MIDWEST FASTENER CD STUD
LOAD STRENGTHS

STUD
MATERIAL

STUD
SIZE

MAXIMUM
FASTENING
TORQUE
(Inch Lbs.) *

ULTIMATE
TENSILE
LOAD
(Lbs,)

MAXIMUM
SHEAR
LOAD
(Lbs.)

LOW-CARBON,
COPPER-FLASHED
STEEL

6-32

6

500

375

8-32

12

765

575

10-24

14

960

720

1/4-20

43

1750

1300

5/16-18

72

2900

2200

3/8-16

106

4300

3250

STAINLESS
STEEL
304

6-32

10

790

590

8-32

20

1260

940

10-24

23

1530

1150

1/4-20

75

2880

2160

5/16-18

126

3750

5350

ALUMINUM
ALLOY
1100

6-32

2.5

200

125

8-32

5

295

185

10-24

6.5

380

235

1/4-20

21.5

670

415

5/16-18

36

1125

695

3/8-16

53

1660

1000

ALUMINUM
ALLOY
6061

6-32

6.5

350

160

8-32

13

560

229

10-24

19

670

310

1/4-20

40

1240

679

5/16-18

70-5

2025

1210

3/8 16

100

2985

1750

BRASS
70-30 (260)
65-35 (268)

6-32

8

600

390

8-32

16

860

560

10-24

18.5

1040

680

1/4-20

61

1950

1275

5/16-18

102

1280

2140

3/8-16

150

4800

3160