Questions & Answers
Stainless steel bolts are made from: A4-70, A4-80, A2-70, A2-80, A4L, A2L, A4, A2.
Stainless steel nuts are made from: A4, A2, A4L, A2L.
Stainless steel screws are made from: A4, A4L, A2L, A2.
Stainless steel lock washers are made from: A2L, A4, A2, A4L.
Stainless steel chains are made from: A2L, A4L, A4, A2.
Stainless steel threaded studs are made from: A4, A2L, A4L, A2.
Stainless steel cable is made from: A4, A2, A4L, A2L.
Stainless steel washers are made from: AISI 310, AISI 321, AISI 316, AISI 304, AISI 439, AISI 409, AISI 430.
The main GOST standard for stainless steel bolts:
GOST 7798–70 - dimensions and design of hexagon-head bolts of precision class B. This standard defines: packaging, geometric requirements, transportation, corrosion resistance, marking, acceptance, mechanical testing, bolt materials, thread and surface requirements, strength classes, bolt dimensions, and design.
The main GOST standard for stainless steel nuts:
GOST 5915–70 - dimensions and design of hexagon nuts of precision class B. This standard establishes: surface and thread requirements, mechanical properties of stainless steel fasteners, grades of corrosion-resistant steels, transportation, packaging, corrosion resistance, geometric requirements, and materials for stainless steel nuts.
The main GOST standard for stainless steel screws:
GOST 1491–80 - Design and dimensions of cylindrical-head screws of precision classes A and B. It defines the grades and performance characteristics of stainless steel fasteners, strength classes of corrosion-resistant steels, mechanical testing, geometric requirements, transportation, acceptance, surface and thread requirements, packaging, corrosion resistance, screw dimensions, and materials.
The main GOST standard for stainless steel lock washers and washers:
GOST 6402–70 - Technical specifications for spring washers. It regulates: test methods and acceptance rules, surface requirements, mechanical properties, design, performance classes, dimensions, corrosion resistance, packaging and transportation, marking, acceptance, geometric requirements, materials, and dimensions.
The main GOST standard for stainless steel chains:
GOST 2319–81 - Technical specifications for general-purpose welded round-link chains. The standard establishes test methods, geometric requirements, marking, acceptance rules, properties, mechanical properties, link design, dimensional range, welded joint requirements, corrosion resistance, product range, transportation, packaging, and chain construction.
The main GOST for stainless steel ropes:
GOST 3241–91 - Technical conditions for steel ropes. It defines requirements for: wire, surface, test methods, acceptance, packaging, delivery, lay types, corrosion resistance, marking, strength, dimensions, mechanical properties, transportation, design, geometry, and materials of ropes.
The main GOST for stainless steel threaded studs:
GOST 22032–76 - Design and dimensions of studs with a screw-in end of 1d length. Accuracy class B. The standard regulates: requirements for the surface and thread, marking, packaging, acceptance, transportation, corrosion resistance, mechanical testing, geometric requirements, strength classes, materials, dimensional range and design of the stud.
Stainless steel bolt weight chart
| Diameter (M) | Length, mm | Weight of 1 piece, g | Pieces in 1 kg |
| M5 | 20 | 1.8 | 555 |
| M5 | 30 | 2.4 | 417 |
| M6 | 20 | 3.5 | 285 |
| M6 | 30 | 4.8 | 208 |
| M6 | 40 | 6.0 | 167 |
| M8 | 20 | 7.5 | 133 |
| M8 | 30 | 10.5 | 95 |
| M8 | 50 | 15.5 | 65 |
| M10 | 30 | 19 | 53 |
| M10 | 50 | 30 | 33 |
| M10 | 70 | 41 | 24 |
| M12 | 40 | 43 | 23 |
| M12 | 60 | 62 | 16 |
| M12 | 80 | 82 | 12 |
| M16 | 50 | 115 | 8–9 |
