Designation: F 467M – 98

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Standard Specification for

Nonferrous Nuts for General Use [Metric]1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 467M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.

1. Scope E 76 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel–Cop-

1.1 This specification covers the requirements for commer- per Alloys6
cial wrought nonferrous nuts in nominal thread diameters M6 E 92 Test Method for Vickers Hardness of Metallic Mate-
to M36 inclusive in a number of alloys in common use and rials4
intended for general service applications. E 101 Test Method for Spectrographic Analysis of Alu-
1.2 Applicable bolts, cap screws, and studs for use with nuts minum and Aluminum Alloys by the Point-to-Plane Tech-
covered by this specification are covered by Specification nique8
F 468M. E 120 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Titanium and
Titanium Alloys6
NOTE 1—This specification is the metric companion of Specification E 165 Practice for Liquid Penetrant Inspection Method9
F 467.
E 227 Test Method for Optical Emission Spectrometric
2. Referenced Documents Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by the
Point-to-Plane Technique6
2.1 ASTM Standards:
E 354 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of High-
B 154 Test Method for Mercurous Nitrate Test for Copper
Temperature, Electrical, Magnetic, and Other Similar Iron,
and Copper Alloys2
Nickel, and Cobalt Alloys6
D 3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging3
E 478 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper
E 18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell
Alloys6
Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials4
E 1409 Test Method for Determination of Oxygen in Tita-
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to
nium and Titanium Alloys by the Inert Gas Fusion Tech-
Determine Conformance with Specifications5
nique6
E 34 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Aluminum and
F 468M Specification for Nonferrous Bolts, Hex Cap
Aluminum Base Alloys6
Screws, and Studs for General Use [Metric]10
E 38 Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel-Chromium
F 606M Test Methods for Determining the Mechanical
and Nickel-Chromium-Iron Alloys7
Properties of Externally and Internally Threaded Fasteners,
E 53 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper6
Washers, and Rivets [Metric]10
E 54 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Special
F 1470 Guide for Fastener Sampling for Specified Mechani-
Brasses and Bronzes6
cal Properties and Performance Inspection10
E 55 Practice for Sampling Wrought Nonferrous Metals and
2.2 ANSI Standards:
Alloys for Determination of Chemical Composition6
B 1.13M Metric Screw Threads11
E 62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and
B 18.2.4.1MMetric Hex Nuts, Style 111
Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)6
E 75 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper-Nickel 3. Ordering Information
and Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloys6
3.1 Orders for nuts under this specification shall include the
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following information:
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F-16 on 3.1.1 Quantity (numbers of pieces of each item and size),
Fasteners and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F16.04 on Nonferrous
Fasteners. 3.1.2 Name of item,
Current edition approved Dec. 10, 1998. Published February 1999. Originally 3.1.3 Nominal thread diameter and thread pitch,
published as F 467M – 79. Last previous edition F 467M – 97.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.09. Discontinued; see 1995 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05.
4 9
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.01. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.03.
5 10
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.08.
6 11
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05. Available from American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd Street,
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Discontinued 1989; Replaced by E 350. 13th Floor, New York, NY 10036.

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 TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
Composition, %

UNS Copper and Copper-Base Alloys

Designa- Man-
tion Alumi- Copper, Iron, Nickel, Phos- Zinc, Lead, Arsenic,
Alloy General Name ganese, Silicon Tin
Number num min max max phorus maxA max max
max
C11000 110 ETP copper 99.9
C27000 270 brass 63.0–68.5 0.07 balance 0.10
C46200 462 naval brass 62.0–65.0 0.10 balance 0.20 0.5–1.0
C46400 464 naval brass 59.0–62.0 0.10 balance 0.20 0.5–1.0

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C51000 510 phosphor bronze balanceA 0.10 0.03–0.35 0.30 0.05 4.2–5.8
C61400 614 aluminum bronze 6.0–8.0 88.0B 1.5–3.5 1.0
C63000 630 aluminum bronze 9.0–11.0 78.0B 2.0–4.0 1.5 4.0–5.5 0.25 max 0.20 max
F 467M

