ASTM A183-03(2009)

Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Track Bolts and Nuts

ABSTRACT
This specification covers carbon steel track bolts and carbon steel nuts for use in conjunction with joint bars to connect rails in railroad track. The required chemical composition for steel is presented in details. The full section and the reduced-section bolt tension tests requirements are specified as per reference materials.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers carbon steel track bolts and carbon steel nuts for use in conjunction with joint bars to connect rails in railroad track.  
1.2 Two grades of track bolts are defined:  
1.2.1 Grade 1, Low-Carbon, Untreated, primarily for industrial and mine track use.  
1.2.2 Grade 2, Heat-Treated, for general track use.  
1.3 Two grades of nuts are defined:  
1.3.1 Grade 1, Low-Carbon or Soft Steel, primarily for application on Grade 1 track bolts.  
1.3.2 Grade 2, Medium-Carbon, for general application on track bolts.  
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Mar-2009
• ICS: 21.060.10 - Bolts, screws, studs
• Technical Committee: A01 - Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys
• Drafting Committee: A01.01 - Steel Rails and Accessories

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM A183-03 - Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Track Bolts and Nuts
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2009
• Replaced By: ASTM A183-14 - Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Track Bolts and Nuts
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2014
• Referred By: ASTM F1476-07(2019) - Standard Specification for Performance of Gasketed Mechanical Couplings for Use in Piping Applications
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2009

