INTERNATIONAL ISO

STANDARD 691

Fourth edition
2005-11-01

Assembly tools for screws and nuts —

Wrench and socket openings —
Tolerances for general use
Outils de manœuvre pour vis et écrous — Ouvertures de clés et
d'embouts de serrage — Tolérances d'usage courant

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ISO 691 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 29, Small tools, Subcommittee SC 10, Assembly tools
for screws and nuts, pliers and nippers.
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Assembly tools for screws and nuts — Wrench and socket

openings — Tolerances for general use

1 Scope
This International Standard specifies tolerances on wrench and socket openings for screws and nuts (or
similar parts) having metric width across flats dimensions, as shown diagrammatically below.

It gives, for each dimension, the tolerances for general use, defined by its two deviations, minimum and
maximum, with respect to the nominal value.

These deviations have been determined in relation to the width across flats tolerances for screws and nuts
specified in ISO 4759-1 and with regard to the manufacture of tightening tools.

2 Normative references
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ISO 4759-1, Tolerances for fasteners — Part 1: Bolts, screws, studs and nuts — Product grades A, B, and C
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3 Tolerances
The tolerances for the openings of wrenches, box wrenches and socket wrenches as shown in Figure 1 are
given in Table 1.

For wrenches, only the tolerance class 1 shall be used.

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Key
1 wrench (open)
2 box wrench (closed)
3 socket wrench (closed)

Figure 1 — Wrench (open), box wrench (closed) and socket wrench (closed)

Table 1 — Tolerances on wrench and socket openings

Dimensions in millimetres
Tolerance class 1 Tolerance class 2 a
Nominal dimension
Deviations Deviations
s
min. max. min. max.
2us<3
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4us<6 + 0,02 + 0,12 + 0,02 + 0,16
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+ 0,04 + 0,19 + 0,04 + 0,24
12 u s < 14 + 0,04 + 0,24 + 0,04 + 0,30
14 u s < 17 + 0,05 + 0,27 + 0,05 + 0,35
17 u s < 19 + 0,05 + 0,30 + 0,05 + 0,40
19 u s < 26 + 0,06 + 0,36 + 0,06 + 0,46
26 u s < 33 + 0,08 + 0,48 + 0,08 + 0,58
33 u s < 55 + 0,10 + 0,60 + 0,10 + 0,70
55 u s < 75 + 0,12 + 0,72 + 0,12 + 0,92
75 u s < 105 + 0,15 + 0,85 + 0,15 + 1,15
105 u s < 150 + 0,20 + 1,00 + 0,20 + 1,40
150 u s u 210 + 0,25 + 1,25 — —
a This tolerance class is only applicable to box wrenches and socket wrenches that have not been finished by material removal.

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4 Designation
An opening for a wrench or socket in conformance with this International Standard shall be designated by:

a) “Opening”;

b) reference to this International Standard, i.e. ISO 691;

c) its nominal dimension, s, in millimetres;

d) its tolerance class, 1 or 2.

EXAMPLE A wrench and socket opening according to ISO 691 with a nominal dimension s = 18 mm and a tolerance
class 1 is designated as follows:

Opening ISO 691 - 18 - 1

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Bibliography

[1] ISO 272, Fasteners — Hexagon products — Width across flats

[2] ISO 1703, Assembly tools for screws and nuts — Designation and nomenclature

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