C64200 642 aluminum silicon bronze 6.3–7.6 88.65B 0.30 0.10 0.25 1.5–2.2C 0.50 0.05 0.20 max 0.15
C65100 651 silicon bronze 96.0B 0.8 0.7 0.8–2.0 1.5 0.05
C65500 655 silicon bronze 94.8B 0.8 1.5 0.6 2.8–3.8 1.5 0.05
C66100 661 silicon bronze 94.0B 0.25 1.5 2.8–3.5 1.5 0.20–0.8 0.5–1.5
C67500 675 manganese bronze 0.25 max 57.0–60.0 0.8–2.0 0.05–0.5 balance 0.20
A
C71000 710 cupro-nickel 74.0B 0.60 1.00 19.0–23.0 1.00 0.05
C71500 715 cupro-nickel 65.0B 0.40–0.7 1.00 29.0–33.0A 1.00 0.05
A
Elements shown as balance shall be arithmetically computed by deducting the sum of the other named elements from 100.
B
Minimum content of copper plus all other elements with specified limits shall be 99.5 %.
C
An alloy containing as high as 2.6 % silicon is acceptable provided the sum of all the elements other than copper, silicon, and iron does not exceed 0.30 %.
 TABLE 1 Continued
Nickel and Nickel-Base Alloys
UNS
Man- Phos-
Designa- Car- Sili- Co
Al- General Alumi- Chro- Iron, ga- pho- Tita- Molyb- Sulfur, Vana- Tung-
tion bon, CopperA NickelA con, balt,
loy Name num mium max nese, rus, nium denum max dium sten
Num- max max max

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max max
ber
N10001 335 Ni-Mo 0.05 1.0 max 4.0–6.0 1.0 balance 0.025 1.00 2.50 26.0–30.0 0.030 0.2–0.4
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N10276 276 Ni-Mo-Cr 0.02 14.5–16.5 4.0–7.0 1.00 balance 0.040 0.08 2.50 15.0–17.0 0.030 0.35 max 3.0–4.5
B
N04400 400 Ni-Cu Class A 0.3 balance 2.5 2.0 63.0–70.0 0.5 0.024
B
N04405 405 Ni-Cu Class B 0.3 balance 2.5 2.0 63.0–70.0 0.5 0.025–0.060
B
N05500 500 Ni-Cu-Al 2.30–3.15 0.25 balance 2.0 1.5 63.0–70.0 0.5 0.35–0.85 0.01

A
Elements shown as balance shall be arithmetically computed by deducting the sum of the other named elements from 100.
B
Cobalt is to be counted as nickel.
 TABLE 1 Continued
Composition, %
Aluminum-Base AlloysA
UNS Other Elements,
Desig- Manga- Tita- max
Al- General Alumi- Chro- Iron, Silicon, Zinc, Magne-
nation Copper nese, nium,
loy Name numA mium max max max sium

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Num- max max
ber Each Total
B
A92024 2024 Aluminum 2024 balance 0.10 max 3.8–4.9 0.50 0.30–0.9 0.50 0.15 0.25 1.2–1.8 0.05 0.15
F 467M

A96061 6061 Aluminum 6061 balance 0.04–0.35 0.15–0.40 0.7 0.15 0.40–0.8 0.15 0.25 0.8–1.2 0.05 0.15
C
A96262 6262 Aluminum 6262 balance 0.04–0.14 0.15–0.40 0.7 0.15 0.40–0.8 0.15 0.25 0.8–1.2

A
Analysis shall regularly be made only for the elements specified in this table. If, however, the presence of other elements is suspected or indicated in amounts greater than the specified limits, further analysis shall
be made to determine that these elements are not present in excess of the specified limits.
B
Titanium + zirconium 0.20 %, max.
C
Lead 0.4–0.7 %; bismuth 0.4–0.7 %.
 TABLE 1 Continued
Titanium and Titanium-Base AlloysA

