Bolt Shear Capacity Metric*
Class 4.6                                     Class 8.8                                    Class 10.9
                                       Thread (2)                                       Thread (2)                                 Thread (2)
                     Shank (1)                            Shank (1)                                              Shank (1)
      Size                                 Coarse                             Coarse                 Fine                            Coarse
      M6                  7                  4                14                   9                                 18                12
      M8                 13                  8                25                   16                19              33                21
     M 10                20                 13                39                   26                30              51                34
     M 12                28                 19                57                   38                45              74                50
     M 14                38                 29                79                   59                62              99                74
     M 16                50                 36               101                   72                83             131                94
     M 18                63                 48               131                   99                110            164                124
     M 20                79                 56               163                117                  140            204                146
     M 22                94                 75               196                160                  171            245                195
     M 24               113                 81               235                168                  197            294                211
     M 27               142                 114              295                236                                 369                296
     M 30               177                 130              368                270                                 459                337
     M 33               212                 172              440                357                                 552                447
     M 36               254                 190              529                395                                 662                293
     M 39               296                 242              615                502                                 770                629
Shank (1) shear capacity of the unthreaded section (plain shank) of the fastner.
Thread (2) shear capacity of the threaded section of the fastener.
Notes
– all shear capacity values are given in kilo-Newtons (kN)
– all values represent the minimum breaking load in ‘single’ shear.
*This table is recommended for use as a guide only. While all care has been taken with its preparation, no responsibility is accepted for the
absolute accuracy of the data provided.