1、AN AMERICAN NATIO NAL STANDARD ASME B18.31.3-2009Threaded Rods(Inch Series)Copyright 2009 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.No reproduction may be made of this material without written consent of ASME.cCopyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloa
2、ded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.ASME B18.31.3-2009Threaded Rods(Inch Series)AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDCopyright 2009 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.No reproduction may be made of this ma
3、terial without written consent of ASME.cCopyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.Date of Issuance:December 23,2009This Standard wil
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11、ten permission of the publisher.The American Society of Mechanical EngineersThree Park Avenue,New York,NY 10016-5990Copyright 2009 byTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERSAll rights reservedPrinted in U.S.A.Copyright 2009 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.No reproduction may be m
12、ade of this material without written consent of ASME.cCopyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.CONTENTSForeword.ivCommittee Roster.
13、vCorrespondence With the B18 Committee.vi1Introduction.12General Data.1Figure1Threaded Rod Dimensions.2iiiCopyright 2009 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.No reproduction may be made of this material without written consent of ASME.cCopyrighted material licensed to Stanford University
14、by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.FOREWORDTherewassignificantinterestindevelopingthisStandardduetotheantidumpinginvestigationsby the U.S.Department of Commerce and the U.S.Inter
15、national Trade Commission that weretaking place simultaneously.The investigations resulted in anti-dumping tariffs being appliedto a significant portion of threaded rods used in the United States.Members of the Subcommittee recognized that there would be a lot of new threaded rodmanufacturers appear
16、ing in the market and that the industry needed a standard to reference onpurchasing documents.The Fastener Industry Education Group cites referencing standards asone of the most important criteria for preventing a poor quality or wrong product from enteringthe supply chain.On June 19,2009,ASME B18.31.3 was approved by B18 Subcommittee 31 and by theB18 Standards Committee.This Standard was approved by the American National StandardsInstitute on November 10,2009.ivCopyright 2009 by the American So