Intro - Standard hardware Part Number Coding
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1. Bolts, Screws and Studs Hexagon X) Round R) Mushroom M) Cheese C) Single letter Plain P) Flat Countersunk K) Raised Head Countersunk D) Stud S) Nuts Self-Locking L) Plain A) Single letter Nyloc Y) Washers Shakeproof L) Single letter Plain A) 2. Bolts, Screws and Nuts U.N .F. UF) U.N.C. UC) Two letters or digits Metric MM) Screws Wood WD) Two letters or digits Self-Tapping ST) Washers Internal diameter in ') Two digits 16ths. inch or millimetres ) 3. Bolt B) Screw S) Nut N) Single letter Washer W) Stud T) 4. Bolts, Screws, Nuts and Studs Diameter in 16ths. inch or millimetres ) Two digits Plain Washers Outside diameter in 16ths. inch or millimetres ) Two digits Shakeproof Washers All sizes 00) Two digits Self-Tapping Screw and Wood Screw Number ) Two digits 5. Bolts and Screws Length in 16ths. inch or millimetres ) Two digits Nuts Full F) Two letters Half H) Plain Washers Thickness by .01 inch ) Two digits Shakeproof Washers All sizes 00) Two digits 6. Studs SUCC UNC both ends ) SUFF UNF both ends ) SUFC UNF one end, UNC other end ) Four digits SMMM Metric )
ALL CODES:
All codes (Part Numbers) have eight letters/ figures. Shank lengths, material specification and finish are all standard.