Stainless steel of the ultra austenitic is Grade SMO 254 . Molybdenum and nitrogen serve as the main alloying metals in this grade of stainless steel. The fasteners have a high resistance to pitting and crevice corrosion due to the alloy's high molybdenum and nitrogen content. Additionally, this grade of stainless steel has two times the impact toughness of grade 316.
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SMO 254 Material Fasteners are also noted for having great workability and having a higher tensile strength than traditional austenitic stainless steels like 316L. Due to their cold-formed construction, UNS S31254 6mo Fasteners exhibit remarkable resistance to stress-related corrosion cracking. At testing temperatures up to 120°C, the fasteners may also be used without the requirement for re-annealing. This alloy is challenging to manufacture due to its fast hardening rate and absence of sulphur. However, it is known that using strong, overpowered machines, positive feeds, a lot of lubrication, and slow speeds will produce good machining results.
Forging, upsetting, and other hot working operations can be carried out between a temperature range of 982 - 1149 °C (1800 - 2100 °F). The 1.4547 Bolts will scale if the alloy is heated over this point, and the alloy will lose some of its workability. The SMO 254 Alloy can be annealed by heating it to a temperature between 1149 °C and 1204 °C, after which the fasteners must be water quenched. The corrosion resistance of the alloy ASTM A479 UNS S31254 is improved by annealing.
Despite the 254 SMO Fasteners' high hardening rate, which makes cold treating them challenging, doing so increases the alloy's strength and toughness. All common techniques for cold working can be used on the alloy. The only way to harden the alloy used in 254 SMO Bolts is through cold reduction because the alloy does not respond to heat treatment.
Desalination plant equipment, seawater handling systems, control and instrumentation tubes, paper and pulp, chemical processing, and flue gas desulphurization units in power plants are among the applications of the SMO 254 Fasteners. The SMO 254 Material Bolts have proven to be a cost-effective replacement for high nickel and titanium content alloys in some applications.
| Specifications of 254 SMO Fasteners | ASTM A479 & ASME SA479 |
| Standard of 254 SMO Fasteners | DIN, ASTM, BS and all International Standards |
| Length of 254 SMO Fasteners | 3 mm to 200 mm |
| 254 SMO Nuts Size | M3 - M56 | 3/6" to 2" | Custom Sizes |
| 254 SMO Bolt / Screw Size | M3 - M56 | 3/6" to 2" | Custom Sizes |
| 254 SMO Machine Screws Size | M1.6 - M12 |
| 254 SMO Washers Size | M3 - M56 | 3/6" to 2" | Custom Sizes |
| Stainless Steel Grades | SMO 254 |
