ENGINEERING

STANDARDS

Material Specification
Adhesives

GM6175M/GM6194M

Performance Requirements for Adhesive Coated Threaded

Fasteners
2 References

1 Scope
This specification establishes adhesive performance requirements and the procedures to determine the locking ability of preapplied adhesive
coatings on externally threaded fasteners. This
specification is written for the purpose of identifying and controlling key material properties of adhesive coated externally threaded fasteners.
1.1 Material Description. Two grades of material
are covered by this specification. In addition to
the regular grade, this specification describes a
temperature resistant material that retains locking
ability at 200C, while also conforming to the
regular requirements of this specification.
1.1.1 Material Identification. These materials
are designated with the following GM numbers:
GM6175MMax temperature 135C
GM6194MMax temperature 200C

1.2 Typical Application. This specification is for

externally threaded fasteners that require a preapplied adhesive for chemical locking to prevent
self loosening due to shock and vibration. Fasteners with these materials shall not be reused.
A third GM preapplied thread locking specification, GM6124M, is available for fasteners that
require lower thread locking performance.
1.3 Remarks.
1.3.1 The preapplied thread locking adhesive
compounds are dry to the touch and remain inert
on externally threaded fasteners until they are
engaged into the mating internal thread. The
shearing action or forces of assembly activate the
adhesive, which, after proper curing time and
temperature, harden to form a chemical bond
between the mating threads. This chemical adhesive bond prevents fasteners loosening from
shock and vibration. The adhesive shall be dry to
touch when properly applied and be compatible
with automatic feed equipment used in the installation of fasteners. The applied compound shall
have no adverse effect on the health of personnel
when used for its intended purpose.

Note: Only the latest approved standards are

applicable unless otherwise specified.
2.1 External Standards/Specifications.
None.
2.2 GM Standards/Specifications.
GM6124M
GMW3001
GM9084P
GMW3059
GM9505P
GMW3179

3 Requirements
3.1 Definition of Terms.
3.1.1 Prevailing On-Torque. The highest torque
measured during nut installation in the on direction. The nut must be in complete engagement
with the adhesive coated portion in the male
thread.
3.1.2 Breakaway Torque. The torque required in
the off direction to break the cured adhesive between the threads of an unseated (zero tension)
nut and bolt assembly.
3.1.3 Prevailing Off-Torque. The maximum
torque measured in the off direction within 360
degree of rotation after the adhesive breakaway
torque measurement.
3.1.4 Break Loose Torque. The torque required
in the off direction to break the hardened adhesive between the threads of a seated nut and bolt
assembly.
3.1.5 Minimum Average. The minimum acceptable average value of a population of data.
3.1.6 Individual Minimum. The minimum acceptable individual value of a population of data.
3.2 Test Methods.
3.2.1 Specimen Preparation. M10 x 1.5 test
bolts, PN 1151610, coated with GMW3179, Code
A (phosphate & oil finish) and test nuts, PN
11516090, shall be used for initial material approval. Test bolts and nuts are available from the
Wilson-Garner Company.
3.2.1.1 All specimens shall be gauged to assure
conformance with dimensional requirements,