UNS ResidualsB
Car- Nitro- Oxy- Molyb- Zirco- Sili Ruthe-
Des- General Alumi- Iron, Tita- Hydro- Palla- Vana- Chro- Tin, to-
Alloy bon, gen, gen, denum, nium, con, nium, each,
ignation Name num, Al Fe nium, Ti gen, H dium, Pd dium, V mium, Cr Sn tal,
C N O Mo Zr Si Ru max
Number max
R50250 1 Titanium Gr 1 0.10 0.20 balance 0.0125 0.05 0.18 0.1 0.4
R50400 2 Titanium Gr 2 0.10 0.30 balance 0.0125 0.05 0.25 0.1 0.4

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R50700 4 Titanium Gr 4 0.10 0.50 balance 0.0125 0.07 0.40 0.1 0.4
R56400 5 Titanium Gr 5 5.5–6.75 0.10 0.40 balance 0.0125 0.05 0.20 3.5–4.5 0.1 0.4
R56401 23 Titanium Ti-6Al-4V 5.5–6.5 0.08 0.25 balance 0.0125 0.05 0.13 3.5–4.5 0.1 0.4
F 467M

ELI
R52400 7 Titanium Gr 7 0.10 0.30 balance 0.0125 0.05 0.25 0.12–0.25 0.1 0.4
R58640 19 Titanium Ti-38-6-44 3.0–4.0 0.05 0.30 balance 0.0200 0.03 0.12 0.10C 7.5–8.5 5.5–6.5 3.5–4.5 3.5–4.5 0.10B 0.15 0.4
R55111 32 Titanium Ti-5-1-1-1 4.5–5.5 0.08 0.25 balance 0.0125 0.03 0.11 0.6–1.4 0.6–1.2 0.6–1.4 0.6–1.40.06–0.14 0.1 0.4

