Socket head cap screw DIN 912 / ISO 4762, hex socket AF 5, M 6x12, steel 12.9 plain (black)

This socket head cap screw to DIN 912 joins components with the M 6 thread over a length of 12 mm. It is tightened through the AF 5 hex socket, and the head measures 10.0 mm in diameter at 6.0 mm height. The specified material is steel 12.9 plain (black).

Benefits

• The thread running nearly up to the head uses the full length of 12 mm for engagement.
• Property class 12.9 offers the highest strength in this range at the same size M 6.
• Head diameter 10.0 mm at 6.0 mm head height to DIN 912, matching a cylindrical counterbore.
• The AF 5 hex socket transmits the tightening torque without wrench flats on the head.
• Size M 6 covers the most common range in fixture building, and the AF 5 hex socket is a standard tool size.

Applications

• Drive and gearbox engineering
• Clamping fixtures in tool making
• Hydraulic and pneumatic power units
• Highly loaded flange joints

Standards and conformity

Head, AF 5 hex socket and M 6 thread follow DIN 912 in conjunction with ISO 4762. The material is documented as steel 12.9 plain (black).