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when gauging of individual specimens is not perActivated adhesive bolt-nut assembly shall be
formed, SPC analysis from the fastener supplier
allowed to cure at 25 2C for 72 h. The fastener
may be used.
shall then be rotated in the off direction with a
torque measuring device of suitable capacity and
3.2.1.2 Before use, test specimens shall be exsensitivity. Torque readings shall be measured
amined for damaged threads and damaged bolts
and recorded at breakaway torque and within 360
or nuts shall be rejected.
degrees of further rotation for the maximum pre3.2.1.3 During assembly, any bolt-nut pair showvailing off-torque. This test is required for producing excessively tight or excessively loose fits or
tion quality control purposes (use the production
sticking due to burrs shall be rejected.
fastener) and initial chemical approval (use the
3.2.1.4 A minimum of five nut/bolt assemblies
M10 fastener only).
shall be prepared for each test performed.
Note: Cure time may be reduced per supplier's
3.2.2 Performance of Test. During the complete
recommendations.
performance of the test, the nut shall be turned
3.2.5 Immersion. Assemble adhesive coated
while the test bolt is restrained from turning. If the
bolts and nuts per 3.2.3. Activated adhesive boltnut is restrained so that the torque reading is not
nut assemblies shall be allowed to cure at
adversely affected it is permissible to turn the test
25 2C for 72 h. After curing, immerse
bolt.
GM6175M for 168 h, or GM6194M for 1000 h, at
3.2.3 Prevailing On-Torque. The test nut shall
the temperatures as listed in Table 2. Contact
be assembled onto the preapplied adhesive
any GM Dealership for instructions on how to
coated area of the bolt until the full thickness of
purchase each fluid.
the nut is engaged into the adhesive. The maxiUpon removal of the test specimens from the test
mum prevailing on-torque shall be measured and
fluids, the bolt-nut assemblies shall be held at
recorded during the next 360 degrees of rotation,
25 2C for a minimum of 1 h. The breakaway
while the fastener is in constant motion. The
and prevailing off-torque shall be determined in
speed of rotation shall be 10 to 20 rpm. This test
accordance with 3.2.4. This test is required for
is required for production quality control purposes
initial chemical approval only.
(use the production fastener) and initial chemical
approval (use the M10 test fastener only).
3.2.4 Breakaway/Prevailing Off-Torque. Assemble adhesive coated bolts and nuts per 3.2.3.
Table 1: Prevailing On, Break Away and Prevailing Off Torque Requirements
Test

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Size
M6x1
M8x1.25
M10x1.5
M12x1.75
M14x2
M16x2

Prevailing On

Break Away
Minimum
Average

Max.
0.6
1.5
2.0
3.5
5.5
8.0

1.0
8.5
22.0
27.0
62.1
89.3

Prevailing Off

Minimum
Individual

0.5
3.4
10.2
11.3
11.9
35.6

Minimum
Average

0.3
1.7
5.6
7.8
14.1
24.9

Minimum
Individual

0.1
0.7
3.4
4.0
5.1
6.8

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Table 2: Immersion Requirements

Substance

Part No.

Temperature

Mobil 1 5W30 Synthetic

Engine Oil
Dextron III
Transmission Fluid
50/50 Dex-Cool
Coolant and Water
Distilled Water
Delco Supreme II
Brake Fluid
Unleaded Gasoline, 87 Octane

12345885

150C

12378470

150C

12346290

100C

N/A
12377967

100C
150C

N/A

RT

tions, a waiver by the users engineering department is granted to applicator. Such waiver shall
be kept on file and be available upon request.
Copy of waiver shall accompany all shipments of
parts.
3.3.2 The coated fastener shall meet requirements of the specification when stored in container under normal plant conditions for 12
months. Humidity and heat due to poor storage
locations could substantially shorten shelf life.
Parts should not be stored in wet areas subjected
to over 55C temperature.
3.3.3 After exposure to 60 2C for 120 h the
coated fasteners shall conform to the requirements of this specification.