| M16 | 80 | 170 | 6 |
Stainless steel nut weight chart
| Thread | Height, mm | Weight of 1 piece, g | Pieces in 1 kg |
| M4 | 3.2 | 0.7 | ~1400 |
| M5 | 4.0 | 1.2 | ~830 |
| M6 | 5.0 | 2.0 | ~500 |
| M8 | 6.5 | 4.0 | ~250 |
| M10 | 8.0 | 7.5 | ~130 |
| M12 | 10 | 12 | ~83 |
| M14 | 11 | 18 | ~55 |
| M16 | 13 | 27 | ~37 |
| M18 | 15 | 36 | ~28 |
| M20 | 16 | 47 | ~21 |
| M24 | 19 | 80 | ~12 |
| M30 | 24 | 145 | ~7 |
Stainless steel screw weight chart
| Thread | Length, mm | Weight of 1 piece, g | Pieces in 1 kg |
| M3 | 6 | 0.6 | ~1600 |
| M3 | 10 | 0.9 | ~1100 |
| M4 | 10 | 1.6 | ~625 |
| M4 | 20 | 2.8 | ~360 |
| M5 | 10 | 2.8 | ~360 |
| M5 | 20 | 4.5 | ~220 |
| M6 | 10 | 4.8 | ~210 |
| M6 | 20 | 7.5 | ~130 |
| M6 | 30 | 10.5 | ~95 |
| M8 | 20 | 14 | ~70 |
| M8 | 30 | 20 | ~50 |
| M8 | 50 | 31 | ~32 |
| M10 | 30 | 38 | ~26 |
| M10 | 50 | 58 | ~17 |
| M12 | 40 | 82 | ~12 |
| M12 | 60 | 115 | ~9 |
Stainless steel growler weight chart
| Thread | Inner diameter, mm | Weight of 1 piece, g | Pieces in 1 kg |
| M3 | 3.2 | 0.04 | ~25 000 |
| M4 | 4.3 | 0.08 | ~12 500 |
| M5 | 5.3 | 0.12 | ~8 300 |
| M6 | 6.4 | 0.2 | ~5 000 |
| M8 | 8.4 | 0.45 | ~2 200 |
| M10 | 10,5 | 0.8 | ~1 250 |
| M12 | 13 | 1.4 | ~700 |
| M14 | 15 | 2.0 | ~500 |
| M16 | 17 | 3.0 | ~330 |
| M18 | 19 | 4.2 | ~240 |
| M20 | 21 | 5.5 | ~180 |
| M24 | 25 | 9.0 | ~110 |
Stainless steel chain weight tables:
For short link chain:
| Link diameter, mm | Link pitch, mm | Weight of 1 m, kg | Breaking load, kg |
| 2.0 | ~12 | 0.15 | ~180 |
| 3.0 | ~16 | 0.35 | ~400 |
| 4.0 | ~20 | 0.6 | ~800 |
| 5.0 | ~22 | 0.9 | ~1200 |
| 6.0 | ~24 | 1.4 | ~1800 |
| 8.0 | ~32 | 2.4 | ~3200 |
| 10 | ~40 | 3.8 | ~5000 |
| 12 | ~48 | 5.5 | ~7000 |
For long link chain:
| Diameter, mm | Weight of 1 m, kg | Breaking load, kg |
| 2.0 | 0.1 | ~160 |
| 3.0 | 0.25 | ~350 |
| 4.0 | 0.45 | ~700 |
| 5.0 | 0.7 | ~1000 |
| 6.0 | 1.1 | ~1500 |
| 8.0 | 1.9 | ~2800 |
| 10 | 3.1 | ~4500 |
Stainless steel threaded stud weight chart
| Diameter (M) | Weight of 1 m, kg | Meters in 1 t |
| M4 | 0.1 | 10 000 |
| M5 | 0.16 | 6 250 |
| M6 | 0.22 | 4 545 |
| M8 | 0.4 | 2 500 |
| M10 | 0.62 | 1 610 |
| M12 | 0.89 | 1 120 |
| M14 | 1.21 | 826 |
| M16 | 1.58 | 633 |
| M18 | 2,0 | 500 |
| M20 | 2.47 | 405 |
| M22 | 2.98 | 335 |
| M24 | 3.55 | 282 |
| M27 | 4.55 | 220 |
| M30 | 5.55 | 180 |
| M33 | 6.7 | 149 |
| M36 | 7.99 | 125 |
Stainless steel rope weight tables:
For rigid cable, 7x7 design
| Diameter, mm | Weight of 1 m, kg | Breaking load, kg |
| 1.0 | 0.006 | ~80 |
| 1.5 | 0.014 | ~180 |
| 2.0 | 0.024 | ~320 |
| 3.0 | 0.055 | ~700 |
| 4.0 | 0.095 | ~1200 |
| 5.0 | 0.15 | ~1800 |
| 6.0 | 0.22 | ~2600 |
| 8.0 | 0.39 | ~4500 |
| 10 | 0.61 | ~6800 |
For flexible cable, 7×19 design
| Diameter, mm | Weight of 1 m, kg | Breaking load, kg |
| 1.0 | 0.007 | ~70 |
| 1.5 | 0.016 | ~160 |
| 2.0 | 0.028 | ~280 |
| 3.0 | 0.065 | ~650 |
| 4.0 | 0.11 | ~1000 |
| 5.0 | 0.17 | ~1600 |
| 6.0 | 0.25 | ~2400 |
| 8.0 | 0.45 | ~4000 |
| 10 | 0.7 | ~6000 |
Stainless steel washers weight table
| Thread | Inner Ø, mm | Outer Ø, mm | Thickness, mm | Weight of 1 piece, g | Pieces in 1 kg |
| M3 | 3.2 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | ~10000 |
| M4 | 4.3 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.25 | ~4000 |
| M5 | 5.3 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.4 | ~2500 |
| M6 | 6.4 | 12 | 1.6 | 0.8 | ~1250 |
| M8 | 8.4 | 16 | 1,6 | 1.7 | ~590 |
| M10 | 10.5 | 20 | 2,0 | 3,5 | ~285 |
| M12 | 13 | 24 | 2.5 | 6.0 | ~167 |
| M14 | 15 | 28 | 2.5 | 9.0 | ~110 |
| M16 | 17 | 30 | 3,0 | 11.5 | ~87 |
| M18 | 19 | 34 | 3,0 | 15 | ~67 |
| M20 | 21 | 37 | 3.0 | 19 | ~53 |
| M22 | 23 | 39 | 3.0 | 22 | ~45 |
| M24 | 25 | 44 | 4.0 | 32 | ~31 |