| 254 SMO Fasteners Type | Socket Screw, Hex Set Screw, Cap Screw, Machine Screw, Wing Screw, Spring Washers, Washers, Studs, Marine Anchors, Anchors, Hexagon Nut,U- Bolts, Anchor Bolt, Mushroom Head Square Neck Bolts, J Bolts,Eye Bolt,Structural Bolts, Bolts, Nuts, Sockets, Screws, Allen Cap screw, Nut, Hex Coupling Nut, Hex Nut, Square Nut, Hex Domed Cap Nuts, Hex Head Bolts, Stud Bolts, Socket Hexagon Head Screw, Pan Head Screw, Socket Head Cap Screw, Wing Screw, T-Head Bolts, Foundation Bolts,Screw, Studs |

**All measurements in millimeters**
NOMINAL SIZE (D) |
BODY DIAMETER |
HEAD THICKNEASTM A479 |
ACROASTM A479 THE FLATS |
ACROASTM A479 CORNERS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D (MAX) |
D (MIN) |
H (MAX) |
H (MIN) |
F (MAX) |
F (MIN) |
C (MAX) |
C (MIN) |
|
m10 |
10.00 |
9.78 |
6.63 |
6.17 |
17.00 |
15.73 |
18.48 |
17.77 |
m12 |
12.00 |
11.73 |
7.76 |
4.24 |
19.00 |
17.73 |
20.78 |
20.03 |
m14 |
14.00 |
13.73 |
9.09 |
8.51 |
22.00 |
20.67 |
24.25 |
23.35 |
m16 |
16.00 |
15.73 |
10.32 |
9.68 |
24.00 |
23.67 |
27.71 |
26.75 |
m20 |
20.00 |
19.67 |
12.88 |
12.12 |
30.00 |
29.16 |
34.64 |
32.95 |
m24 |
24.00 |
23.67 |
15.44 |
14.56 |
36.00 |
35.00 |
41.57 |
39.55 |
m30 |
30.00 |
29.67 |
19.48 |
17.92 |
46.00 |
45.00 |
53.12 |
50.85 |
m36 |
36.00 |
35.61 |
23.38 |
21.63 |
55.00 |
53.80 |
63.51 |
60.79 |
m42 |
42.00 |
41.38 |
26.97 |
25.03 |
65.00 |
62.90 |
75.06 |
71.71 |
m48 |
48.00 |
47.38 |
31.07 |
28.93 |
75.00 |
72.60 |
86.60 |
82.76 |
m56 |
56.00 |
55.26 |
36.2 |
33.80 |
85.00 |
82.20 |
98.15 |
93.71 |
m64 |
64.00 |
63.26 |
41.32 |
38.68 |
95.00 |
91.80 |
109.70 |
104.65 |
m72 |
72.00 |
71.26 |
46.45 |
43.55 |
105.00 |
101.40 |
121.24 |
115.60 |
m80 |
80.00 |
79.26 |
51.58 |
48.42 |
115.00 |
111.00 |
132.72 |
126.54 |
m90 |
90.00 |
89.13 |
57.74 |
54.26 |
130.00 |
125.50 |
150.11 |
143.07 |
m100 |
90.00 |
99.13 |
63.9 |
60.10 |
145.00 |
140.00 |
167.43 |
159.60 |
Nut Size (mm) |
Diameter* (mm) |
Height (mm) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Hex Nut |
Jam Nut |
Nylock Nut |
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2 |
4 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
- |
2.5 |
5 |
2 |
1.6 |
- |
3 |
5.5 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
2.7 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
3.2 |
6 |
7 |
11 |
5.5 |
3.5 |
- |
8 |
13 |
6.5 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
17 |
8 |
5 |
10 |
12 |
19 |
10 |
6 |
12 |
14 |
22 |
11 |
7 |
14 |
16 |
24 |
13 |
8 |
16 |
18 |
27 |
15 |
9 |
18.5 |
20 |
30 |
16 |
10 |
20 |
* This is the diameter across the flats. It is also the size of wrench to use. |
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**All measurements in millimeters**
Nominal Size or Basic Major Thread Diameter |
F |
G |
H |
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Width Across Flats |
Width Across Corners |
Thickness |
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Basic |
Max |
Min |
Max |
Min |
Basic |
Max |
Min |
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1/4 |
.2500 |
7/16 |
.438 |