3.2.6 Cyclic Temperatures. The test procedure

is identical with 3.2.3 except after 72 h curing
time at 25 2C, the adhesive bolt-nut assemblies shall be placed in a 150 2C oven and
held for 2 h for GM6175, or in a 200 2C oven
and held for 2 h for GM6194. After this exposure
to heat, expose to 30C for 2 h. The adhesive
bolt-nut assemblies shall then be held at 25 2C
for a minimum of 1 h. The breakaway and prevailing off-torques shall be determined in accordance
with 3.2.3. This test is required for initial chemical
approval only.
3.2.7 Heat Age. Test procedure is identical with
3.2.3 except after 72 h curing time at 25 2C,
the adhesive bolt-nut assemblies shall be placed
in a 135 2C oven for GM6175M, or a
200 2C oven for GM6194M for 500 h. The
specimens shall be removed and cooled to
25 2C for a minimum of 1 h. The breakaway
and prevailing off-torques shall be determined in
accordance with 3.2.3. This test is required for
initial chemical approval only.
3.2.8 Hot Strength. Test procedure is identical
with 3.2.3 except after 72 h curing time at 25
2C, the adhesive bolt-nut assembly shall be
placed in a 135 2C oven for GM6175M or 200
2C oven for GM6194M for 2 h. The adhesive
breakaway and prevailing off-torques shall be
measured at the elevated temperature in accordance with 3.2.3. This test is required for initial
chemical approval only.
3.3 As Received Properties.
3.3.1 Color of the adhesive shall be standard with
the supplier unless otherwise specified by the
purchaser. Use of nonspecified color adhesive
shall be grounds for rejection except where, for
engineering reasons or identification considera-

3.3.4 After exposure to -30 2C for 120 h the

coated fastener shall conform to the requirements
of this specification.
3.3.5 The length and location of the adhesive
coating shall be as specified on the print (generally 1.5 times the nominal diameter of externally
threaded fasteners). If the coating extends to the
end of the fastener the adhesive coating shall
allow finger effort starting for 360 degrees after
first engagement of the part.
3.3.6 Shortened lengths and widths of adhesive
may substantially affect performance properties.
Actual values for nonstandard lengths and widths
are to be determined upon actual parts.
3.3.7 The compound shall not be corrosive to
steel, aluminum or copper alloys, nor shall it have
a degrading effect on the corrosion resistance of
the basic finish specified on the part. Adhesive/bolt assemblies are to be tested using the
GM9505P Cycle J environmental test procedure
against a control group of fasteners without adhesive. The adhesive/bolt assemblies must not
perform worse than the control group. Production
parts and finishes are also required to meet
GM9505P Cycle J. The threaded areas of adhesive coated fasteners are exempt from salt spray
requirements.
3.3.8 Thread adhesives affect the torque tension
relationship of fastener joints. Torque values shall
be adjusted as per Table 3 over baseline nonadhesive coated parts to obtain similar tension
loads.
3.3.8.1 Torque tension qualification of new materials shall be per GM9084P for bolt adhesive
applications except 2.2 and 2.3 should be
replaced with a phosphate-oil nut meeting GM
specifications.
3.3.9 The prevailing on-torque shall conform to
the values shown in Table 4 when tested in ac-

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in Table 1 when tested in accordance with 3.2.4,
Breakaway Prevailing Off-Torque Test Method.
3.4.2 The breaking and prevailing off-torque shall
conform to the values shown in Table 4 after immersion in water, gasoline, methanol, glycol and
oil when tested in accordance with 3.2.5, Immersion Test Method.
3.4.3 The breakaway and prevailing off-torques
shall conform to the cyclic values shown in Table
4 after cyclic aging at 150 2C (GM6175M) or
200 2C (GM6194M) and 30C when tested in
accordance with 3.2.6, Cyclic Temperatures Test
Method.
3.4.4 The breakaway and prevailing off-torque
shall conform to the values shown in Table 4 after
aging 500 h at 135C for GM6175M or 200C for
GM6194M when tested in accordance with 3.2.7,
Heat Age Test Method.
3.4.5 The breakaway and prevailing off-torque of
the temperature resistant adhesive coated boltnut assemblies shall conform to the hot strength
values shown in Table 4 when tested at 135C for
GM6175M, or 200C for GM6194M in accordance with 3.2.8, Hot Strength Test Method.

