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TRUSS, ROUND and FILLISTER HEAD

 
 

 

Head Dimensions for Truss Head Machine Screws

Nominal
Size

A

H

J

T

M

G

N

Phillips
Driver
Size

 

Head
Diameter

Head
Height

Slot Width

Slot Depth

Dimensions of Recess

 

Diameter

Depth

Width

 

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Min

 

2

.194

.180

.053

.044

.031

.023

.031

.022

.104

.091

.059

.041

.018

1

 

3

.226

.211

.061

.051

.035

.027

.036

.026

.110

.097

.066

.049

.018

1

 

4

.257

.241

.069

.059

.039

.031

.040

.030

.112

.099

.069

.051

.018

1

 

5

.289

.272

.078

.066

.043

.035

.045

.034

.128

.115

.085

.067

.019

1

 

6

.321

.303

.086

.074

.048

.039

.050

.037

.158

.145

.084

.059

.027

2

 

8

.384

.364

.102

.088

.054

.045

.058

.045

.173

.160

.099

.074

.029

2

 

10

.448

.425

.118

.103

.060

.050

.068

.053

.188

.175

.115

.090

.030

2

 

12

.511

.487

.134

.118

.067

.056

.077

.061

.248

.235

.128

.103

.032

3

 

1/4

.573

.546

.150

.133

.075

.064

.087

.070

.263

.250

.143

.118

.033

3

 

5/16

.698

.666

.183

.162

.084

.072

.106

.085

.352

.339

.193

.168

.059

4

 

3/8

.823

.787

.215

.191

.094

.081

.124

.100

.383

.370

.226

.202

.063

4

 



Combination Drive Truss Head Machine Screw Head Dimensions

 

Nominal
Size

A

H

J

T

M

G

N

Recess
Penetration
Gaging Depth

Phillips
Driver
Size

 

Head
Diameter

Head
Height

Slot Width

Slot Depth

Dimensions of Recess

 

Diameter

Depth

Width

 

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Min

Max

Min

 

4

.257

.241

.069

.059

.039

.031

.040

.030

.112

.099

.069

.051

.018

.062

.044

1

 

6

.321

.303

.086

.074

.048

.039

.050

.037

.158

.145

.084

.059

.027

.073

.048

2

 

8

.384

.364

.102

.088

.054

.045

.058

.045

.173

.160

.099

.074

.029

.088

.063

2

 

10

.448

.425

.118

.103

.060

.050

.068

.053

.188

.175

.115

.090

.030

.104

.079

2

 

12

.511

.487

.134

.118

.067

.056

.077

.061

.248

.235

.128

.103

.032

.111

.086

3

 

1/4

.573

.546

.150

.133

.075

.064

.087

.070

.263

.250

.143

.118

.033

.126

.101

3

 

 

 

Head Dimensions for Round Head Machine Screws - ANSI B18.6.3

 

Nominal
Size

A

H

J

T

M

G

N

Phillips
Driver
Size

 

Head
Diameter

Height of Head

Slot Width

Slot Depth

Dimensions of Recess

 

Diameter

Depth

Width

 

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

 

2

.162

.146

.069

.059

.031

.023

.048

.037

.100

.087

.053

.017

1

 

3

.187

.169

.078

.067

.035

.027

.053

.040

.109

.096

.062

.018

1

 

4

.211

.193

.086

.075

.039

.031

.058

.044

.118

.105

.072

.019

1

 

5

.236

.217

.095

.083

.043

.035

.063

.047

.154

.141

.074

.027

2

 

6

.260

.240

.103

.091

.048

.039

.068

.051

.162

.149

.084

.027

2

 

8

.309

.287

.120

.107

.054

.045

.077

.058

.178

.165

.101

.030

2

 

10

.359

.334

.137

.123

.060

.050

.087

.065

.195

.182

.119

.031

2

 

12

.408

.382

.153

.139

.067

.056

.096

.073

.249

.236

.125

.032

3

 

1/4

.472

.443

.175

.160

.075

.064

.109

.082

.268

.255

.147

.034

3

 

5/16

.590

.557

.216

.198

.084

.072

.132

.099

.308

.295

.187

.040

3

 

3/8

.708

.670

.256

.237

.094

.081

.155

.117

.387

.374

.228

.064

4

 

1/2

.813

.766

.355

.332

.106

.091

.211

.159

.416