.428 |
.505 |
.488 |
7/32 |
.226 |
.212 |
5/16 |
.3125 |
1/2 |
.500 |
.489 |
.577 |
.557 |
17/64 |
.273 |
.258 |
3/8 |
.3750 |
9/16 |
.562 |
.551 |
.650 |
.628 |
21/64 |
.337 |
.479 |
7/16 |
.4375 |
11/16 |
.688 |
.675 |
.794 |
.768 |
3/8 |
.385 |
.365 |
1/2 |
.5000 |
3/4 |
.750 |
.736 |
.866 |
.840 |
7/16 |
.448 |
.427 |
9/16 |
.5625 |
7/8 |
.875 |
.861 |
1.010 |
.982 |
31/64 |
.496 |
.473 |
5/8 |
.6250 |
15/16 |
.938 |
.922 |
1.083 |
1.051 |
35/64 |
.559 |
.535 |
3/4 |
.7500 |
1-1/8 |
1.125 |
1.088 |
1.299 |
1.240 |
41/64 |
.665 |
.617 |
7/8 |
.8750 |
1-5/16 |
1.312 |
1.269 |
1.516 |
1.447 |
3/4 |
.776 |
.724 |
1 |
1.0000 |
1-1/2 |
1.500 |
1.450 |
1.732 |
1.653 |
55/64 |
.887 |
.831 |
1-1/8 |
1.1250 |
1-11/16 |
1.688 |
1.631 |
1.949 |
1.859 |
31/32 |
.999 |
.939 |
1-3/8 |
1.3750 |
2-1/16 |
2.062 |
1.994 |
2.382 |
2.273 |
1-11/64 |
1.206 |
1.138 |
1-1/2 |
1.500 |
2-1/4 |
2.250 |
2.175 |
2.598 |
2.480 |
1-9/32 |
1.ASTM A194 GR. 8 |
1.245 |
1-5/8 |
1.6250 |
2-7/16 |
2.438 |
2.356 |
2.815 |
2.686 |
1-25/64 |
1.429 |
1.353 |
1-3/4 |
1.7500 |
2-5/8 |
2.625 |
2.538 |
3.031 |
2.893 |
1-1/2 |
1.540 |
1.460 |
2 |
2.0000 |
3 |
3.000 |
2.900 |
3.464 |
3.306 |
1-23/32 |
1.763 |
1.675 |
2-1/4 |
2.2500 |
3-3/8 |
3.375 |
3.263 |
3.897 |
3.719 |
1-15/16 |
1.986 |
1.890 |
2-1/2 |
2.5000 |
3-3/4 |
3.750 |
3.625 |
4.330 |
4.133 |
2-5/32 |
2.209 |
2.105 |
2-3/4 |
2.7500 |
4-1/8 |
4.125 |
3.988 |
4.763 |
4.546 |
2-3/8 |
2.431 |
2.319 |

Bolt Size
|
USS
|
SAE
|
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OD (in.)
|
ID (in.)
|
Thickness
|
OD (in.)
|
ID (in.)
|
Thickness
|
|
1/8 (#6)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.375
|
0.156
|
.036/.065
|
5/32 (#8)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.438
|
0.188
|
.036/.065
|
3/16 (#10)
|
0.560
|
0.250
|
.036/.065
|
0.500
|
0.220
|
.036/.065
|
7/32 (#12)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.562
|
0.250
|
.051/.080
|
1/4 (#14)
|
0.734
|
0.312
|
.051/.080
|
0.625
|
0.281
|
.051/.080
|
5/16
|
0.875
|
0.375
|
.064/.104
|
0.688
|
0.344
|
.051/.080
|
3/8
|
1.000
|
0.438
|
.064/.104
|
0.812
|
0.406
|
.051/.080
|
7/16
|
1.250
|
0.500
|
.064/.104
|
0.922
|
0.469
|
.051/.080
|
1/2
|
1.375
|
0.562
|
.086/.132
|
1.062
|
0.531
|
.074/.121
|
9/16
|
1.469
|
0.625
|
.086/.132
|
1.156
|
0.594
|
.074/.121
|
5/8
|
1.750
|
0.688
|
.108/.160
|
1.312
|
0.656
|
.074/.121
|
3/4
|
2.000
|
0.812
|
.122/.177
|
1.469
|
0.812
|
.108/.160
|
7/8
|
2.250
|
0.938
|
.136/.192
|
1.750
|
0.938
|
.108/.160
|
1
|
2.500
|
1.062
|
.136/.192
|
2.000
|
1.062
|
.108/.160
|
1 1/8
|
2.750
|
1.250
|
.136/.192
|
2.250
|
1.250
|
.108/.160
|
1 1/4
|
3.000
|
1.375
|
.136/.192
|
2.500
|
1.375
|
.136/.192
|
1 3/8
|
3.250
|
1.500
|
.153/.213
|
2.750
|
1.500
|
.136/.213
|
1 1/2
|
3.500
|
1.625
|
.153/.213
|
3.000
|
1.625
|
.153/.213
|
1 5/8
|
3.750
|
1.750
|
.153/.213
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1 3/4
|
4.000
|
1.875
