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IS 2028:2004

Indian Standard
OPEN JAW WRENCHES (SPANNERS)
SPECIFICATION

(Fijih Revision)

ICS 25.140.30

0 BIS 2004

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FOREWORD
This Indian Standard (Fifth Revision) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized by
the Assembly Hand Tools Sectional Committee had been approved by the Basic and Production Engineering
Division Council.
This standard was first published in 1962. Since then this standard had undergone four revisions, the first revision
in 1968 and the fourth revision in 1998. The above revisions had been taken up to align with IS 6131 : 1980
Technical requirements for hand-operated wrenches (spanners) and sockets (fkt revision) and IS 2027:1992
Spanners and socketsWidths across flats (third rivision)as well as to delete a few non-preferred sizes. In the
fourth revision, one more table consisting of ISO series spanner was also included.
In this revision, alternate dimensions for double-ended open jaw wrenches (spanners) for general purposes
(torque series C) and a few sizes have been added to be in line with the prevalent and industrial practices with
the assistance and data supplied by the manufacturers.
Assistance has also been derived from 1S033 18:1990 Assembly tools for screws and nuts Double-headed
open-ended wrenches, double-headed ring wrenches and combination wrenches Maximum widths of heads,
1S0 10102: 1990 Assembly tools for screws and nuts Double-headed open-ended engineers wrenches
issued by the International Organization for Standardization, DIN 895 : 1987 Engineers wrenches, double
head, open end with unequal jaw widths, test torques series D and DIN 3110:1987
Engineers wrenches,
double head, open end, with unequal jaw widths, test torques series C.
For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with the final value,
observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with IS 2: 1960
Rules for rounding off numerical values (revised). The number Of significant places retained in the rounded off
value should be same as that of the specified value in this standard.

IS 2028:2004

Indian Standard
OPEN JAW WRENCHES (SPANNERS)
SPECIFICATION

(Fijlh Revision)
tolerances for the open jaw wrenches (spanners) for
forged
and subsequently
machined
wrenches
(spanners) shall be as specified in IS 2027.

1 SCOPE
This standard covers the requirements for forged open
jaw (ended) wrenches (spanners) of torque series C
and Dof IS 6131.

3.7 The wrenches (spanners) need not comply with

the illustrations
given in Tables 1 to 5 which are
diagrammatic only; only the indicated dimensions are
to be maintained.

2 REFERENCES
The following standards contain provisions which
through reference in this text, constitute provisions of
this standard. At the time of publication, the editions
indicated were valid. All standards are subject to
revision and parties to agreements
based on this
standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility
of applying the most recent editions of the standards
indicated below:

4 MATERIAL
Any suitable grade of steel conforming to IS 3748 shall
be used which after suitable heat treatment shall fulfil
the requirements of hardness and torque test as laid
down in 5 and 8.
5 HARDNESS

IS No.

Title

2027:1992

The wrench (spanner) shall be hardened throughout

and the hardness measured at any point on the spanner
shall be within the limits specified in IS 6131.

Spanners and sockets Widths

across flats (third revision)
Tool and die steels Specification
(second revision)
Technical requirements
for handoperated wrenches (spanners) and
sockets (first revision)

3748:1990
6131:1980

6 WORKMANSHIP
The workmanship
1S6131.

AND FINISH
and finish

shall be as per 3 of

3 DIMENSIONS

7 SAMPLING

3.1 The dimensions

for single-ended
open jaw
wrenches (spanners) for general purposes (torque
series C) shall be as given in Table 1.

The sampling shall be as per 7 of IS 6131.

3.2 The dimensions

for double-ended
open jaw
wrenches (spanners)
for automobile
use (torque
series C) shall be as given in Table 2.

The torque testing shall be as per 6 of IS 6131.

3.3 The alternate dimensions for double-ended open

jaw wrenches (spanners) for general purposes (torque
series C) shall be as given in Table 3.

