Metric Thread Stress and Shear Areas Table

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Metric Thread Stress and Shear Areas Table

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Selected Metric M Series Thread Stress and Shear Areas

Note: All areas given in square millimeters.

Thread	Tensile Stress Area	Bolt Thread Strip Area, Le = 1 Diameter		Nut Thread Strip Area, Le = 1 Diameter
Thread	Tensile Stress Area	6H/6g	6H/4g6g	6H6g and H/4g6g
M5 x 0.8	14.183	35.366	37.085	49.994
M6 x 1	20.123	51.875	54.174	73.145
M8 x 1.2	5 36.609	97.290	100.74	134.63
M10 x 1.5	57.990	155.80	160.73	214.77
M12 x 1	84.267	227.72	234.86	313.41
M14 x 2	115.44	313.94	323.24	434.47
M16 x 2	156.67	417.55	429.92	569.12
M20 x 2.5	244.79	665.58	682.06	907.76
M22 x 2.5	303.40	814.67	—	1,100.3
M24 x 3	352.50	971.10	994.23	1,320.2
M27 x 3	459.41	1,246.7	—	1,674.3
M30 x 3.5	560.59	1,549.2	1,582.5	2,086.5
M36 x 4	816.72	2,271.5	2,315.8	3,026.2
M42 x 4.5	1,120.9	3,120.2	3,175.2	4,168.3
M48 x 5	1,473.2	4,119.5	4,187.3	5,482.0
M56 x 5.5	2,030.0	5,680.3	5,769.4	7,510.2
M64 x 6	2,676.0	7,483.6	7,596.4	9,847.3
M72 x 6	3,459.8	9,574.2	9,718.5	12,478
M80 x 6	4,344.1	11,922	12,101	15,419
M90 x 6	5,590.8	15,217	15,446	19,534
M100 x 6	6,994.7	18,856	19,170	24,059

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Reference:

Introduction to the Design and Behavior of Bolted Joints Non-Gasketed Joints, Forth Edition
Founding Editor
L. L. Faulkner
Columbus Division, Battelle Memorial Institute,
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio