{"id":70232,"date":"2026-05-17T17:30:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T17:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evgroupchina.com\/encyclopedia-of-metal\/ansi-asme-b18-2-3-3m\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:34:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:34:32","slug":"ansi-asme-b18-2-3-3m","status":"publish","type":"wiki","link":"https:\/\/evgroupchina.com\/en\/encyclopedia-of-metal\/ansi-asme-b18-2-3-3m\/","title":{"rendered":"ANSI \/ ASME B18.2.3.3M"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Technical Regulations and Scope of the Standard<\/h2>\n<p>The ASME B18.2.3.3M standard establishes rigorous requirements for metric heavy hex bolts classified as an American National Standard. The documentation describes geometric parameters, tolerances, and design features of fasteners, ensuring high precision when designing critical assemblies.<\/p>\n<p>The inclusion of a specific size in this standard does not guarantee its constant stock availability from manufacturers. EV Group China recommends that engineers and procurement departments verify the availability of specific items and production batch volumes for project implementation in advance.<\/p>\n<h3>Integration with International ISO Standards<\/h3>\n<p>Currently, ISO has not developed a specialized standard for heavy hex bolts in metric execution. However, EV Group China engineers note a high degree of unification: nominal diameters, thread pitches, body dimensions, &#8220;wrench&#8221; size (width across flats), bearing surface diameter, head height, and thread length fully comply with current ISO requirements for similar hex fasteners.<\/p>\n<p>The system of letter designations for dimensional characteristics is adapted to ISO requirements; however, uppercase letters are used for convenience in working with drawings, which aligns with established practice in ASME.<\/p>\n<h3>Terminology and Geometric Tolerances<\/h3>\n<p>For an unambiguous interpretation of terms used in describing fasteners, one should refer to the ASME B18.12 standard. The entire dimensional grid in this regulatory document is presented in millimeters (mm).<\/p>\n<p>Geometric characteristics and tolerances for form, orientation, and profile of bolt surfaces are defined in strict accordance with the principles set forth in the ASME Y14.5M standard.<\/p>\n<h3>Normative References<\/h3>\n<p>The text of the standard contains references to a number of publications that must be complied with when ordering metal products. When placing an order with EV Group China, the technical requirements specified in the referenced documents are considered priority, unless otherwise stipulated in the customer&#8217;s specification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"wiki_category":[110],"class_list":["post-70232","wiki","type-wiki","status-publish","hentry","wiki_category-asme"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evgroupchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wiki\/70232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evgroupchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wiki"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evgroupchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wiki"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/evgroupchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wiki\/70232\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evgroupchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wiki_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evgroupchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wiki_category?post=70232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}