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ASTMA325
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ASTMA325isanASTMInternationalstandardforheavyhexstructuralbolts,titledStandard
SpecificationforStructuralBolts,Steel,HeatTreated,120/105ksiMinimumTensileStrength.Itdefines
mechanicalpropertiesforboltsthatrangefrom12to112indiameter.[1]
TheequivalentmetricstandardisASTMA325M,whichistitledStandardSpecificationforStructural
Bolts,Steel,HeatTreated830MPaMinimumTensileStrength.Itdefinesmechanicalpropertiesforsizes
M1236.[2]
ThereisalsoaTversion,whichisusedtorefertofullythreadedbolts.[3]
ThisisastandardsetbythestandardsorganizationASTMInternational,avoluntarystandards
developmentorganizationsthatsetstechnicalstandardsformaterials,products,systems,andservices.

Contents
1Types
2Connectiontypes
3Mechanicalproperties
4References

Types
Thetypereferstothetypeofmaterialusedtomakethebolt.Thestandardcurrentlydefinestwotypes,
howeveritpreviouslydefinedthefollowingthree:[3]
Type1:Mediumcarbonsteel,boronsteel,ormediumcarbonalloysteel
Type2:Lowcarbonmartensiticsteel[4](withdrawnfromthestandardin1991)
Type3:Weatheringsteel
Notethatindependentofthematerialtheboltisquenchedandtempered.[4]

Connectiontypes
Therearealsothreeconnectiontypesdefined:[3]
SC:Aslipcriticalconnection.
N:Abearingtypeconnectionwherethethreadsareontheshearplane.
X:Abearingtypeconnectionwherethethreadsarenotontheshearplane.

Mechanicalproperties

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Thesetypesofboltsaredesignedtobetightenedtoneartheirproofstrength,inordertocreate
significantbolttension.Thestandardstatesthattheboltsmustbetightenedtoatleast70%ofthetensile
strength.Theseboltsusethesamematerialastheircommoncousins(ASTMF568Mformetricbolts),
buthaveathickerandwiderheadtomoreeffectivelydistributetheload.Thismodifiedgeometryis
oftenreferredtoasheavyhexgeometry.[5]
ASTM325boltscanbeconsideredequivalenttoGrade8.8boltsaccordingtoASTMF568M.
Forahigherstrengthversionofthistypeofbolt,seeASTMA490.
Headmarkingsandmechanicalpropertiesforimperialsizes[4]
Proof
Yield
Tensile
Corehardness
Nominalsize
Headmarking Grade
strength
strength
strength(min)
range[in]
[Rockwell][6]
[ksi]
(min)[ksi]
[ksi]
1

or

21(inc.)

85

92

120

C2435

1112

74

81

105

C1931

1 1
2

85

92

120

C2435

1 1
2

85

92

120

C2435

1112

74

81

105

C1931

Type
1
[6]

Type
2

[7]

Type
3

Headmarkingsandmechanicalpropertiesformetricsizes[5]
Proof
Head
Nominalsize
Yieldstrength Tensilestrength Corehardness
Grade
strength
marking
range[mm]
(min)[MPa]
(min)[MPa]
[Rockwell]
[MPa]
Type
1
Type
2

1236[2]

600

660

830

C2334

Type
3

References
1. ASTMA32509(http://www.astm.org/Standards/A325.htm),retrieved20090613.
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2. ASTMA325M09(http://www.astm.org/Standards/A325M.htm),retrieved20090613.
3. ASTMA325(http://www.portlandbolt.com/technicalinformation/astm/ASTM_A325.html),retrieved
20090613.
4. ASTM,SAEandISOgrademarkingsandmechanicalpropertiesforsteelfasteners
(http://www.americanfastener.com/technical/grade_markings_steel.asp),retrieved20090606.
5. Metricstructuralfasteners(http://www.icaen.uiowa.edu/~sdesign1/Text/fasteners_si.html),retrieved
20090606.
6. GradeMarkings:CarbonSteelBolts(http://www.fastspecinc.com/technical/technical.html),retrieved
20090530.
7. Othermarkingsmaybeusedtodenoteatmosphericcorrosionresistantmaterial

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