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Double-end studs, inch (ASME B18.31.2): clamping-type and tap-end studs 1/4 to 4 in, thread length B, body diameter, UNC / UNF

How long is the thread on an ASME B18.31.2 stud (1/2-13, 3/4-10), and what is the body diameter? · Standard part · basis: fasten.it's ASME B18.31.2 Tables 2 (clamping type) and 3 (tap-end, 1.5D engagement) cross-checked with Torqbolt's inch and mm tables (same B min values, plus body diameter DS and length tolerance); numbers only

Also called: double end stud thread length, 1/2-13 stud thread length, 3/4-10 double end stud, stud bolt 5/8 thread length, asme b18.31.2 stud dimensions, tap end stud 1.5d, stud body diameter 1/2-13, inch stud thread length chart, double ended stud 3/8-16, stud bolt screw in length 1d, stud length tolerance inch, 1-1/4 stud b min

Exact dimensions. True size, with no tolerance added.

sizes
27 in table

Notes

  • Inches (thread size also in mm). ASME B18.31.2 covers continuous-thread and double-end studs. Clamping-type double-end studs (equal thread at both ends, a nut on each end) and tap-end studs (a long thread to screw into a tapped hole, 1.5D engagement). Columns: threads per inch for the UNC and UNF series; Bm, the nominal thread length of the tap end (fasten.it Table 3, 1.5D engagement); B min, the minimum full-thread length at each end, for stud length L ≤ 10 in, 10 < L ≤ 16 in and L > 16 in (fasten.it and Torqbolt agree on every B min value; Torqbolt also prints them in mm, e.g. 1/4 in: 19.050, 25.400, 38.100); and the minimum body diameter DS (Torqbolt) for UNC and NC-5 HF threads, UNF threads, and 8UN threads (for 1-1/8 in and up).
  • Where a table gives no value (a dash) the standard lists none: e.g. no UNF series above 1-1/2 in, and no 'L ≤ 10 in' value from 3 in thread size up. The sources do not give the body diameter for the smaller sizes in the 8UN column.
  • The DIN equivalents (DIN 938 / 939, metric) are on studs-din-938-din-939. Length tolerance (Torqbolt, inches): ±0.04 for stud lengths 3/4 to 2-1/2 in, ±0.08 over 2-1/2 to 4, ±0.10 over 4 to 8, ±0.12 over 8 to 16 and ±0.18 over 16.
  • No files: a double-end stud with a body only slightly smaller than the thread is a plain stepped cylinder, and a plain cylinder is not worth a model. Left out: the thread-end point and chamfer (not published as numbers in the pages read).

Double-end studs, inch (ASME B18.31.2): clamping-type and tap-end… size chart

thread size (in)mmUNC (tpi)UNF (tpi)Bm tap end (in)B min, L ≤ 10 inB min, 10 < L ≤ 16 inB min, L > 16 inDS min body, UNC (in)DS min body, UNF (in)DS min body, 8UN (in)
1/46.3520280.3750.7511.5.241.243—
5/167.9418240.4690.8751.1251.625.303.304—
3/89.5316240.56311.251.75.364.367—
7/1611.1114200.6561.1251.3751.875.426.428—
1/212.713200.751.251.52.488.491—
9/1614.2912180.8441.3751.6252.125.550.552—
5/815.8811180.9381.51.752.25.611.615—
3/419.0510161.1251.7522.5.735.739—
7/822.239141.31322.252.75.859.863—
125.48121.52.252.53.983.987—
1-1/828.587121.6882.52.753.251.1061.1121.108
1-1/431.757121.8752.7533.51.2311.2371.233
1-3/834.936122.06333.253.751.3541.3621.358
1-1/238.16122.253.253.541.4791.4871.483
1-5/841.28——2.4383.53.754.25——1.608
1-3/444.455—2.6253.7544.51.727—1.733
1-7/847.63——2.81344.254.75——1.858
250.84.5—34.254.551.975—1.983
2-1/457.154.5—3.3754.7555.52.225—2.233
2-1/263.54—3.755.255.562.473—2.483
2-3/469.854—4.1255.7566.52.723—2.733
376.24—4.5—6.572.973—2.982
3-1/482.554—4.875—77.53.223—3.232
3-1/288.94—5.25—7.583.473—3.482
3-3/495.254—5.625—88.53.723—3.732
4101.64—6—8.593.973—3.982
length tolerance (inches), Torqbolt————±0.04 for L 3/4 to 2-1/2; ±0.08 over 2-1/2 to 4±0.10 over 4 to 8; ±0.12 over 8 to 16±0.18 over 16———

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

fasten.itASME B18.31.2 continuous and double-end studs, inch series: Table 2 (clamping type) and Table 3 (tap end, 1.5D engagement): B min by stud length, Bm, UNC / UNFwebReference page; numbers only
TorqboltASME B18.31.2 clamping-type full-body studs: B min in inches and mm, minimum body diameter DS, length tolerancewebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
Fasteners ClearinghouseDouble-ended studs (ASME B18.31.2) listingwebDistributor listing; numbers only

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Questions

How long is the thread on a 1/2-13 clamping stud?

At least 1.25 in at each end for studs up to 10 in long, 1.5 in for 10 to 16 in and 2 in over 16 in (ASME B18.31.2 B min).

What is the tap-end engagement for a 3/4-10 stud?

Bm = 1.125 in nominal (1.5D engagement), B min 1.75 in for L up to 10 in (fasten.it Table 3).

What is the minimum body diameter of a 1/2-13 stud?

0.488 in (UNC); 0.491 in for 1/2-20 UNF (Torqbolt, DS).