M6 Hex Head Screw (Hex Bolt), ISO 4017

This page has 11 lengths from 12 to 60 mm, each as simplified and threaded STEP of the M6 × 1 hex head screw (ISO 4017), whose head is 9.78 to 10 mm across the flats and 4 mm high.

How these parts are made, and what the levels mean: read the method

• Also searched as: M6 bolt, M6 x 12 to M6 x 60 bolts
• Model id: iso4017-m6
• Standard: ISO 4017:2022 · thread M6 × 1, ISO metric coarse, right hand

Lengths

Length (mm)	Part key	Simplified	Threaded
12	iso4017-m6x12	STEP	STEP
16	iso4017-m6x16	STEP	STEP
20	iso4017-m6x20	STEP	STEP
25	iso4017-m6x25	STEP	STEP
30	iso4017-m6x30	STEP	STEP
35	iso4017-m6x35	STEP	STEP
40	iso4017-m6x40	STEP	STEP
45	iso4017-m6x45	STEP	STEP
50	iso4017-m6x50	STEP	STEP
55	iso4017-m6x55	STEP	STEP
60	iso4017-m6x60	STEP	STEP

Dimensions

Symbol	Name	min	nom	max	Modeled	Rule	Level
P	Thread pitch		1		1	nominal	L2
a	Thread run-out under the head (ISO 4017)	1		3	2	midpoint of min–max	L2
b	Thread length (ISO 4014)		18 ref		18	reference value	L2
c	Washer face height	0.15		0.5	0.325	midpoint of min–max	L2
da	Transition diameter			6.8	6.8	single limit (max), modeled at the limit	L2
ds	Shank diameter (ISO 4014)	5.82		6	5.91	midpoint of min–max	L2
dw	Bearing face diameter	8.88			8.88	single limit (min), modeled at the limit	L2
e	Width across corners	11.05			11.05	single limit (min), modeled at the limit	L2
k	Head height	3.85	4	4.15	4	nominal	L2
kw	Wrenching height	2.7			2.7	single limit (min), modeled at the limit	L2
beta	Head top chamfer angle	15		30	22.5	midpoint of min–max	L2
lf	Fillet transition length (ISO 4014)			1.4	1.4	single limit (max), modeled at the limit	L2
r	Underhead fillet radius	0.25			0.25	single limit (min), modeled at the limit	L2
s	Width across flats	9.78		10	9.89	midpoint of min–max	L2
P	Coarse thread pitch		1		1	nominal	L1
tap_drill	Tap drill diameter		5		5	nominal	L1
d1	Basic minor diameter		4.917468		4.917468	nominal	L1
ch_angle	Chamfered end angle			50	50	single limit (max), modeled at the limit	L2
dh_fine	Clearance hole, fine series		6.4		6.4	nominal	L1
dh_medium	Clearance hole, medium series		6.6		6.6	nominal	L1
dh_coarse	Clearance hole, coarse series		7		7	nominal	L1

Thread and holes

• Tap drill: 5 mm (method: d − P), L1, sources amesweb-tap-drill, rule-tap-drill.
• Clearance hole (ISO 273): close 6.4, normal 6.6, loose 7 mm (L1: fine, medium and coarse series (albany-clearance, wikipedia-de-clearance)).

Drawing

As a PDF: CC-ISO4017-SZ-M6.pdf.

Goes with the M6 hex head screw

• Spanner: 10 mm, the hexagon's maximum width across flats (s) in the table above.
• ISO 4032 hex nut, the same size as this M6 hex head screw: M6 Hex Nut (Hexagon Nut), ISO 4032 / DIN 934
• ISO 7089 flat washer, the same size as this M6 hex head screw: M6 Flat Washer (Plain Washer), ISO 7089

The M6 hex head screw beside the M5 and the M8

The M6 is number 6, counting from the smallest, of the 7 ISO 4017 hex head screws published here, from M2 to M8.

• Thread pitch (P): 1 mm on the M6 hex head screw, against 0.8 mm on the M5 and 1.25 mm on the M8.
• Thread run-out under the head (ISO 4017) (a): 1 to 3 mm on the M6 hex head screw, against 0.8 to 2.4 mm on the M5 and 1.25 to 3.75 mm on the M8.
• Thread length (ISO 4014) (b): 18 mm (reference) on the M6 hex head screw, against 16 mm (reference) on the M5 and 22 mm (reference) on the M8.
• Washer face height (c): 0.15 to 0.5 mm on the M6 hex head screw, against 0.15 to 0.5 mm on the M5 and 0.15 to 0.6 mm on the M8.
• Transition diameter (da): up to 6.8 mm on the M6 hex head screw, against up to 5.7 mm on the M5 and up to 9.2 mm on the M8.
• Shank diameter (ISO 4014) (ds): 5.82 to 6 mm on the M6 hex head screw, against 4.82 to 5 mm on the M5 and 7.78 to 8 mm on the M8.
• Bearing face diameter (dw): at least 8.88 mm on the M6 hex head screw, against at least 7.2 mm on the M5 and at least 11.63 mm on the M8.
• Width across corners (e): at least 11.05 mm on the M6 hex head screw, against at least 8.79 mm on the M5 and at least 14.38 mm on the M8.

Other sizes

• One size smaller: M5 Hex Head Screw (Hex Bolt), ISO 4017, 7.78 to 8 mm across flats.
• One size larger: M8 Hex Head Screw (Hex Bolt), ISO 4017, 12.73 to 13 mm across flats.

Documents

• CC-ISO4017-DS-M6.pdf: M6 datasheet: values with levels, lengths, sources
• CC-ISO4017-SZ-M6.pdf: M6 drawing: this size's values on the views
• parts.json: the part record of every length (the platform contract)

Sources

albany-clearance, amesweb-tap-drill, fasten-it-iso4014, fasten-it-iso4017, fasteners-eu-iso4017, fuller-iso4014, globalfastener-iso4017, globalfastener-iso4017-2022, iso4014-2022-sample, iso4017-2022-sample, iso4017-2022-sample-figure, iso4753-2011-sample, rule-basic-minor, rule-tap-drill, wikipedia-de-clearance, wikipedia-iso261. Full citations: the method page and this size's datasheet.

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