cordance with 3.1.2.1, Test Methods. However,

torque values for internally threaded fasteners of
reduced or otherwise special height, tapped
holes, special alloys, nonstandard surface coatings, shall be negotiated between the suppliers
and purchasers.
Table A1 in Appendix A is a reference table for
production parts.
3.3.10 Chemical manufacturer shall supply samples of wet chemical and pre-applied parts per
direction of control division for chemical finger
printing. Compounds shall not be changed, reformulated or altered in any manner without written notification to control division. Revalidation of
changed compound is required before approval.
Changes in formulation differing from chemical
spectrums on file constitutes grounds for rejection
of all shipments of products from applicator.
Chemical Compound shall meet the requirements
of GMW3059.
3.4 Polymerized (Cured) Properties.
3.4.1 The breaking and prevailing off-torques for
the polymerized adhesive when tested after the
normal 72 h cure shall conform to values shown

Table 3: Torque Tension Requirements

Spec No.

M-6 x 1.0

M-8 x 1.25

M-10 x 1.5

M-12 x 1.75

M-14 x 2.0

M-16 x 2.0

GM6175M

10-20%

10-20%

0-10%

0-15%

5-20%

0-20%

GM6194M

10-20%

10-20%

0-10%

0-15%

5-20%

0-20%

Values represent the increase in torque required to achieve the proper clamp load.

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Table 4: Torque Requirements for M10 Externally Threaded Fasteners (Nm)

Minimum
Individual

2
Water Immersion Break

29.9

11.9

Prevailing

6.8

2.8

Gasoline Immersion Break

29.4

11.9

Prevailing

7.9

3.4

Glycol/Water Immersion Break

22.6

Prevailing

6.8

2.8

ATF Immersion Break

15.8

6.2

Prevailing

3.4

1.4

Oil Immersion Break

12.4

5.1

Prevailing

2.8

1.1

Brake Fluid Immersion Break

4.5

1.1

Prevailing

2.3

0.9

Gas/MEOH Immersion Break

22.6

Prevailing

7.9

3.4

Ethanol Immersion Break

28.2

11.3

Prevailing

9.0

3.4

Diesel #2 Immersion Break

31.6

12.4

Prevailing

7.9

3.4

Cyclic Break

25.4

11.3

Prevailing

5.6

3.4

Heat Age Break

25.4

10.2

Prevailing

2.8

1.1

Hot Strength Break

10.6

Prevailing

6.1

4 Manufacturing Process
Not applicable.

5 Rules and Regulations

5.1 All materials supplied to this specification
must comply with the requirements of GMW3001,
Rules and Regulations for Material Specifications.
5.2 All materials supplied to this specification
must comply with the requirements of GMW3059,
Restricted and Reportable Substances for
Parts.

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Minimum
Average

Test

5.3 Source Approval. No shipment shall be

made by any source prior to testing for conformance to this specification and plant production
trials with subsequent approval by the control
division. User divisions shall test their application
if a variance exists.
5.3.1 Test procedures and methods marked with
* denote engineering tests, these are not intended to be quality control procedures. Adhesive
Suppliers are required to run quality control tests
with M10 fasteners for Prevailing-on torque, 72 h
room temperature cure Breakaway and Prevailing-off torque in a per lot basis. Process centers
are required to conduct quality control tests for
Prevailing-on torque, 72 h room temperature cure

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Breakaway and Prevailing-off torque on a per lot

basis. Test records will be made available upon
request.
5.4 Inspection and Rejection. All shipments of
material or parts under contract or purchase order manufactured to this specification shall be
equivalent in every respect to the initial samples
approved by the purchaser. There shall be no
changes in either formulation or manufacturing
processes permitted without prior notification and
approval by engineering. Lack of notification by
the supplier constitutes grounds for rejection of
any shipment. While samples may be taken from
incoming shipments and checked for conformance to this specification, the supplier shall accept the responsibility for incoming shipments
meeting this specification without dependence
upon purchaser's inspection.
5.4.1 Specification is written to cover basic properties of prepared thread adhesives, changes in
finish, nonstandard thread dimensions and materials will cause performance differences. Parts
should be tested in actual application to insure
materials perform to joint requirements.