A
All reported values are maximums, unless a range is specified.
B
A residual is an element present in a metal or an alloy in small quantities inherent to the manufacturing process but not added intentionally. Residual elements need not be reported unless a report is specifically required
by the purchaser.
C
Ruthenium and Palladium, or both, may be added to Grade 19 for enhanced corrosion resistance as negotiated between purchaser and vendor. Chemical analysis is not required unless specifically negotiated.
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3.1.4 Alloy number (Table 1), nuts representing each lot. The chemical composition thus
3.1.5 Stress relieving, if required (4.2.3), determined shall conform to the requirements in Table 1.
3.1.6 “Shipment lot” testing, as required (Section 9), 5.3.2 In the event of disagreement, a referee chemical
3.1.7 Source inspection, if required (Section 14), analysis of samples from each lot shall be made in accordance
3.1.8 Certificate of compliance or test report, if required with 11.1 and 12.1.
(Section 16),
3.1.9 Additional requirements, if any, to be specified on the 6. Mechanical Properties
purchase order (4.2.1, 7.2, 8.2, 11.1, and 12.1), 6.1 The nuts shall be tested in accordance with the mechani-
3.1.10 Supplementary requirements, if any, and cal testing requirements for the applicable type and shall meet
3.1.11 ASTM specification and year of issue. the mechanical requirements in Table 2 for the specified alloy.
NOTE 2—A typical ordering description is as follows: 10 000 pieces, 6.2 Where both proof load and hardness tests are performed,
Hex Nut, M8 3 1.25 Alloy 270, Furnish Certificate of Compliance, the proof load test results shall take precedence for acceptance
Supplementary Requirement S1, ASTM Specification F 467M – . purposes.
4. Materials and Manufacture 7. Dimensions
4.1 Materials: 7.1 Nuts—Unless otherwise specified, the dimensions of
4.1.1 The nuts shall be manufactured from material having nuts shall be in accordance with the requirements of ANSI
a chemical composition conforming to the requirements in B18.2.4.1M.
Table 1 and capable of developing the required mechanical 7.2 Threads—Unless otherwise specified, the nuts shall
properties for the specified alloy in the nut. have threads in accordance with ANSI B1.13M, tolerance
4.1.2 The starting condition of the raw material shall be at Grade 4.
the discretion of the fastener manufacturer but shall be such
that the nuts conform to all the specified requirements. 8. Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance
4.2 Manufacture: 8.1 Workmanship—Nuts shall have a workmanlike finish
4.2.1 Forming—Unless otherwise specified, the nuts shall free of injurious burrs, seams, laps, irregular surfaces, and
be hot pressed, cold formed, or machined from suitable other imperfections affecting serviceability.
material at the option of the manufacturer. 8.2 Finish—Unless otherwise specified, the nuts shall be
4.2.2 Condition—Except as provided in 4.2.3, the nuts shall furnished without any additive chemical or metallic finish.
be furnished in the condition specified below:
Alloy Condition
Copper (all alloys) As formed or stress relieved at manufacturer’s option TABLE 2 Mechanical Property Requirements
Nickel alloys 400 and As formed or stress relieved at manufacturer’s option Mechanical Property Hardness, Proof Stress,
405 Alloy
Marking minA MPa
Nickel alloy 500 Solution annealed and aged
Aluminum alloys: Cu 110 F 467MA 65 HRF 205
2024-T4 Solution treated and naturally aged Cu 270 F 467MB 55 HRF 415
6061-T6 Solution treated and artificially aged Cu 462 F 467MC 65 HRB 345
6262-T9 Solution treated, artificially aged, and cold worked Cu 464 F 467MD 55 HRB 345
Titanium As formed Cu 510 F 467ME 60 HRB 415
Cu 614 F 467MG 70 HRB 520
4.2.3 Stress Relieving—When required, stress relieving Cu 630 F 467MH 85 HRB 690
Cu 642 F 467MJ 75 HRB 520
shall be specified by the purchaser for all copper alloys and Cu 651 F 467MK 75 HRB 485
nickel alloys 400 and 405. Cu 655 F 467ML 60 HRB 345
Cu 661 F 467MM 75 HRB 485
5. Chemical Composition Cu 675 F 467MN 60 HRB 380
5.1 Chemical Composition—The nuts shall conform to the Cu 710 F 467MP 50 HRB 310
Cu 715 F 467MR 60 HRB 380
chemical composition specified in Table 1 for the specified
Ni 335 F 467MS 20 HRC 790
alloy. Ni 276 F 467MT 20 HRC 760
5.2 Manufacturer’s Analysis: Ni 400 F 467MU 75 HRB 550
5.2.1 Except as provided in 5.2.2, when test reports are Ni 405 F 467MV 60 HRB 485
Ni 500 F 467MW 24 HRC 900
required on the inquiry or purchase order (3.1.8), the manu-
Al 2024-T4B F 467MX 70 HRB 380
facturer shall make individual analyses of randomly selected Al 6061-T6 F 467MY 40 HRB 275
nuts from the product to be shipped and report the results to the Al 6262-T9 F 467MZ 60 HRB 360
purchaser. Alternatively, if heat and lot identities have been Ti 1 F 467MAT 140 HV 275
maintained, the analysis of the raw material from which the Ti 2 F 467MBT 150 HV 380
Ti 4 F 467MCT 200 HV 585
nuts have been manufacturered may be reported instead of Ti 5 F 467MDT 30 HRC 930
product analysis. Ti 7 F 467MET 160 HV 380
5.2.2 For aluminum nuts, instead of 5.2.1, the manufacturer Ti 19 F 467MFT 24 HRC 825
Ti 23 F 467MGT 25 HRC 860
may furnish a certificate of conformance certifying compliance Ti-5-1-1-1 F 467MHT 24 HRC 725
with the chemical composition specified in Table 1. A
For aluminum and titanium alloys hardness values are for information only.
5.3 Product Analysis: B
Aluminum alloy 2024-T4 shall be supplied in naturally aged condition. This
5.3.1 Product analyses may be made by the purchaser from material is not recommended for nuts in nominal thread diameter larger than M6.

