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Standard Specification for

Carbon Steel Eyebolts1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A489; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.

1. Scope* 2. Referenced Documents

1.1 This specification covers chemical, physical and me- 2.1 ASTM Standards:2
chanical requirements for forged, carbon steel threaded eye- A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemi-
bolts intended for overhead lifting. cal Analysis of Steel Products
F541 Specification for Alloy Steel Eyebolts
1.2 The specification includes two types denoting shank F606/F606M Test Methods for Determining the Mechanical
pattern and two styles denoting shank length (both defined in Properties of Externally and Internally Threaded
ASME B 18.15) as follows: Fasteners, Washers, Direct Tension Indicators, and Rivets
1.2.1 Type 1—Plain pattern (straight shank). F1470 Practice for Fastener Sampling for Specified Me-
1.2.2 Type 2—Shoulder pattern. chanical Properties and Performance Inspection
1.2.3 Style A—Long length. F1789 Terminology for F16 Mechanical Fasteners
F1941/F1941M Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings
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1.2.4 Style B—Short length.
on Mechanical Fasteners, Inch and Metric
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded F2329/F2329M Specification for Zinc Coating, Hot-Dip,

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as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this Requirements for Application to Carbon and Alloy Steel
Bolts, Screws, Washers, Nuts, and Special Threaded
Fasteners
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1.4 The terms used in this specification are defined in
Terminology F1789 unless otherwise defined herein.
2.2 ASME Standards:3
B1.1 Unified Inch Screw Threads (UN and UNR Thread
1.5 The following safety hazard caveat pertains to the test Form)
methods portion of this specification: This standardASTM A489-18
does not B1.3 Screw Thread Gaging Systems for Acceptability: Inch
purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated and Metric Screw Threads (UN, UNR, UNJ, M, and MJ)
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with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard B18.15 Forged Eyebolts
to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental B18.24 Part Identifying Number (PIN) Code System Stan-
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita- dard for B18 Fastener Products
tions prior to use.
1.6 This international standard was developed in accor- 3. Ordering Information
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard- 3.1 Orders for eyebolts under this specification should
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the include the following information:
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom- 3.1.1 ASTM specification number and date of issue.
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical 3.1.2 Name of product (carbon steel eyebolt).
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. 3.1.3 Nominal Size.
3.1.4 Type and style (see 1.2).
3.1.5 Number of pieces.
3.1.6 Coating, if required (see 9.4).

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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F16 on contact ASTM Customer Service at [email protected]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Fasteners and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F16.02 on Steel Bolts, Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Nuts, Rivets and Washers. the ASTM website.
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Current edition approved March 1, 2018. Published May 2018. Originally Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME
approved in 1964. Last previous edition approved in 2012 as A489 – 12. DOI: International Headquarters, Three Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990, http://
10.1520/A0489-18. www.asme.org.

