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Select nut class and size.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"vc-badges\"><span class=\"vc-badge\">ISO 898-2<\/span><span class=\"vc-badge\">Classes 5\u201312<\/span><span class=\"vc-badge\">M5 \u2013 M36<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<div class=\"vc-card\">\n    <form class=\"vc-form\" id=\"vc-form\" autocomplete=\"off\">\n        <div class=\"vc-form-grid\">\n            <div class=\"vc-field\">\n                <label class=\"vc-label\" for=\"vc-nutclass\">Nut Class<\/label>\n                <select class=\"vc-select\" id=\"vc-nutclass\">\n                    <option value=\"5\" data-sp-lo=\"500\" data-sp-hi=\"500\" data-hv-lo=\"130\" data-hv-hi=\"302\" data-bolt=\"4.6, 4.8, 5.6, 5.8\">Class 5<\/option>\n                    <option value=\"6\" data-sp-lo=\"600\" data-sp-hi=\"600\" data-hv-lo=\"150\" data-hv-hi=\"302\" data-bolt=\"6.8\">Class 6<\/option>\n                    <option value=\"8\" data-sp-lo=\"800\" data-sp-hi=\"800\" data-hv-lo=\"200\" data-hv-hi=\"302\" data-bolt=\"8.8\" selected>Class 8<\/option>\n                    <option value=\"10\" data-sp-lo=\"1040\" data-sp-hi=\"1040\" data-hv-lo=\"260\" data-hv-hi=\"353\" data-bolt=\"10.9\">Class 10<\/option>\n                    <option value=\"12\" data-sp-lo=\"1220\" data-sp-hi=\"1220\" data-hv-lo=\"295\" data-hv-hi=\"353\" data-bolt=\"12.9\">Class 12<\/option>\n                <\/select>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"vc-field\">\n                <label class=\"vc-label\" for=\"vc-size\">Bolt\/Nut Size<\/label>\n                <select class=\"vc-select\" id=\"vc-size\">\n                    <option value=\"M5\" data-as=\"14.2\">M5<\/option>\n                    <option value=\"M6\" data-as=\"20.1\">M6<\/option>\n                    <option value=\"M8\" data-as=\"36.6\">M8<\/option>\n                    <option value=\"M10\" data-as=\"58.0\" selected>M10<\/option>\n                    <option value=\"M12\" data-as=\"84.3\">M12<\/option>\n                    <option value=\"M14\" data-as=\"115\">M14<\/option>\n                    <option value=\"M16\" data-as=\"157\">M16<\/option>\n                    <option value=\"M20\" data-as=\"245\">M20<\/option>\n                    <option value=\"M24\" data-as=\"353\">M24<\/option>\n                    <option value=\"M30\" data-as=\"561\">M30<\/option>\n                    <option value=\"M36\" data-as=\"817\">M36<\/option>\n                <\/select>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"vc-presets\">\n            <div class=\"vc-presets-label\">Quick presets<\/div>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"vc-preset-btn\" data-cls=\"8\" data-sz=\"M10\">M10 Class 8<\/button>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"vc-preset-btn\" data-cls=\"10\" data-sz=\"M16\">M16 Class 10<\/button>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"vc-preset-btn\" data-cls=\"12\" data-sz=\"M20\">M20 Class 12<\/button>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"vc-preset-btn\" data-cls=\"8\" data-sz=\"M24\">M24 Class 8<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/form>\n\n    <div class=\"vc-results\" id=\"vc-results\">\n        <div class=\"vc-results-head\"><h2 class=\"vc-results-title\">Results<\/h2>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"vc-copy-btn\" id=\"vc-copy-btn\"><svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><rect x=\"9\" y=\"9\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\" rx=\"2\"\/><path d=\"M5 15H4a2 2 0 01-2-2V4a2 2 0 012-2h9a2 2 0 012 2v1\"\/><\/svg> Copy<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"vc-result-grid\">\n            <div class=\"vc-rcard vc-rcard-primary\">\n                <div class=\"vc-rcard-label\">Proof Load Force<\/div>\n                <div class=\"vc-rcard-value\" id=\"vc-r-proof\">\u2014<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"vc-rcard\">\n                <div class=\"vc-rcard-label\">Proof Load Stress (Sp)<\/div>\n                <div class=\"vc-rcard-value\" id=\"vc-r-sp\">\u2014<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"vc-rcard\">\n                <div class=\"vc-rcard-label\">Hardness Range (HV)<\/div>\n                <div class=\"vc-rcard-value\" id=\"vc-r-hv\">\u2014<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"vc-rcard\">\n                <div class=\"vc-rcard-label\">Matching Bolt Class(es)<\/div>\n                <div class=\"vc-rcard-value\" id=\"vc-r-bolt\">\u2014<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"vc-rcard\">\n                <div class=\"vc-rcard-label\">Tensile Stress Area (As)<\/div>\n                <div class=\"vc-rcard-value\" id=\"vc-r-as\">\u2014<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vc-section vc-open\" id=\"vc-sec-theory\">\n    <button type=\"button\" class=\"vc-section-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><span class=\"vc-section-toggle-text\"><span class=\"vc-section-icon\">\ud83d\udcd8<\/span><span class=\"vc-section-title\">Theory &amp; Reference<\/span><\/span><svg class=\"vc-section-chevron\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M6 9l6 6 6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n    <div class=\"vc-section-body\">\n        <div class=\"vc-section-inner vc-theory\">\n            <h3>Proof Load<\/h3>\n            <p>The proof load of a nut is the maximum axial force it can withstand without permanent deformation:<\/p>\n            <div class=\"vc-formula-box\" id=\"vc-katex-1\"><\/div>\n            <h3>ISO 898-2 Nut Class Summary<\/h3>\n            <table class=\"vc-table\">\n                <thead><tr><th>Nut Class<\/th><th>Sp (MPa) \u2264M16<\/th><th>HV Range<\/th><th>Matching Bolt<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n                <tbody>\n                    <tr><td>5<\/td><td>500<\/td><td>130\u2013302<\/td><td>4.6, 4.8, 5.6, 5.8<\/td><\/tr>\n                    <tr><td>6<\/td><td>600<\/td><td>150\u2013302<\/td><td>6.8<\/td><\/tr>\n                    <tr><td>8<\/td><td>800<\/td><td>200\u2013302<\/td><td>8.8<\/td><\/tr>\n                    <tr><td>10<\/td><td>1040<\/td><td>260\u2013353<\/td><td>10.9<\/td><\/tr>\n                    <tr><td>12<\/td><td>1220<\/td><td>295\u2013353<\/td><td>12.9<\/td><\/tr>\n                <\/tbody>\n            <\/table>\n            <div class=\"vc-warning-box\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;color:var(--vc-ink-secondary);\"><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f Note:<\/strong> For sizes >M16, ISO 898-2 tabulates size- and style-dependent proof load stresses that can differ from the class nominal value shown here (for some classes they are higher, not lower). 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