Fastener, Bolt and Screw Design Torque and Force Calculations
ISO Hardware Engineering Data
ANSI Hardware Engineering Data
Strength of Materials
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The following design resources are for design screws and bolts for the proper torque, stress, strain, preload and other engineering critical design parameters.
Thread Stress Area Calculator and Equation
- Length of Screw Thread Engagement per. ISO 965-1 Calculator, Formula and Table Length of engagement of mating threads is selected to utilize full tensile strength of a bolt prior to shearing and nut threads.
- Bolt Fastener Tightening Methods Review
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Bolt Head or Nut Friction Torque Formula and Calculator per. MIL-HDBH-60
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Bolt Elongation Stress Formulas and Calculator per. MIL-HDBH-60 Micrometer Bolt Elongation Method: Below the proportional limit. bolt elongation is directly proportional to axial stress, i.e., elongation increases in the same proportion as stress increases.
- Bolt Elongation by Turn Formulas and Calculator per. MIL-HDBH-60
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Bolt Torque on Assembly for Gasket Contact Stress per. ASME PCC-1 Equations and Calculator
- Bolt Root and Tensile Stress Area Table for Metric and Inch Unit Threads
- Bolt Elongation Formula and Calculator per. ASME PCC-1When bolt elongation (bolt stretch) measurement is selected as the load-control technique to be used, the required bolt elongation is computed according to the following equation
- Bolt Threads, Grade, Bolt Strength, Excel Spreadsheet Calculator, Spreadsheet Calculated per the AISC Ninth Edition
- Bolt Pattern Group Pullout Excel Spreadsheet Calculator, Spreadsheet Calculator Calculated per the AISC Ninth Edition
- Bolt Preload Effects Due to Temperature Load Calculator and Equations
- Sheet / Plate Joints with Dissimilar Materials Loads Calculator and Equations
- Single Lap Joint with Dissimilar Materials Loads Calculator and Equations
- Engineering Fundamentals of Threaded Fastener Design and Analysis - Premium Membership Required
- Calculating Assembly Torque per ISO 68 & ISO 724
- Combined Thread and Body Bolt Elongation Under Preload Formula and Calculator With torque or turn on a bolt thread, we’re trying to control the tightening process through the forces applied to, or the motion of, the nut.
- Bolt Elongation Equation and Calculator while under Axial Stress
- Fastener Design Engineering Manual - Premium Membership Required
- Threaded Fastener Design and Analysis white Paper (39 page, detail engineering anaylsis of fastent torque and forces) Free Membership required
- Fastener Relation Between Torque, Thread Pitch and Clamping Force Formula and Calculator
- Fastener Relation Between Bolt Torque and Clamping Force Formula and Calculator per. JIS B 1083
- Metric M Series Thread Stress and Shear Areas
- Force Required to Strip the Bolt Threads Any Length Formula and Calculator
- Force Required to Strip the Bolt Threads Formula and Calculator
- ISO Stress Area Equation and Calculator - Proof load values are given in BS EN 20898-2:
- BS EN 20898-2 Proof load values - Coarse thread
- Moment Effect on the Bolts' Circular Distribution in the End-plate Connection
- Screw Gear Axial Force Calculation
- Force Required to Strip the Bolt Threads Formula and Calculator
- Thread Designations and Symbols A-N
- Thread Designations and Symbols N-Z
- Single Thread Tensile Stress Area Formula and Calculator Per. ASME B1.1
- Typical Elongation Chart for Common Bolting MaterialsThe amount of bolt stretch you want in your end ite design will, of course, be determined by the amount of preload you want in the fastener.
- Stress at Threaded Connections Between Two Tubes Design and Calculator
- ANSI, ISO Thread Designations and References
- Strength Specifications Steel Bolts
- Strength Grade Designation System of Steel Bolts and Screws
- UN External Screw Threads Formulas and Calculator
- Screw Threads Formula and Calculator for Internal Unified Inch UN Screw
- Thread Shear Area for External and Internal Formulas and Calculator per. ASME B1.1
Thread Pull-out Stress and Force
Standard Thread Size Charts
Torque Clamp Force Calculator
- Stud Preload Calculator
- Bolt Preload Tension Equation and Calculator
- Bolt Preload Tension Force Calculator
- Torque vs Tension Bolts Table Chart SAE J429 Bolts
- Bolt Multiple Diameters Change of Length Under Axial Force Formula and Calculator
Torque Conversion
Torque Design Guidelines and Considerations
Torque Conversion
Torque Wrench Adapter Calculation
Special Applications
- Fasteners Comprehensive Technicians Guide
- Press Fit Engineering and Design Equations
- Press Fit Calculations and Equation
- Bolt or Pin In Single Shear Equation and Calculator
- Bolt or Pin In Double Shear Equation and Calculator
- Single-Riveted Lap-Joint Formulas for Stress and Strength Design Equations and Calculator
- Single-Riveted Lap-Joint with Inside Cover Plate Formulas and Calculator for Stress and Strength Design
- Double-Riveted Lap-Joint with Inside Cover Plate Formulas and Calculator for Stress and Strength Design.
- Loading Capacities of Ordinary Bolts per. BS449: Part 2 Bolt Grade 4.6
- Loading Capacities of Ordinary Bolts per. BS449: Part 2 Bolt Grade 6.8
- Loading Capacities of Ordinary Bolts per. BS449: Part 2 Bolt Grade 8.8
- Excel Spreadheet Design Calculator per. BS: 449: Part 2 requires an active Premium Membership with Engineers Edge
- Class 5 Interference-Fit Threads Torques, Interferences, and Engagement Lengths
- Light Lamp Socket Threads Table Lamp Base and Socket Shell Threads. The “American Standard” threads for lamp base and socket shells are sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the National Electrical Manufacturers’ Association
- Spark Plug Threads Sizes and Tapped Hole Table
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Thick Wall Cylinder Press or Shrink Fits Interference and Pressure Equations and Calculator If two thick-walled cylinders are assembled by either a hot/cold shrinking or a mechanical press-fit, a pressure is developed at the interface between the two cylinders.
- Interference Fit Force Required the Press Together Hub and Shaft Equations and Calculator