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ASME B18.6.3-2013
(Revision of ASME B18.6.3-2010)

Machine Screws,
Tapping Screws, and
Metallic Drive Screws
(Inch Series)

A N A M E R I C A N N AT I O N A L STA N DA R D
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ASME B18.6.3-2013
(Revision of ASME B18.6.3-2010)

Machine Screws,
Tapping Screws, and
Metallic Drive Screws
(Inch Series)

A N A M E R I C A N N AT I O N A L S TA N D A R D

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Date of Issuance: October 11, 2013

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CONTENTS

Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Committee Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Correspondence With the B18 Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Summary of Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
1 Introductory Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 General Data for Machine Screw and Tapping Screw Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3 General Data for Machine Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4 General Data for Tapping Screws. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5 General Data for Metallic Drive Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Figures
1 Types A, AB, B, BF, BP, and BT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 Types C, D, G, T, and TRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3 Type F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4 Typical Torsional Strength Test Fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tables
1 Dimensions of Slotted Flat Countersunk Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2 Recess Dimensions for Flat Countersunk Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3 Dimensions of Slotted 100-deg Flat Countersunk Head Screws (Machine Screws
Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4 Recess Dimensions for 100-deg Flat Countersunk Head Screws (Machine Screws
Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5 Dimensions of Slotted Close Tolerance 100-deg Flat Countersunk Head Screws
(Machine Screws Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6 Recess Dimensions for Close Tolerance 100-deg Flat Countersunk Head Screws
(Machine Screws Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
7 Dimensions of Slotted Oval Countersunk Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
8 Recess Dimensions of Oval Countersunk Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9 Dimensions of Slotted Undercut 82-deg Flat Countersunk Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
10 Recess Dimensions for Undercut 82-deg Flat Countersunk Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
11 Dimensions of Slotted Undercut Oval Countersunk Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
12 Recess Dimensions for Undercut Oval 82-deg Countersunk Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . 27
13 Dimensions of Flat Countersunk Trim Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
14 Recess Dimensions for Flat Countersunk Trim Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
15 Dimensions of Oval 82-deg Countersunk Trim Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
16 Recess Dimensions for Oval 82-deg Countersunk Trim Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
17 Head Dimensions for Slotted Pan Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
18 Dimensions of Type I Cross Recessed Pan Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
19 Recess Dimensions for Pan Head Screws (Types IA, III, and VI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
20 Recess Dimensions for Combination Slotted-Pan Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
21 Dimensions of Slotted Fillister Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
22 Recess Dimensions for Fillister Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
23 Dimensions of Slotted Drilled Fillister Head Screws (Machine Screws Only) . . . . . . . . 42
24 Dimensions of Slotted Truss Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
25 Recess Dimensions for Truss Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
26 Dimensions of Combination Slotted Truss Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
27 Dimensions of Slotted Binding Head Screws (Machine Screws Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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28 Recess Dimensions for Binding Head Screws (Machine Screws Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

29 Dimensions of Plain (Unslotted) and Slotted Regular and Large Hex Head
Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
30 Recess Dimensions for Indented Regular and Large Hex Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
31 Recess Dimensions for Type I Nonindented Regular and Large Hex Head
Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
32 Dimensions of Plain and Slotted Hex Washer Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
33 Recess Dimensions for Indented Hex Washer Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
34 Recess Dimensions for Combination Slotted Type I Indented Hex Washer
Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
35 Dimensions of Slotted Round Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
36 Recess Dimensions for Round Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
37 Recess Dimensions for Combination Slotted Round Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
38 Dimensions of Slotted Round Washer Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
39 Recess Dimensions for Round Washer Head Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
40 Dimensions of Threads and Points for Types AB and ABR Thread-Forming
Tapping Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
41 Dimensions of Threads and Points for Types B and BP Thread-Forming
Tapping Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
42 Dimensions of Threads and Points for Type A Thread-Forming Tapping Screws . . . . 67
43 Dimensions of Threads and Points for Types BF and BT Thread-Cutting
Tapping Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
44 Dimensions of Threads and Points for Types D, F, G, and T Thread-Cutting
Tapping Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
45 Dimensions of Type TRS Tapping Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
46 Thread Lengths for Types A, AB, B, BF, BP, and BT Tapping Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
47 Thread Lengths for Types C, D, F, G, T, and TRS Tapping Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
48 Standard Test-Plate Thickness and Hole Sizes for Drive-Test Inspection of
Tapping Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
49 Maximum Drive Torque for Type TRS Tapping Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
50 Torsional Strength Requirements for Tapping Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
51 Dimensions of Round Head Type U Metallic Drive Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Mandatory Appendices
I Protrusion Gaging of Flat Countersunk Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
II Across-Corners Gaging of Hex Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
III Gaging of Recessed Heads, Types I, IA, and III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
IV Wobble Gaging of Recessed Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
V Dimensions for No. 0000, No. 000, and No. 00 Thread Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
VI Dimensions of Type C Tapping Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
VII Type VI Recess Gage Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Nonmandatory Appendices
A Dimensions of Header Points for Machine Screws Before Threading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
B Determination of Maximum Effective Design Grip Lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
C Formulas for Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
D Approximate Hole Sizes for Tapping Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
E Wrench Openings for Hex Head Screws, and Square and Hex Nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

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