ASTM F547-01

Standard Terminology of Nails for Use with Wood and Wood-Base Materials

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Oct-2001
• ICS: 21.060.50 - Pins, nails
• Technical Committee: F16 - Fasteners
• Drafting Committee: F16.05 - Driven and Other Fasteners

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F547-77(1995) - Standard Terminology of Nails for Use with Wood and Wood-Base Materials
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2001
• Replaced By: ASTM F547-06 - Standard Terminology of Nails for Use with Wood and Wood-Base Materials
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2006
• Referred By: ASTM F1667/F1667M-21a - Standard Specification for Driven Fasteners: Nails, Spikes, and Staples
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2001
• Referred By: ASTM D9-20 - Standard Terminology Relating to Wood and Wood-Based Products
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2001
• Referred By: ASTM D1761-20 - Standard Test Methods for Mechanical Fasteners in Wood and Wood-Based Materials
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2001
• Referred By: ASTM F680-20 - Standard Test Methods for Nails
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:F 547–01
Standard Terminology of
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Nails for Use with Wood and Wood-Base Materials
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 547; 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.
INTRODUCTION
The terms included in these definitions are listed in alphabetical order under six headings to
facilitate quick reference. They are intended to apply to metal nails. Some of these terms are also
applicable to plastic nails. Omitted are terms relating to tacks, pins, drift pins, dowels, studs, spikes,
staples, and other fasteners, such as nail plates. Also omitted are terms relating to the testing and the
performance of nails, that is, their drivability, withdrawal resistance, lateral load transmission, creep,
protrusion resistance, and splitting; and methods of use, such as face, toe, side, and end-nailing,
spacing,loadingconditions,etc.Thesesubjectmatterswillbecoveredinaseparatedefinitionofterms
relating to mechanical fasteners.
Common acceptance and usage are the basis for most of the definitions listed. In some instances,
this common usage results in more than one definition for a given term. In other cases, registered
trademarks have become generic in nature; hence, they are included among the terms listed.
Anysuchlistingcannotbecomplete.AsadditionaltermsarereferredtotheSociety’sattention,they
will be included.
Anasterisk(*)behindthenameofanailindicatesthatthisparticularnailtypeisdescribedinASTM
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Specification F 1667 Driven Fasteners: Nails, Spikes, and Staples.
Whereas dimensions are normally not part of a definition, they are included in this standard because
they are essential in fully describing the fastener under consideration.
The definitions are listed under the following headings:
Nail Nail Heads Nail Threads
Nail Types Nail Points Miscellaneous Terms
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NAIL by 0.072 to 6 by 0.262-in. nails with flat ⁄32 to ⁄32-in. head
and medium diamond point.
nail—straight, slender fastener, usually pointed and headed; 6
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apple-box nail—coated, regular-stock-steel, 1 ⁄8 and 1 ⁄4 by
in. or less in length; designed to be driven; to hold two or
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0.080-in. nails with flat ⁄64-in. head and medium diamond
more pieces together or to act as support. (See screw nail;
point.
drive screw.)
asbestosboard nail—galvanized, hardened-steel, helically
DISCUSSION—In contrast to screw—fastener, usually pointed and
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threaded, 1 ⁄4 and 1 ⁄2 by 0.083-in. screwnails with flat,
headed; designed to be turned with a screwdriver or other device;
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slightly countersunk, ⁄16-in. head and blunt diamond point.
having in its simplest form one or two continuous spiral threads (such
asbestos-shingle nail— See shingle nail.
as a wood screw thread) or a helical thread (such as a machine screw
thread) or combinations thereof (such as a sheet-metal screw thread).
asphalt-shingle nail— See roofing nail.
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auto nail—nail of ⁄4 to 5 ⁄4-in. length, sheared off bright,
NAIL TYPES
smooth, knurled, or helically fluted, regular-stock-steel or
aluminum common nail*—plain-shank, aluminum-alloy, 1
stiff-stock, 0.032-in. (21-gage) to 0.162-in. (8-gage) wire
and driven subsequently by the same machine at a rapid rate.
This nail has a sheared-bevel or sheared-square point.
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These definitions are under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F16 on
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barrel nail*—brightorcoated,regular-stock-steel, ⁄8by0.067
Fasteners and are the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F16.05 on Driven and
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Other Fasteners. to 1 ⁄2 by 0.092-in. nails with flat 0.148 to 0.219-in. head and
Current edition approved Oct. 10, 2001. Published January 2002. Originally
medium diamond point.
published as F 547 – 77. Last current edition F 547 – 77(95).
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basket nail—bright, regular-stock-steel, ⁄8 and ⁄4 by 0.048-in.
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beer-case cleat nail—bright, regular-stock-steel, 1 by 0.080 to cigar-box nail—bright, smooth, or barbed, regular-stock-steel,
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1 ⁄8 by 0.106-in. nails with ⁄16 to ⁄4-in. oval head and ⁄2 , ⁄8 , ⁄4 , and by 0.044-in. nails with flat slightly
duckbill or clinch point. countersunk 0.099-in. head and medium diamond point.
cleat—L-shaped nail.
beer-case hinge, lock and latch nail—bright, regular-stock-
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cleat nail—bright, regular-stock-steel, 1 ⁄8 by 0.080 to 1 ⁄8 by
steel, ⁄8 by 0.080 to
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