 + 0.020 Over 2 up to and including 6 £0,031 Over 6 2.7 Ends of socket screws 27.1. Cap screws, countersunk head serews, button head screws and shoulder serews. ‘The end shall be flat ot slightly concave and chamfered. The flat shall be normal to the axis of the screw and the included angle of the chamfer shall be approximately 90°. The chamfer shall extend slightly below the root of the thread and the edge between the flat and the chamfer may be slightly sounded. Chaafering of sizes up to and including No. 8 UNC/F or 3 BA shall be optional 27.2 Set screws 27.2.1. Set screws may be supplied with any type of point specified in Table 6, as required by the purchase. Unless otherwise specified cup point skal be supplied, 2.7.2.2 The face of the socket ends of the screws shall be chamfered at 30°/45°to slightly below the root diameter ofthe thread except that serews equal fo shorter than those shown in columns 5 to 7 of Table 6 shall bbe chamfered atthe option of the manufacturer. 2.7.2.3. The chamfer at the point end of the flat and cup point set serews shall be 45 750°, except that screws equal to or shorter than those shown in column 5 of Table 6 shall be chamfered at 30°/S0°. The point angles specified shall apply only to those portions of the angles which lie below the root diameter of the thea. 2.8 Screw threads 2.8.1 ISO inch (Unified) threads. UNC and UNE serew threads shall conform to the limits and tolerances for Class 2A, or Class 3, as specified in BS 1580 2.8.2 BA screw threads. BA screw threads shall conform to the limits and tolerances for normal or close as specified in BS 93, 2.8.3 BSW and BSF screw threads. BSW and BSF screw threads shall conform to the limits and tolerances for medium or close class, as specified in BS 84 2.84 G(BSPF) screw threads. G(BSPF) screw threads shall conform to the limits and tolerances for Class A threads of BSP sizes as specified in BS 2779* + in course of revisionBS 2470 :1973 2.9 Radius under head 2.9.1 Cap and button head screws. The radius under the heads of the serews shall run smoothly into the face of the head and shank without any step or discontinuity. NOTE, A tre radius isnot essential provided thatthe curve i smooth and lies wholly within the maximum radius determined from the maximum transitional diameter and the minimum radius specified. 2.9.2. Countersunk head screws. The radius under the head of the screws shall run smoothly into the conical bearing surface of the head and the shank without any step or discontinuity 2.10 Length of thread 2.10.1 General. The length of thread 7 shown in Table 2 shall be the distance from the extceme end of the screw, including any chamfer, to the leading face of a ring gauge, without chamfer, which has been screwed as far 4s possible onto the screw by hand. The thread length does not include the runout threads The runout threads shall not exceed 24 pitches. 2.10.2 Cap screws. To accommodate different manufacturing techniques two alternative thread lengths are permitted at the option of the manufacturer. Both will give the minimum thread length T specified in Table 2 which is equivalent to twice the nominal diameter plus 4 in ‘The thread length 7 shall be controlled by the grip length G. The grip length G is the distance from the underside of the head to the leading face of a ring gauge, without chamfer, which has been screwed as far as possible onto the serew by hand. The grip length includes the runout threads. The tolerance on grip length shall be + 0-255 pitches, 2.10.21 Option I. The following are the requirements for thread lengths and grip tengths given in Table 1 (1) Screws of sizes between the heavy lines in Table ! shall be threaded to within a distance from the under: side of the head equal to the grip length G shown in Table 1 Sizes between the heavy lines in Table | for which no grip length is shown shal be threaded to have the grip length of the next size shorter showa in Table 1 (2) Sizes shorter than those shown between the heavy lines in Table I shall be threaded to within 2% pitches Of the head for diameters up to and including ‘ inch and as close to the head as is practical for diameters ¥, in to 1 in inclusive. (3) Sizes fonger than those shown between the heavy lines in Table 1 shall have a grip length G calculated by subtracting the minimum thread length 7 shown in Table 2, from the nominal screw length Z shown in Table 2 (ie. G=L- 7). 2.10.22 Option 2. The following are the requirements for thread lengths and grip lengths given in Table 2 (1) Screws shall be threaded to within a distance from the underside of the head equal to grip length G calculated by subtracting the minimum thread length T'shown in Table 2, from the nominal serew length fie. G=L-2) (2) Screws too short for the minimum thread length shall be threaded to within 2.5 pitches from the under: side of the head for diameters up to and including.