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9. Sampling 13. Test Methods
9.1 A lot, for the purposes of selecting test specimens, shall 13.1 Chemical Analysis—When required, the chemical
consist of not more than 100 000 pieces offered for inspection composition shall be determined by any recognized commer-
at one time having the following common characteristics: cial test method. In the event of disagreement, the following
9.1.1 One type of item, test methods shall be used for referee purposes.
9.1.2 Same alloy and temper, and Alloy Test Method
9.1.3 One nominal diameter and thread pitch. Copper E 53, E 54, E 62, E 75, E 478
Aluminum E 34, E 101, E 227
Nickel E 38, E 76, E 354
10. Number of Tests and Retests Titanium E 120, E 1409
10.1 Normal Testing—The requirements of this specifica- 13.2 Mechanical :
tion shall be met in continuous mass production for stock (see 13.2.1 The proof load test shall be conducted in accordance
Table 3). The manufacturer shall make sample inspections as with the appropriate methods of Test Methods F 606M. Loads
specified below to ensure that the product conforms to the to be determined using Table 2 and Table 4.
specified requirements. When tests of individual shipments are 13.2.2 The hardness shall be determined in accordance with
required, Supplementary Requirement S1 shall be specified. Test Methods E 18 and E 92. For nominal thread diameters M6
Acceptance Criteria to M10, one reading shall be taken. For diameters M12 and
Number of Pieces No. of Acceptance Rejection
in lot Tests No. No. larger, the hardness shall be the average of four readings
50 and under 2 0 1 located 90° to one another.
51 to 500 3 0 1
501 to 35 000 5 0 1 14. Inspection
35 001 to 100 000 8 0 1
14.1 When specified on the inquiry or purchase order, the
10.2 Retests: product shall be subject to inspection by the purchaser at the
10.2.1 When tested in accordance with the required sam- place of manufacture prior to shipment. The inspector repre-
pling plan, a lot shall be subject to rejection if any of the test senting the purchaser shall have controlled entry only to those
specimens fails to meet the applicable test requirements. parts of the manufacturer’s operations that concern the manu-
10.2.2 If the failure of a test specimen is due to improper facture of the ordered product and only when and where work
preparation of the specimen or to incorrect testing technique, on the contract of the purchaser is being performed. The
the specimen shall be discarded and another specimen substi- manufacturer shall afford the inspector all reasonable facilities
tuted. to satisfy him that the product is being furnished in accordance
with this specification. All inspections and tests shall be
11. Significance of Numerical Limits
conducted so as not to interfere unnecessarily with the opera-
11.1 For purposes of determining compliance with the tions of the manufacturer.
specified limits for requirements of the properties listed in this
specification, an observed value or calculated value shall be 15. Rejection and Rehearing
rounded in accordance with Practice E 29. 15.1 Unless otherwise specified, any rejection based on tests
specified herein and made by the purchaser shall be reported to
12. Test Specimens the manufacturer as soon as practical after receipt of the
12.1 Chemical Tests—When required, samples for chemical product by the purchaser.
analysis shall be taken in accordance with Practice E 55 by
16. Certification and Test Reports
drilling, sawing, milling, turning, clipping, or such other
methods capable of producing representative samples. 16.1 Certificate of Compliance—When specified in the
12.2 Mechanical Tests : contract or purchase order, the manufacturer shall furnish
12.2.1 Nuts shall be proof load tested in full section. certification that the product was manufactured and tested in
12.2.2 The hardness shall be determined on the top or accordance with this specification and conforms to all specified
bottom face of the nut. requirements.
TABLE 4 Tensile Stress Areas
TABLE 3 Mechanical Test Requirements on Nuts Nominal Nut Stress Nominal Nut Stress
Tests Conducted Using Diameter and Area,A Diameter and Area,A
Proof Load, Full-Size Product Thread Pitch mm2 Thread Pitch mm2
Product
kNA M6 3 1 20.1 M16 3 2 157
Hardness Proof Load
M8 3 1.25 36.6 M20 3 2.5 245
B
Jam, slotted, and all ... M10 3 1.5 58.0 M24 3 3 353
castle nuts M12 3 1.75 84.3 M30 3 3.5 561
up to 530 ... B M14 3 2 115 M36 3 4 817
All other nuts A
Tensile stress areas are computed using the following formula:
B
over 530 ... As5 0.7854 (D − 0.9382P)2
Tests in accordance 11.2.2 12.2.1 where:
with section As 5 stress area, mm2,
A
Proof load of nut equals proof stress (MPa) multiplied by stress area (mm2). D 5 nominal nut diameter (basic major diameter), mm, and
B
Mandatory tests. P 5 thread pitch, mm.