The wrenches (spanners)

8 TORQUE

TESTING

9 DESIGNATION

a)
b)

3.4 The dimensions

for double-ended
open jaw
W1-enchcs(spanners) for general purposes (torque series
D) shall be as given in Table 4.

c)
d)
e)

3.5 The dimensions for double headed open-ended

engineers wrenches (spanners) for 1S0 series (torque
series C) shall be as given in Table 5.

f-)

shall be designated

by :

Commonly used name;

Single-ended
(SE), double-ended
(DE) or
double-headed (DH);
Whether general purpose (GP), automobile
use (A) or engineers (E);
Torque series C or D (see IS 6131);
Nominal width(s) across flats in millimetres;
and
Number of this standard.

3.6 Tolerance on Width Across Flats

Example

The width(s)

An open jaw wrench (spanner) single-ended for general

across

flats and the corresponding

IS 2028:2004
purposes, torque series D, having nominal width across
flat, s = 10 mm and conforming to this standard shall
be designated as :
Wrench
IS 2028-

or Spanner
D-10

SE GP Series

a)

Nominal
respective

b)

Name or initials/recognized trade-mark of the

manufacturer or both; and

c)

Year of manufacture may also be marked, if

required by the purchaser.

width(s)
end(s);

across

flats

on their

E.xanzple 2
An open jaw wrench (spanner) double-ended
for
automobiles, torque series C having nominal widths
across flat, s, = 19 mm and Sz = 22 mm shall be
designated as :
Wrench or Spanner DE A Series IS 2028
C-19-22
10 PRESERVATION

AND PACKING

11.1.1 The carton shall have markings of designation,

nominal width(s) across flats, the name or initials/
recognized trade-mark of the manufacturer or both and
quantity.
11.2 BIS Certification

Marking

11.2.1 Each wrench (spamer)

the Standard Mark.

may also be marked with

11.1 The wrenches (spanners) shall be marked legibly

and permanently with at least :

11.2.2 The use of the Standard Mark is governed by

the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act,
1986 and the Rules and Regulations made thereunder.
The details of conditions under which the licence for
the use of the Standard Mark may be granted to the
manufacturers or producers maybe obtained from the
Bureau of Indian Standards.

Table 1 Dimensions

(Spanners)

The preservation
ls 6131.

and packing

shall be as per 5 of

11 MARKING

for Single-Ended Open Jaw Wrenches

General Purposes (Torque Series C)

for

(Clauses 3.1 and 3.7)

i
a

-((

.-.
r

___

WEB (OpTtOhIALl

-.

1-

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1S 2028:2004
Table 1 (Concluded)
All dimensions

Nominal Width
Across Flats, s

in millimetres.

Max

Mm

Max

Mitt

3.5

15.5

75

70

3.5

17.5

80

75

4.0

20.5

100

90

4.5

22.5

105

95

10

5.0

24.5

110

100

11

5,5

26.5

120

105

12

5.5

28.5

130

I 20

13

6.0

30.5

140

125

14

6.0

32.5

150

I 30

15

6.0

35

160

140

16

6.5

37

165

150

17

6.5

39

165

150

18

6.5

41

175

155

19

7.5

43

180

160

21

8.5

47

195

I 75

22

8.5

49

205

I 85

24

9,5

53

230

210

27

10.5

60

250

230

30

11.5

65

275

250

32

12.5

70

290

260

34

13.0

74

305

275

36

13.5

80

320

290

41

15.0

90

360

330

46

16.0

100

400

360

50

17.0

110

435

395

55

18.0

120

480

435

60

19.0

130

520

470

65

20.0

140

555

505

70

21.0

150

600

545

75

22.0

160

640

580

80

23.0

170

675

615

85

24.0

185

725

660

90

32.0

205

750

685

95

32.0

205

750

685

I00

32.0

205

780

715

IS 2028:2004
Table 2 Dimensions

for Double-Ended Open Jaw Wrenches

Automobile Use (Torque Series C)

(Spanners)

for

(Clauses 3.2 and 3.7)

.

--

..

