TORQUE CHART
TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
HEX HEAD CAP SCREWS
The torque values shown should be used as a general guideline when specific torque values are not given.
U.S. Standard Hardware
| Grade | SAE grade 5 |
| SAE grade 8 |
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| 1/4 | 9 |
| 12 | 13 |
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| 24 | 28 |
| 38 | 24 | 33 | |
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| 3/8 | 31 |
| 42 | 46 |
| 62 | 40 | 54 |
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| 7/16 | 50 |
| 68 | 75 |
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| 102 | 115 |
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| 9/16 | 110 |
| 150 | 165 |
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| 3/4 | 250 |
| 339 | 370 |
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| 203 | 225 |
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| 7/8 | 378 |
| 513 | 591 |
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| 790 | 893 |
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| 1060 | 1410 |
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**Grade 5 - Minimum commercial quality (Lower quality not recommended)
Metric Standard Hardware
| Grade | Grade 8.8 | 8.8 | Grade 10.9 | 10.9 | Grade 12.9 | 12.9 | ||
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| ft./lbs | Nm | ft./lbs |
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thread) | M4 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 2.7 |
| 3.6 |
M5 | 3 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 6 | 5.2 |
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M6 | 5.2 | 7 | 7.5 |
| 10 | 8.2 |
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M7 | 8.2 | 11 | 12 |
| 16 | 15 |
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M8 | 13.5 | 18 | 18.8 |
| 25 | 21.8 |
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M10 | 24 | 32 | 35.2 |
| 47 | 43.5 |
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millimeters, | M12 | 43.5 | 58 | 62.2 |
| 83 | 75 |
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M14 | 70.5 | 94 | 100 |
| 133 | 119 |
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M16 | 108 | 144 | 147 |
| 196 | 176 |
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| 269 | 242 |
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M20 | 195 | 260 | 275 |
| 366 | 330 |
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M22 | 276 | 368 | 390 |
| 520 | 471 |
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M24 | 353 | 470 | 498 |
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M27 | 530 | 707 | 474 |
| 996 | 904 |
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