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16.2 Test Reports—When “Shipment Lot Testing” in accor- by the purchaser, they shall be defined at the time of inquiry
dance with Supplementary Requirement S2 is specified in the and order.
contract or purchase order, the manufacturer shall furnish a test 17.3 Package Marking—Each shipping unit shall include
report showing the results of the mechanical tests for each lot or be plainly marked with the following:
shipped. 17.3.1 ASTM specification,
17.3.2 Alloy number,
17. Product, Packaging and Package Marking
17.3.3 Alloy/mechanical property marking
17.1 Individual Nuts—All products shall be marked with a 17.3.4 Size,
symbol identifying the manufacturer. In addition, they shall be
17.3.5 Name and brand or trademark of the manufacturer,
marked with the alloy/mechanical property marking specified
17.3.6 Number of pieces,
in Table 2. The markings shall be raised or depressed at the
option of the manufacturer. 17.3.7 Country of origin, and
17.2 Packaging: 17.3.8 Purchase order number.
17.2.1 Unless otherwise specified packaging shall be in
accordance with Practice D 3951. 18. Keywords
17.2.2 When special packaging requirements are required 18.1 general use; nonferrous; nuts

SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

One or more of the following supplementary requirements shall be applied only when specified by
the purchaser in the inquiry, contract, or order. Supplementary requirements shall in no way negate any
requirement of the specification itself.

S1. Stress Corrosion Requirements, Copper Alloys S2.4 The manufacturer shall furnish a test report for each lot
S1.1 Copper alloy nuts shall exhibit no evidence of cracking in the shipment showing the actual results of the chemical
after immersion for 30 min in an aqueous solution of mercu- analysis and mechanical property tests performed in accor-
rous nitrate when tested in accordance with Test Method dance with Supplementary Requirement S2.
B 154.
S1.1.1 Caution—Mercury is a definite health hazard and S3. Dye Penetrant Inspection
equipment for the detection and removal of mercury vapor S3.1 When dye penetrant inspection is specified on the
produced in volatilization is recommended. The use of rubber purchase order, the nuts shall be tested in accordance with
gloves in testing is advisable. Practice E 165 or other mutually acceptable procedures and
S2. Shipment Lot Testing shall conform to acceptance criteria as mutually agreed upon
between the purchaser and the manufacturer.
S2.1 When Supplementary Requirement S2 is specified on
the order (3.1.6), the manufacturer shall make sample tests on S4. Heat Control (Alloys 400, 405, and 500 Only)
the individual lots for shipment to ensure that the product
conforms to the specified requirements. S4.1 When Supplementary Requirement S4 is specified on
S2.2 The manufacturer shall make an analysis of a ran- the inquiry or order, the manufacturer shall control the product
domly selected finished nut from each lot of product to be by heat analysis and identify the finished product in each
shipped. Heat or lot control shall be maintained. The analysis shipment by the actual heat number.
of the starting material from which the nuts have been S4.2 When Supplementary Requirement S4 is specified on
manufactured may be reported in place of the product analysis. the inquiry and order, Supplementary Requirement S2 shall be
S2.3 The manufacturer shall perform mechanical property considered automatically invoked with the addition that the
tests in accordance with this specification and Guide F 1470 on heat analysis shall be reported to the purchaser on the test
the individual lots for shipment. reports.

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