7 Coding System
This material specification shall be referenced in
other documents, drawings, VTS, CTS, etc. as
follows:
Material per GM6175/GM6194M

8 Release and Revisions

8.1 Release. This standard was issued in January 1977.
8.2 Revisions
Rev

Approval
Date

Description (Organization)

OCT 1995 Revised

Table1;
Spec
GM6193M deleted (GMNA)

JUN 2004

Complete revision including

modification to Global format
(GMNA Fastening Specialist Team)

6 Approved Sources
Engineering qualifications of an approved source
is required for this specification. Only sources
listed in the GM Materials File (i.e., MATSPC)
under this specification number have been qualified by engineering as meeting the requirements
of this specification.

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Appendix A
Table A1: Reference Break Away & Prevailing Torques for Externally Threaded
Production Fasteners
Size

M6x1

Gasoline Immersion
Glycol/Water Immersion
ATF Immersion
Oil Immersion
Brake Fluid Immersion
Gas/MEOH Immersion
Ethanol Immersion
Diesel #2 Immersion
Cyclic
Heat Age
Hot Strength

Break
Prevailing
Break
Prevailing
Break
Prevailing
Break
Prevailing
Break
Prevailing
Break
Prevailing
Break
Prevailing
Break
Prevailing
Break
Prevailing
Break
Prevailing
Break
Prevailing
Break
Prevailing

M12x1.75

M14x2

M16x2

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Test
Water Immersion

M8x1.25

Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum
Average Individual Average Individual Average Individual Average Individual Average Individual
3.2
2.0
16.0
4.5
59.3
23.7
87.0
35.0
125.2
50.8
0.7
0.5
3.4
1.7
11.9
4.5
20.3
7.9
31.6
12.4
1.9
0.7
5.6
2.3
28.2
11.3
73.4
29.4
82.5
32.8
1.0
0.4
1.6
0.7
7.9
3.4
18.6
7.3
20.9
8.5
2.5
1.5
10.0
5.6
56.5
22.6
90.4
36.2
92.6
37.3
1.0
0.5
4.5
1.7
10.2
5.6
20.9
8.5
22.6
13.0
5.6
2.3
27.1
10.7
31.6
12.4
54.2
21.5
1.7
0.5
1.1
0.5
7.9
3.4
4.5
1.7
12.4
4.5
0.3
0.1
2.0
1.5
4.0
1.7
22.6
9.0
39.5
15.8
53.7
21.5
0.7
0.5
0.9
0.6
5.6
2.3
12.4
5.1
13.6
5.6
0.5
0.3
2.3
0.9
13.0
5.1
39.0
15.8
37.3
14.7
0.2
0.1
1.1
0.5
6.8
2.3
10.7
4.5
13.6
5.6
1.3
0.6
11.3
3.9
33.9
13.6
67.8
27.1
113.0
45.2
0.5
0.2
2.1
1.1
9.0
3.4
19.2
7.9
22.6
9.0
2.2
1.0
8.0
4.5
45.2
18.1
84.7
40.7
93.8
37.3
0.95
0.4
2.8
1.1
11.3
4.5
19.2
7.9
30.5
12.4
7.9
3.4
54.2
22.6
103.9
41.8
96.0
38.4
3.7
1.6
3.4
1.0
9.0
3.4
16.9
6.8
24.3
9.6
1.8
0.9
16.9
7.3
64.4
26.0
107.3
42.9
135.6
54.2
4.0
3.0
1.3
1.0
2.8
1.1
16.9
6.8
25.4
10.2
36.2
14.7
5.0
3.0
13.0
5.1
32.2
13.0
45.2
18.1
49.7
19.8
1.3
1.0
2.3
0.9
5.6
2.3
9.0
3.4
11.3
5.6
2.6
2.0
7.7
6.0
20.6
15.0
37.0
30.0
46.0
40.0
2.0
2.0
4.7
3.0
12.0
9.5
27.0
20.0
26.0
20.0

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