|
.153/.213
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1 7/8
|
4.250
|
2.000
|
.153/.213
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
4.500
|
2.125
|
.153/.213
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2 1/4
|
4.750
|
2.375
|
.320/.248
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2 1/2
|
5.000
|
2.625
|
.210/.280
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2 3/4
|
5.250
|
2.875
|
.228/.410S
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
5.500
|
3.125
|
.249/.327
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Size |
USS |
SAE |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inside Diameter (A) |
Outside Diameter (B) |
Thickness (C) |
Inside Diameter (A) |
Outside Diameter (B) |
Thickness (C) |
|
#2 |
- |
- |
- |
3/32" |
1/4" |
0.020" |
#4 |
- |
- |
- |
1/8" |
5/16" |
0.032" |
#6 |
- |
- |
- |
5/32" |
3/8" |
0.049" |
#8 |
- |
- |
- |
3/16" |
7/16" |
0.049" |
Nominal |
Thread. |
Hex Socket Size |
Body diameter and Head height |
Head Dia |
Soc. length |
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Size |
Pitch |
Max |
Min |
Max |
Min |
||
J |
D /H |
A |
K |
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M3 |
0.5 |
2.50 |
3.00 |
2.86 |
5.50 |
5.20 |
1.3 |
M4 |
0.70 |
3.00 |
4.00 |
3.82 |
7.00 |
6.64 |
2.00 |
M5 |
0.8 |
4.00 |
5.00 |
4.82 |
8.50 |
8.14 |
2.70 |
M6 |
1.0 |
5.00 |
6.00 |
5.82 |
10.00 |
9.64 |
3.30 |
M8 |
1.25 |
6.00 |
8.00 |
7.78 |
13.00 |
12.57 |
4.3 |
M10 |
1.5 |
8.00 |
10.00 |
9.78 |
16.00 |
15.57 |
5.50 |
M12 |
1.75 |
10.00 |
12.00 |
11.73 |
18.00 |
17.57 |
6.60 |
M16 |
2.0 |
14.00 |
16.00 |
15.73 |
24.00 |
23.48 |
8.80 |
M20 |
2.5 |
17.00 |
20.00 |
19.67 |
30.00 |
29.48 |
10.70 |
M24 |
3.0 |
19.00 |
24.00 |
23.67 |
36.00 |
35.38 |
12.90 |
Stainless Steel Fasteners |
Stainless Steel Stud Bolts |
254 SMO Bolts and Nuts |
SIS 2378 Anchor Bolts Stockist |
SIS 2378 Stainless Steel Hex Nuts Torque |
254 SMO Tower Bolts Wholesaler |
254 SMO Hex Nuts |
UNS S31254 Stainless Steel U Bolts Supplier |
EN X1CrNiMoCuN20-18-7 Stainless Steel Stud Strength |
SIS 2378 Eye Bolt Manufacturer |
254 SMO Lock Nuts |
SIS 2378 Stainless Steel Stove Bolts Exporter |
254 SMO Tek Screw |
SMO 254 Roofing Screw |
UNS S31254 Stainless Steel Tie Bar |
254 SMO Threaded Rod |
ASME SA254 SMO Spherical Washer |
AISI SMO 254 Dock Washer |
254 SMO Star Washer |
SMO 254 Lock Washer |
| SMO 254 | Ni | C | Mo | Mn | Si | Fe | Cu | S | P | Cr |
| 17.5 – 18.5 |
0.02 max | 6 – 6.5 |
1 max | 0.8 max | – | 0.5 – 1 | 0.01 max | 0.03 max | 19.5 – 20.5 |
| STANDARD | UNS | WERKSTOFF NR. | AFNOR | EN | JIS | SIS | GOST |
| SMO 254 | S31254 | 1.4547 | Z1 CNDU 20.18.06Az | X1CrNiMoCuN20-18-7 | – | 2378 | – |
| Density | Melting Point | Yield Strength (0.2%Offset) | Tensile Strength | Elongation |
| 8.0 g/cm3 | 1320-1390 ℃ | 300 | 650 | 35 % |
Properties |
Metric |
Imperial |
|---|---|---|
Density |
8 g/cm3 |
0.289 lb/in3 |