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3.1.7 Supplementary requirements, if required. TABLE 2 Breaking Strength and Proof Load Requirements, Types
3.1.8 Certification, if required (see Section 13). 1 and 2
3.1.9 Drawing, if nonstandard eyebolts are required (see Nominal Thread Size Tensile Stress Breaking Proof Load,
Thread Size AreaA Strength, minC
7.2). minB
3.1.10 Other special requirements. in. in. in.2 lbf lbf
3.1.11 Size, nominal thread diameter and threads. 1⁄ 4 ⁄ –20
14 0.0318 2 100 800
5⁄16 5⁄16 –18 0.0524 3 400 1 400
3.1.12 Part Identifying Number (PIN), if required (see 3⁄ 8 3⁄8 –16 0.0775 5 000 2 000
ASME B18.24). 7⁄16 7⁄16 –14 0.1063 6 900 2 800
1⁄ 2 1⁄2 –13 0.1419 9 200 3 700
4. Materials and Manufacture 9⁄16 9⁄16 –12 0.182 11 830 4 700
5⁄ 8 5⁄8 –11 0.226 14 700 5 900
4.1 Melting Process—The steel shall be made by the open- 3⁄ 4 3⁄4 –10 0.334 21 700 8 700
7⁄ 8 7⁄8 –9 0.462 30 000 12 000
hearth, basic-oxygen, or electric-furnace process and shall be
1 1–8 0.606 39 400 15 800
made to a fine-grain practice. 1 1⁄ 8 11⁄8 –7 0.763 49 600 19 800
1 1⁄ 4 11⁄4 –7 0.969 63 000 25 200
4.2 Forging—The eyebolts shall be forged without welds. 1 1⁄ 2 11⁄2 –6 1.405 91 300 36 500
4.3 Heat Treatment—The eyebolts shall be liquid quenched 1 3⁄ 4 13⁄4 –5 1.90 123 500 49 400
2 2–41⁄2 2.50 162 500 65 000
and tempered prior to machining the threaded end. 2 1⁄ 2 21⁄2 –4 4.00 260 000 104 000
4.4 Machining—The eyebolts shall be machined after the A
The stress area is calculated as follows:
quench and temper operation. As = 0.7854 [D − (0.9743/n)]2
Tabulated values agree with ASME B1.1, Table 6.
4.5 Threads—The eyebolts shall be threaded. Threads may
where:
be rolled, cut, or ground. As = stress area, in.2,
D = nominal bolt size, and
5. Chemical Composition n = threads per inch.
B
5.1 Limits—The eyebolts shall be manufactured from steels Based on tensile strength of 65 000 psi. Values are rounded to the nearest 100

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lbs.
having a heat analysis conforming to the requirements in Table C
Proof load is defined as 200 % of the 0 degree rated capacity specified in ASME
1. B18.15 for Type 1 plain pattern eyebolts. Note that the rated capacity in ASME

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B18.15 is defined as 20 % of the A489 breaking strength. Values are rounded to
5.2 Product Analysis: the nearest 100 lbs.
eyebolts may be made by the

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The composition thus determined shall
analysis requirements specified in Table 1. s. and then released. Permanent deformation of the eyebolt
5.3 Chemical analyses shall be performed in accordance exceeding 0.01 in. between the prick punch marks constitutes
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Chemical Analysis of Steel Products. 6.2 Breaking Strength—The lifting eyes shall conform to the
breaking strength specified in Table 2.
6. Mechanical Properties 6.2.1 The breaking strength shall be determined by screw-
6.1 Proof Load—The lifting eyes shall withstand the proof ing the eyebolt to the full thread engagement into a block
load specified in Table 2. secured in one jaw of the testing machine and held to the other
6.1.1 The proof load is defined as the load that can be jaw by means of a mandrel passing through the eye. The round
applied to the eyebolt without causing permanent deformation. mandrel shall have a diameter equal to one half of the inside
Prick punch marks shall be applied at opposite ends of the diameter of the eye. The load shall be applied at a maximum
diameter across the eye. The proof load shall be applied by crosshead speed of 0.12 in. per minute until fracture. Fracture
screwing the eyebolt to the full thread engagement into a block of the eyebolt below the specified breaking strength or strip-
secured in one jaw of the testing machine and held to the other ping of the threads constitutes a failure
jaw by means of a mandrel passing through the eye. The round 6.3 Tensile Test—A specimen machined from a finished
mandrel shall have a diameter equal to one half of the inside eyebolt shall conform to the tensile requirements specified in
diameter of the eye. The proof load shall be applied at a Table 3.
maximum cross head speed of 0.12 in. per minute, held for 10 6.3.1 When the eyebolt is too small to have a tensile bar
machined from it, a test specimen from the same heat of steel
and same heat treatment lot or charge as the eyebolts to be
TABLE 1 Chemical Composition
Element Heat Analysis Product Analysis
TABLE 3 Tensile Properties for Machined Specimens
Carbon 0.48 max 0.51 max
Manganese 1.00 max 1.06 max Tensile strength 65 000–90 000 psi
Phosphorus 0.040 max 0.048 max Yield strength 30 000 psi
Sulfur 0.050 max 0.058 max Elongation in 4D, min 30 %
Silicon 0.15–0.35 0.12–0.38 Reduction of area, min 60 %