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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
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