Hexagon Bolts
- ANSI B18.2.1
- ANSI B18.2.3.1M
- DIN 931
- DIN 933
- BS 1768
- UNI 5731
- UNI 5737
- UNI 5739
- ISO 4014
- ISO 4017
- BS 1769
- BS 3692
AISI 416c Stainless Steel is a high-performance alloy used wherever standard fasteners cannot meet the corrosion, temperature, or strength envelope. TorqBolt manufactures the full AISI 416c Stainless Steel fastener range — bolts, nuts, screws, washers, studs, and custom forgings — under one ISO 9001:2015 quality system, with PED 2014/68/EU module-H qualification for pressure-equipment service.
AISI 416c Stainless Steel is specified in oil & gas wellhead components, refinery heat exchangers, petrochemical reactors, power-generation turbines, marine offshore platforms, and pharmaceutical / food-grade processing. Its corrosion resistance, high-temperature strength, and weldability make it the default for service conditions outside the carbon and standard-stainless envelope.
AISI 416c Stainless Steel fasteners are supplied with EN 10204 3.1 (mill cert) or 3.2 (third-party witnessed) material test reports as standard. Additional certification packages: NACE MR0175 / ISO 15156 (sour service), NORSOK M-650 (subsea / topside), API 6A (wellhead), API 20E (subsea bolting), PED 2014/68/EU (pressure equipment). Third-party inspection by TUV, Lloyd's, BV, DNV, SGS, and Intertek arrangeable on order.
Stock items in standard AISI 416c Stainless Steel fastener sizes ship in 1–2 weeks; custom-manufactured items in 4–6 weeks subject to material availability. Diameters M6–M100 and 1/4"–4", lengths 10 mm–3000 mm covered in-house; oversize / non-standard sizes quoted to specification.
Martensitic stainless steels are body-centered tetragonal Fe-Cr alloys (typically 12-17% Cr, >0.1% C) that respond to quench + temper heat treatment, achieving high hardness and tensile strength while retaining moderate corrosion resistance. They are magnetic and used where mechanical strength is critical and corrosion exposure is mild.
AISI 410 (UNS S41000) is the general-purpose grade for valve trim, pump shafts, turbine blades, and high-strength bolting; quench from 950-1010°C + temper at 200-700°C dial in tensile strength from 600 to 1200 MPa. AISI 416 is the free-machining variant (S+P additions). AISI 420 raises C for higher hardness (cutlery, surgical instruments). AISI 431 adds Ni for marine + aerospace fasteners. AISI 440A/B/C are the highest-hardness grades (HRC 56-60) for bearings and ball valves.
Martensitic fasteners are supplied per ASTM A276 / A479 with hardness, tensile, and impact testing per the heat-treat condition. EN 10204 3.1 / 3.2 certs standard. NACE MR0175 service is restricted — martensitic grades are SSC-susceptible above HRC 22 hardness, requiring careful temper-control for sour applications.