Wecall Coupling Nuts
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Coupling Nut Dimensions (dimensions in inches)
Thread Across Across Weight
Diameter Flats Size Points Size Length Each
‘D’ ‘F’ ‘G’ ‘L’ (lbs)
1 ⁄ 2 3 ⁄4 7 ⁄ 8 1 1 ⁄ 2 0.12
5 ⁄ 8 a 1 1 1 ⁄ 8 1 7 ⁄ 8 0. 30
3 ⁄4 1 1 ⁄ 8 1 5 ⁄ 1 6 2 1 ⁄4 0.42
⁄ 8 1 ⁄ 1 6 1 ⁄ 1 6
7 5 7 2 5 ⁄8 0. 56
1 1 ⁄ 2 1 ⁄4 1 3 3 0.9 9
1 1 ⁄ 8 1 5 ⁄ 8 1 7 ⁄ 8 3 3 ⁄8 1.23
1 ⁄4 1 ⁄ 8
1 7 2 ⁄16
3 3 3 ⁄4 1 .93
1 ⁄ 8
3 2 2 ⁄16
5 4 1 ⁄8 2. 3 1
1 ⁄2
1 2 ⁄4
1 2 ⁄8
5 4 1 ⁄2 3 . 33
1 ⁄8
5 2 ⁄4
3 3 ⁄16
3 4 7⁄8 6 .1 7
1 ⁄43 2 ⁄4
3 3 ⁄16
3 5 1 ⁄4 6 .16
1 ⁄ 8
7 3 3 ⁄16
7 5 5 ⁄8 8 .0 1
2 3 ⁄4
1 3 ⁄16
7 6 7.9
2 1 ⁄4 3 1 ⁄2 4 1 ⁄16 6 3 ⁄4 12.7
2 1 ⁄2 3 7⁄8 4 1 ⁄2 7 1 ⁄2 1 7. 2
2 ⁄4
3 4 ⁄4
1 4 ⁄16
1 5 8 1 ⁄4 2 2.7
3 4 ⁄8
5 5 ⁄16
5 9 29. 2
3 1 ⁄4 5 5 3 ⁄4 9 3 ⁄4 36 . 8
3 1 ⁄2 5 3 ⁄8 6 3 ⁄16 1 0 1 ⁄2 45 . 8
3 ⁄4
3 5 ⁄4
3 6 ⁄8
5 1 1 1 ⁄4 56 .0
4 6 ⁄8
1 7 ⁄16
1 12 6 8 .0
4 1 ⁄2 6 7⁄8 7 15 ⁄16 13 1 ⁄ 2 96 .0
5 7 ⁄8
5 8 ⁄16
1 3 15 130.0
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Specifying Wecall Coupling Nuts
Appl i cati o n s 3 1⁄2”, coupling nuts with thread sizes 2 1⁄2” and larger are usually
Coupling nuts are used to make up long tie rod assemblies from made from round bar. These larger parts can be provided with
shorter lengths of rod and to facilitate assembly of two fasteners milled wrench flats or a milled hex.
or fittings which each have external threads.
R e l eva nt Sta n da r ds
Coupling nut dimensions are described by the Industrial Fasten-
ers Institute in standard IFI-128. Chemical and mechanical proper-
ties are controlled in conformance with ASTM and SAE nut speci-
fications (ASTM A563, ASTM A194 and SAE J995).
Mat e r i a l s
Standard coupling nuts are produced from ASTM A108 grade
12L14 hexagon or round bars with 50 Ksi minimum yield strength. Round coupling nut with wrench flats
Other available materials include 1045, 4140, structural grades
and stainless steels.
F i n i s h es
Standard finish is plain with either a cold drawn or hot rolled mill
finish, depending on the type of bar stock used. Hot dip galvaniz-
ing is available as well as zinc electroplating.
T h r e a ds
Standard threads are UNC 2B, RH, with other thread series and
profiles available by special order. Hot dip galvanized coupling
nuts are normally tapped oversize after galvanizing to accom-
modate the zinc coating on the rod threads. Coupling nuts up Round coupling nut with hex center
to 2 1⁄4” thread size are tapped all the way through from one
end, allowing them to be completely threaded on to one of the N ot es R egarding St rength
members which are to be coupled, a feature that is required Standard coupling nuts meet the chemical and mechanical
for certain assembly situations. Coupling nuts larger than 2 1⁄4” requirements of ASTM A563 grade A.
thread size cannot be tapped all the way through without special
extended length taps and are therefore furnished with RH/RH When high strength rods are specified, coupling nuts produced to
threads (tapped to a depth of L/2 from each end) unless specifi- meet ASTM A563 grade DH and A194 grade 2H or grade 7 can be
cally ordered as ‘threaded all the way through’. provided. These parts will meet all of the chemical and mechani-
cal properties called for in those specifications.
Coupling nuts can also be threaded with two different thread
sizes or profiles. These parts are normally identified as ‘Reducing In order to meet the above strength requirements, the rods must
Coupling Nuts’. be threaded into the coupling nut for a distance equal to or
greater than the nominal thread diameter.
The IFI-128 specification describes an optional cross hole located at
L/2, (also known as a ‘sight hole’) which allows visual verification
that the threads are fully engaged.
Cross section of reducing coupling nut
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Dimensions
Refer to the table for coupling nut dimensions. Some of the sizes
listed in this table have an ‘Across Flats Size’ slightly larger than
that called for by IF-128 due to commercial availability of hexagon
bar stock. Because of limited availability of hex stock larger than Coupling nut with sight hole
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