30/1/2017 SubstitutingHighStrengthNutsPortlandBolt

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SubstitutingHighStrengthNuts

QCananA194grade2HnutbesubstitutedforanA563gradeDHnut?Ifso,
doesitworktheotherwayaround...CananA563gradeDHnutbe
substitutedforanA194grade2Hnut?

A BothASTMA194Grade2HnutsandASTMA563gradeDHnutsarehighstrengthnutsthatundergoaheattreatingprocess
requiredtodeveloptheirstrengthcharacteristics.However,theyarenotnecessarilyinterchangeable.

AnA194Grade2HnutcanalwaysbesubstitutedforanA563GradeDHnut.Infact,theASTMA563nutspecification
specificallystatesthatsubstitutinganA194Grade2Hisacceptable.

ASTMA563Table3NoteDstates:

NutsmadeinaccordancewiththerequirementsofSpecificationA194/A194M,Grade2H,andmarkedwithitsgrade
symbolareanacceptableequivalentforGradeDHnuts.WhenA194zinccoatedinchseriesnutsaresupplied,thezinc
coating,overtapping,lubricationandrotationalcapacitytestingshallbeinaccordancewithSpecificationA563.

Duetoavailabilityand/orcostissues,ASTMA194Grade2HnutsmaybepreferabletoanASTMA563GradeDHnut.Itisnot
uncommonforA563GradeDHnutstobecompletelyunavailableinsomediametersandfinishes.Thereverseisalsotruefor
A194Grade2Hnuts,whichcanbeunavailableorimpracticalfromacostperspectiveincertaindiametersandfinishes.Does
thismeanasuppliershouldsubstituteA563GradeDHnutsforA194Grade2Hnuts?

Theanswerisno.AnASTMA563gradeDHnutmaybesubstitutedforanASTMA194grade2Hnutundermost,butnot
all,circumstances.A194Grade2HnutsundergoadditionalheattreatingandtestingprocessesthatA563GradeDHarenot
subjectedto.ThisadditionalprocessingandtestingallowsA194Grade2Hnutstobeusedinhightemperatureapplications.In
particular,ASTMA193GradeB7(ahightemperatureboltspecification)specificallyrequirestheuseofA194nuts.Thoughboth
gradesofnutareidenticalintermsofstrength,A563GradeDHnutsarenotanacceptablesubstitutionforthisbolt
specification.

BothASTMA563GradeDHnutsandASTMA194Grade2HnutsarecompatiblewiththefollowingASTMboltspecifications:

A307GradesAandB
A449Type1
A325Type1
A354GradesBCandBD
A490Type1
F1554Grade36,55,and105

ThecompatibilityofnutsforvariousgradesofboltscanbeverifiedwithourNutCompatibilityChart.

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WrittenMarch8,2010by
KylePettijohn
Phone:800.628.9472
Email:kyle@portlandbolt.com

4comments

Mark Schroeder
October7,2016at10:35am
AnA194Grade2HnutcanalwaysbesubstitutedforanA563GradeDHnut.Isthisstilltrueiftheyaregalvanized?

Dane McKinnon
October7,2016at10:42am
@MarkYes,itistrue,howeverthestandardsaysthatwhensubstitutingagalvanizedA1942HnutforaA563DHnut,
the2Hnutmusthaveacoloredwaxappliedtoit,asistherequirementforDHnuts.

Kasper
August14,2011at4:21pm
TheNutCompatibilityChartisquiteuseful,butmaybeyoucouldalsoaddanupdatedpricelistsomewhereonthesite?

Thanks,
Kasper

Sarah Kemp
August23,2011at11:36am
@KasperThankyouforthesuggestion.Unfortunately,wedonotpublishanypricingonourwebsite.Wearenotafull
linefastenerdistributor.Weareacustomboltmanufacturerandtypicallysellnutsasaccessorytoboltsthatweare
manufacturing.Nutsaretypicallypricedwiththeboltsasaunit.Ifyourequireapricefornutsalone,pleasecontactone
ofoursalespeopledirectlyandwewillbehappytoprovideyouwithapricequote.

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