Torque
Torque
Torque
B.) The mating of aerospace spec (MS•NAS•AN) bolts and nuts to fasteners of other specifications and thread classes
can cause problems. Nut splitting failures are primarily caused by overtorquing and/or thread class mismatches.
Generally, NAS wrenching torque values should be reduced when aerospace nuts are matched with non-aerospace
bolts or studs. Wrench torque values in the NAS nut tables below are achieved under laboratory conditions using
aerospace spec bolts (Class 3 threads) of higher strength than the nuts they are mated to. THE TABLES DO NOT
STATE, NOR SHOULD ONE INFER THAT THIS PERFORMANCE CAN BE DUPLICATED WITH OTHER TYPES OF
FASTENERS AND/OR CLASSES OF THREADS. For applications requiring high clamping forces, 12 point nuts should
be used whenever possible. Their greater thread contact area and higher rated strength make higher wrenching torque
values possible. As a general rule, the wrenching torque values for aerospace spec nuts should be reduced
approximately 25% as a starting point when these nuts are mated to non-aerospace bolts or studs.