ASTM F880M-01

Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Socket Set Screws [Metric]

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the requirements for austenitic grade stainless steel socket set screws (SSS), sizes M1.6 through M24, having Property Classes A1-50 and A1-70.
Note1—This specification is the metric companion of Specification F880.
1.2 The following hazard caveat pertains only to Section 11, the Test Method Section:  This standard does not purport to address the safety problems associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Apr-2002
• ICS: 21.060.10 - Bolts, screws, studs
• Technical Committee: F16 - Fasteners
• Drafting Committee: F16.04 - Nonferrous Fasteners

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F880M-98 - Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Socket Set Screws [Metric]
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Replaced By: ASTM F880M-01a - Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Socket Set Screws [Metric]
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 880M – 01
METRIC
Standard Specification for
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Stainless Steel Socket Set Screws [Metric]
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 880M; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope Heat-Resisting, Maraging, and Other Similar Chromium-
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Nickel-Iron Alloys
1.1 This specification covers the requirements for austenitic
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E 384 Test Method for Microhardness of Materials
grade stainless steel socket set screws (SSS), sizes M1.6
F 738M Specification for Stainless Steel Metric Bolts,
through M24, having Property Classes A1-50 and A1-70.
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Screws, and Studs
NOTE 1—This specification is the metric companion of Specification
F 788/F788M Specification for Surface Discontinuities of
F 880.
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Bolts, Screws and Studs, Inch and Metric Series
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1.2 The following hazard caveat pertains only to Section 11,
F 880 Specification for Stainless Steel Socket-Set Screws
the Test Method Section: This standard does not purport to
F 1470 Guide for Fastener Sampling for Specified Mechani-
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address the safety problems associated with its use. It is the
cal Properties and Performance Inspection
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
2.2 ANSI/ASME Standard:
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priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
B 18.3.6M Hexagon Socket Set Screws, Metric Series
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3. Classification
2. Referenced Documents
3.1 The designation of the property class for the two
2.1 ASTM Standards:
materials and conditions of this specification shall be consistent
A 262 Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranu-
with the stainless steel designations in Specification F 738M.
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lar Attack in Stainless Steels
3.2 The austenitic stainless steel socket set screw shall be
A 342 Test Methods for Permeability of Feebly Magnetic
designation F 880M A1–50 or F 880M A1–70.
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Materials
4. Ordering Information
A 380 Practice for Cleaning and Descaling Stainless Steel
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Parts, Equipment, and Systems
4.1 Orders for material under this specification shall include
A 555/A555M Specification for General Requirements for
the following information:
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Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Wire and Wire Rods
4.1.1 Quantity (number of screws),
A 751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for
4.1.2 Dimensions, including nominal thread designation,
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Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
thread pitch, nominal screw length (millimetres) and point
A 967 Specification for Chemical Passivation Treatments
configuration. A standard part number may be used for this
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for Stainless Steel Parts
definition,
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D 3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging
4.1.3 Name of the screw (SSS),
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E 3 Method of Preparation of Metallographic Specimens
4.1.4 Property Class A1-50 or A1-70,
E 18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell
4.1.5 Coating, if required. If a finish other than passivation
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Superficial Hardness of Metallic Materials
is required, it must be specified on the order or product
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E 92 Test Method for Vickers Hardness Metallic Materials
standard,
E 353 Test Method for Chemical Analysis of Stainless,
4.1.6 ASTM designation and year of issue, and
4.1.7 Any special or supplemental requirements.
4.2 Example—50 000 pieces M6 3 1 3 8 cone point SSS
1 A1-70 ASTM F 880M – 84.
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F16 on
4.3 Government Provisioning—Government procurement
Fasteners and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F16.04 on Nonferrous
Fastners.
and design-selection criteria shall be specified in accordance
Current edition approved Apr. 10, 2001. Published June 2001. Originally
published as F 880M – 84. Last previous edition F 880M – 98.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.03. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.05.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.04. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.08.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.09. Available from American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd St., 13th
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.01. Floor, New York, NY 10036.
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F 880M
with ANSI/ASME B 18.3.6M, as appropriate. tightening torque specified in Table 2 without evidence of the
socket reaming or the screw bursting.
5. Materials and Manufacture
7.2 The hardness of 95 HRB (210 Vickers) maximum for
5.1 The screw may be forged, formed, extruded, machined, condition A1-50 and 80 HRB (150
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