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A183 −03(Reapproved 2009)
Standard Specification for
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Carbon Steel Track Bolts and Nuts
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A183; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
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1. Scope 2.3 AREMA Standard:
American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way
1.1 This specification covers carbon steel track bolts and
Association Manual, Design of Track Bolts and Nuts,
carbon steel nuts for use in conjunction with joint bars to
Chapter 4, Part 1
connect rails in railroad track.
1.2 Two grades of track bolts are defined:
3. Ordering Information
1.2.1 Grade1,Low-Carbon,Untreated, primarily for indus-
3.1 Orders for track bolts and nuts under this specification
trial and mine track use.
shall include the following information:
1.2.2 Grade 2, Heat-Treated, for general track use.
3.1.1 Quantity of bolts and nuts (weights),
1.3 Two grades of nuts are defined:
3.1.2 ASTM designation and date of issue,
1.3.1 Grade 1, Low-Carbon or Soft Steel, primarily for
3.1.3 Grade of bolt: 1, low-carbon untreated, or 2, heat-
application on Grade 1 track bolts.
treated (see 1.2 and Table 1),
1.3.2 Grade 2, Medium-Carbon, for general application on
3.1.4 Design of bolt: oval or elliptical neck (see 2.3),
track bolts.
3.1.5 Dimensions of bolt: nominal diameter and length
under head,
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
3.1.6 Gradeofnut:1,low-carbon,or2,medium-carbon(see
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
1.3 and Table 1 and Table 2),
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
3.1.7 Nominal size of nut, thickness, and chamfer angle (see
and are not considered standard.
2.3),
2. Referenced Documents
3.1.8 Thread fit of nuts on bolts: free or wrench-turn fit (see
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2.2), and
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.1.9 Certification or test reports, if required (see Section
A700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Meth-
12).
ods for Steel Products for Shipment
F606 Test Methods for Determining the Mechanical Proper-
4. Manufacture
ties of Externally and Internally Threaded Fasteners,
Washers, Direct Tension Indicators, and Rivets 4.1 The steel shall be made by the open-hearth, basic-
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2.2 ANSI Standards:
oxygen, or electric-furnace process, and may be either continu-
B1.1 Unified Screw Threads ous strand or ingot cast.
B18.10 Track Bolts and Nuts
4.2 Bolts, including the head and oval or elliptical neck,
may be produced by hot or cold forging at the option of the
manufacturer.
4.3 Bolt threads may be machine cut or hot- or cold-rolled
1 at the option of the manufacturer.
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
Stainless Steel and Related Alloysand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
4.4 Grade 2 bolts shall be heat-treated by quenching in a
A01.01 on Steel Rails and Accessories.
liquid medium from above the austenitizing temperature, and
Current edition approved April 1, 2009. Published May 2009. Originally
approved in 1935 to replace A50, A51. Combined with A76 in 1980. Last previous tempering at a temperature not less than 750°F (399°C). Grade
edition approved in 2003 as A183 – 03. DOI: 10.1520/A0183-03R09.
1 bolts need not be heat-treated.
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TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
Bolts Nuts
Element, % Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 1 Grade 2
Heat-Cast Product Heat-Cast Product Heat-Cast Product Heat-Cast Product
Carbon, min or range 0.15 0.13 0.30 0.27 0.15 0.13 0.40–0.55 0.37–0.58
A
Phosphorus, max 0.04 0.050 0.04 0.050 0.12 0.04 0.050
A A
Sulfur, max 0.33 0.06 0.070 0.33 0.06 0.070
A
Where rephosphorized or resulfurized material is applied, due to the degree to which phosphorus and sulfur segregate, check analyses for these elements are not
technologically appropriate.
TABLE 2 Nut Suitability TABLE 3 Required T
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Designation:A 183–98 Designation: A 183 – 03 (Reapproved 2009)
Standard Specification for
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Carbon Steel Track Bolts and Nuts
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 183; 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 (´) 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
1.1 This specification covers carbon steel track bolts and carbon steel nuts for use in conjunction with joint bars to connect rails
in railroad track.
1.2 Two grades of track bolts are defined:
1.2.1 Grade 1, Low-Carbon, Untreated , primarily for industrial and mine track use.
1.2.2 Grade 2, Heat-Treated, for general track use.
1.3 Two grades of nuts are defined:
1.3.1 Grade 1, Low-Carbon or Soft Steel, primarily for application on Grade 1 track bolts.
1.3.2 Grade 2, Medium-Carbon, for general application on track bolts.
1.4The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard.
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
A 700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Shipment
F 606 Test Methods for Determining the Mechanical Properties of Externally and Internally Threaded Fasteners, Washers,
Direct Tension Indicators, and Rivets
2.2 ANSI Standards:
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B1.1Unified Screw Threads
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B18.10Track Bolts and Nuts
B1.1 Unified Screw Threads
B18.10 Track Bolts and Nuts
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A-1 A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
A01.01 on Steel Rails and Accessories.
Current edition approved May 10, 1998. Published September 1998. Originally published asA183 – 35 T to replaceA50,A51. Combined withA76 in 1980. Last previous
edition A183 – 83 (1990).
Current edition approved April 1, 2009. Published May 2009. Originally approved in 1935 to replace A 50, A 51. Combined with A 76 in 1980. Last previous edition
approved in 2003 as A 183 – 03.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.08.
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volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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A 183 – 03 (2009)
2.3 AREA Standard:
American Railway Engineering Association Manual, Design of Track Bolts and Nuts, Chapter 4, Part 1
2.4 Federal Standard:
Fed. Std. No. 123Marking for Shipments (Civil Agencies)
2.5 Military Standard:
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MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
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MIL-STD-163Steel Mill Products, Preparation for Shipment and Storage AREMA Standard:
American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-WayAssociation Manual, Design ofTrack Bolts and Nuts, Chapter 4, Part
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3. Ordering Information
3.1 Orders for track bolts and nuts under this specification shall include the following information:
3.1.1 Quantity of bolts and nuts (weights),
3.1.2 ASTM designation and date of issue,
3.1.3 Grade of bolt: 1, low-carbon untreated, or 2, heat-treated (see 1.2 and Table 1),
3.1.4 Design of bolt: oval or elliptical neck (see 2.3),
3.1.5 Dimensions of bolt: nominal diameter and length under head,
3.1.6 Grade of nut: 1, low-carbon, or 2, medium-carbon (see 1.3 and Table 1 and Table 2and Table 1),
3.1.7 Nominal size of nut, thickness, and chamfer angle (see 2.3),
3.1.8 Thread fit of nuts on bolts: free or wrench-turn fit (see 2.2), and
3.1.9 Certification or test reports, if required (see Section 12).
4. Manufacture
4.1 The steel shall be made by the open-hearth, basic-oxygen, or electric-furnace process, and may be either continuous strand
or ingot cast.
4.2 Bolts, including the head and oval or elliptical neck, may be produced
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