All dimensions
Nominal Width
Across Flats
s, x S*

11X13
12x13
12 X14
13 X14
13X15
]3 x16
17X17
.. . .
14X15

b,
Max

]8

17X 19
]~x 19
18x21
l~x24
19x22

19x24
20 x 22
21 x23
21 X24
22 x 24
24 x 26
24 x 27

J.

34
34
35
35
37
38
A?

6.0
6.5
6.5
6.5
7.0
7.0
7.5
8.0
9.0
8.0
9.0
8.0
8.0
9.0
9.0
9.0
9.0

35
38
37
38
38
42
44
44
44
47
47
48
49
49

37
42
38
42
44
47
47
49
56
52
56
52
53
56

x 34
x 36
x 36
Y 36

36x41
41 x46
46.50

11.0
11.0
11.0
12.0
13.0
17.0
18.0

J,C

.-

56
56

.ti

30
30
32
34

30
32
32
34
34
34
7A

bz

Max

5.5
5.5
5.5
6.0
6.0
6.5
65
,

14.17
15x 16
[6x 17
l(j

Max

in millimetres.

66
66
71
75
80
88
96

75
80
80
80
88
96
105

Min

S75
180
180
190
190
200
71n

160
I65
.,.
I 03
175
I 75
180
Ian

..

AI

190
210
210
210
215
225
225
240
250
240
270
245
250
260
270
280
280

7
66

59
63

63

Max

335
350
350
375
400
450
500

175
I 90
190
190
I95
205
205
220
230
220
240
225
230
235
240
250
250

290
300
300
325
350
400
450

IS 2028
Table 3 Alternate Dimensions for Double-Ended Open Jaw Wrenches
General Purposes (Torque Series C)

(Spanners)

for

(Clauses 3.3 and 3.7)

WEB (OPTIONAL)

I
4
b,

>/

mu-

All dimensions
Nominal Width
Across Flats
s, x S*
6 X7

in millimetres.

b,

bz

Max

Max

Max

4.0

17.0

20.0

95

80

8x9

4.5

20.0

24.0

110

95

10X11

5.0

23.0

27.0

120

I05

12X 13

5.5

30.0

32.0

140

120

13

1
Max

&fin

6.5

32.0

38.0

155

I 35

14X 15

6.0

34.0

36.0

160

135

15x 16

6.5

36.0

38.0

155

135

16x 17

6.5

38,0

41,0

175

155

16x 18

7.0

38,0

42.0

175

155

18x [9

7.0

42,0

46.0

195

I 75

18x21

8.0

42.0

49.0

195

175

2(3 x 22

8.0

47.5

51.5

215

I90

2] X23

8.5

49.0

54.0

230

205

21 x24

8.5

49.0

54.0

230

205

24 x 26

9.0

54.0

58.0

250

220

I(j

24

27

I 0.0

54.0

58.0

250

220

26

28

10.0

56.0

60,0

260

230

27

30

12.0

56.0

62.0

275

245

27

32

12,0

58.0

62.0

275

245

30

32

12.0

66.0

71.0

275

245

3(J x 34

12.0

66.0

75.0

275

245
280

32

36

36

41

13.0

70.0

80.0

310

14.0

80.0

88.0

360

330

41 x46

16.0

90.0

100.0

400

365

46 x 50

17.0

100,0

110.0

440

400

50 x 5(3

18.0

110.0

120.0

485

440

50 x 55

18.0

110.0

120.0

485

440

55

19.0

110.0

130.0

525

475

(jo

IS 2028:2004
Table 4 Dimensions

for Double-Ended Open Jaw Wrenches

General Purposes (Torque Series D)

(Spanners)

for

(Clauses 3.4 and 3.7)

..

..

-)

All dimensions
Nominal Width
Across Flats
s, x S2
6x7
7x8

in millimetres.