‘ in and as close to the head as practical for diameters % in {0 1 in inclusive 2.10.3 Countersunk:head screws. The minimum length of thread shall be as specified in Table 3, with a tolerance of 59 diameter. Screws thal are too short for the length of thread specified shall be threaded to pesrit a screw ring gauge to be screwed by hand to within a distance from the underside of the heed not exceeding 2.5 times the pitch. 2.10.4 Button head screws. The minimum length of thread shall be as specitied in Table 4, There is no ‘maximum limit specified. Serews that are too short for the length of thread stated shall be threaded to permit a screw ring gauge to be screwed by hand to within a distance from the underside ofthe head not exceeding 2.5 times the pitch 2.10.5. Shoulder screws. The length of thread shall be as specified in Table S and shall include an undercut to permit the face of the shoulder to serew down flush on to the face of the component. 2.11. Concentricity and straightness 2111 Cap screws 211A The head shall be concentric to the axis of the shank within 1 % of the basic screw diameter (2% full indicator movement) or 0.006 in full indicator movement, whichever is the greater, 5BS 2470: 1973 2.1.1.2 The socket shall be concentric to the axis of the shank within 1.5% of the basic screw diameter (3% full indicator movement) or 0.005 in full indicator movement, whichever isthe greater, for sizes up to 'A in, and 3% (6% full indicator movement) for sizes over 4 in. 2.11.1.3 Cap screws shall be straight within 0,006 in per inch of length for nominal diameters up to and including % in and within 0.005 in per inch of length for nominal diameters over 4 in 2.11.2 Countersunk head screws 2.1.2.1 The conical surface of the head shall be concentric to the axis of the shank within 1 % of the basic screw diameter (2% full indicator movement) or 0.006 in full indicator movement, whichever is the greater. 2.11.2.2 The socket shall be concentric to the axis of the shank within 1% of the basic serew diameter (3% full indicator movement) or 0.005 in full indicator movement, whichever is the greater, for sizes up to ¥ in and 3% (6% full indicator movement) for sizes over % in, 2.11.2.3 The screws shall be straight within 0.006 in per inch of length for nominal diameters up to and including 4 in and within 0.005 in per inch of length for nominal diameters over in. 2.11.3. Button head screws 2413.1 The head shall be concentric to the axis of the shank within 3% of the maximum head diameter or (0.004 in (0.008 in full indicator movement), whichever is the greater. 2.11.3.2 The socket shall be concentric to the axis of the shank within 114% of the basic screw diameter (3% full indicator movement) or 0.005 in full indicator movement, whichever is the greater, for sizes up to ¥4 in and 3 % (6 % full indicator movement) for sizes over ¥ in, 2.1.3.3. The screws shall be straight within 0.006 in per inch length for nominal diameters up to and including ‘4 in and within 0.005 in per inch length for nominal diameters over ¥ in. 214 Shoulder serews 2.1.4.1 The head shall be concentric with the shoulder within 1 % (2% full indicator movement) of the ‘nominal diameter D, as shown in Table 2, or 0.003 in (0.006 in full indicator movement), whichever is the sreater. 2114.2 Effective diameter and shoulder shall be concentric to within 0.004 in full indicator movement when checked at a distance of 0.188 in from the shoulder at the threaded end. 2.11.4.3 Concentricity, parallelism, straightness and squareness of shoulder to thread shall be within 0.005 in full indicator movement per inch of shoulder length, with 2 maximum of 0.025 in when firmly seated against the shoulder in a threaded bush, and checked on the shoulder at a distance 2F (see Table 5) from the underside of the head. The threads of the bush shall be basic size, and the bush O.D. and ends shall be concentric and square with the axis 2.11.8. Set screws. The permissible eccentricity of the dog point axis, with respect to the axis of the thread, shall not exceed 3 % of the basic diameter of the screw, and in no case shall be greater than 0.005 in for sizes up to and including % in. For sizes over % in it shall not be greater than 0.010 in. (Full indicator movement shall not exceed twice the permissible eccentricity.) 2.12 Dimensions of hexagon sockets For convenience, only the nominal size of the hexagon socket is given in Tables 2 to 6. 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