Max

b,
Max

6*
Max

Max

A4in

34 x 36
36x41
41 x46
46 X 50
50 x 55

3.5
4.0
4.0
4.5
5.5
5.5
6.0
6.0
6.0
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.0
6.5
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.5
7.5
7.5
9.0
9.5
9.0
9.5
9.5
9.5
9.5
10.0
10.5
11,5
11.5
12.5
12.5
13.0
13.5
13.5
13.5
15.0
16.0
17.0
18.0

15,5
17.5
20.5
20.5
24.5
24.5
26.5
28.5
28.5
30.5
30.5
30.5
30.5
32.5
32.5
35.0
37.0
37.0
39.0
41,0
41.0
41.0
43.0
43.0
47.0
47,0
49.0
53.0
53.0
53.0
60.0
60.0
65.0
65.0
65,0
70,0
75.0
80.0
90.0
100,0
110.0

17.5
20.5
22.5
24.5
26.5
30.5
30.5
30.5
32.5
32.5
35.0
37.0
39.0
35.0
39.0
37.0
39.0
41.0
43.0
43.0
47.0
53.0
49.0
53.0
51.0
53.0
53.0
58.0
60.0
65.0
65,0
70.0
70.0
75.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
110.0
120.0

100
110
110
120
130
130
140
145
150
150
160
165
165
160
165
165
165
170
180
180
200
210
200
220
230
230
230
255
255
285
285
285
285
300
320
320
320
365
400
440
485

90
100
100
110
115
115
125
130
135
I 35
145
150
150
I40
150
I 50
I 50
155
165
165
180
190
180
200
210
210
210
230
230
255
255
255
255
270
290
290
290
330
365
400
440

55

19.0

120.0

130.0

525

475

8x9
8XI0
10X11
lox 13
11X13
12 x 13
12 x 14
13X 14
13X IS
13x 16
13X 17
]4X 15
14X17
15 X l(j
16x 17
16x ]8
17X 19
18x 19
18x21
18x24
[9.22
19 x 24
21 x23
21 x24
22 x 24
24 x 26
24 x 27
24, 30
27 x 30
27 x 32
30 x 32
30 x 34
30 X 36
32 x 36

(jO

IS 2028:2004
Table 5 Dimensions

for Double-Headed Open-Ended Engineers

1S0 Series (Torque Series C)

Wrenches

(Spanners)

(Clauses 3.5 and 3.7)

All dimensions
Nominal Width
Across Flatss, x S*
3.2 x 4
4 x5

in millimetres

a
Max
3.0
35

b,
Max
14
15

bz
Max
15
18

5.5 x 7
6x7
7x8
8X9

4,5
4.5
4.5
50

19
20
22
24

22
22
24
26

99
103
111
119

9X11
Ioxll
10 x [3
II XI3

6.0
6.0
7.0
70

26
28
28
?0

30
30
34
34

127
135
135
143

13 x 14
13X 15
13x 16
13 x 17
14X 15
15x 16
15x18
16x 17
16x 18
17X tg

7,0
7.5
8.0
8.5
7.5
8.0
8.5
8.5
8.5
9.0

34
34
34
34
36
39
39
41
41
43

36
39
41
43
39
41
45
43
45
47

159
159
159
159
167
175
I75
183
183
191

I
Min
81
87

>

18x21
IO
----X77
0,
LL

I
1

10.0
lno

..

,nrl
lU.

45
A7
.,

I
I
I

51

.<2
.

199
7n7

or)
Lu

.
.

11

11

Inn

c1

<?

9?1

21
22
24
24
25
27

x24
x 24
x 27
x 30
x 28
x 30

27
30
30
?2

x
x
x
x

11.0
11.0
12.0
13.0
12.0
13.0
13.5
13.5
14.0
140

51
53
57
57
59
64
64
70
70
74

57
57
64
70
66
70
74
74
78
7R

223
23 I
247
247
255
271
271
295
295
711

32
32
34
34

~w.

41

..-x46

..

55 x 60
1

NOTES
1 a, Max = (sz)O7s
2 /, Min=s,
x8+55

. .

17s
.,, 19.0
20.5
22.0

4(j X 50
50 x 55
I

+7

Q?
10:
112
123
1

bl, Mux=2.1s1+7

b~, Max=2.1sl+7

c-l

J3

,.

nd
1.-.

-,.

I
I

,LIJ

I
I

J..

7X7

.-.

423
455
495

112
123
133
1

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