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ACE/12 - Aerospace fasteners and fastening systems

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Quality management and quality assurance | Structure and structure elements | Nuts | Nuts | Passenger and cabin equipment | Non-ferrous alloys | Measurement. Vibration and shock | Aerospace engines and propulsion systems | Aerospace construction fasteners | Aerospace construction materials. General | Ground service and maintenance equipment | Steels. Stainless | Aerospace coatings and related processes | Pins, nails | Washers and other locking elements | Information coding. Character sets | Surface treatment | Optical storage devices | Bolts, screws, studs | Hand-operated tools | Washers, locking elements | Bolts, screws, studs | Steels | Screw threads | Aluminium | Aerospace fluid systems and components | Titanium | Aircraft and space vehicles. General | Welded joints and welds | Drawings. Mechanical engineering | Testing. Environmental | Aerospace construction components | Couplings | Aerospace electric equipment and systems | Rivets | Fasteners. General | On-board equipment and instruments | Materials. Other | Document imaging applications | Rubber and plastics | Fasteners. Other | Rivets

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to ISO/TC 20/SC4 and ASD-STAN/D3 and for all matters relating to the standardisation of aerospace fastening systems, aerospace standards for fasteners, with particular reference to: standards in the 'A' series, such as bolts, screws, nuts and rivets; associated parts, e.g. washers and split pins; associated geometries, e.g. threads forms and driving recesses; procurement specifications and terminologies aerospace details and parts; Standards in the 'C', 'M', 'SP', 'V' and 'W' Series, including Bearing standards from the Aerospace series.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (110)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

prEN 3228 prEN 3228 , Aerospace series - Nuts, hexagonal, plain, reduced height, normal across flats, in steel, cadmium plated - classification : 900 Mpa (at ambient temperature)/ 235°C

Categories: Engineering | Aircraft and space vehicle engineering | Aerospace construction materials | Fasteners. General | Nuts

Proposal begins : 2019-06-05
Proposal
PD CEN/TR 4541 Instruction for the installation of airframe bearings

Categories: Unclassified documents

Public comment begins : 2007-03-15
Public comment
New Work Item Proposal prEN 4880 - Aerospace series — General technical specification for standard parts

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-06-12
Proposal
New Work Item Proposal - prEN/2328/P2 - Aerospace series — Washer, tab in corrosion resisting steel, cadmium plated for flight control rods — Dimensions

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-06-12
Proposal
ISO/TC 20/SC 4 N 525, ISO/NP 4580 Aerospace -- Drives, internal, TORX PARALOBE driver bit -- Geometrical definition, gaging and technical requirements

Categories: Standardization. General rules | Aircraft and space vehicle engineering | Aerospace construction materials | Aerospace construction fasteners | Fasteners. General | Fasteners. Other

Proposal begins : 2019-12-10
Proposal
ISO/TC 20/SC 4 N 524, ISO/NP 4579 Aerospace -- Drives, internal, TORX PARALOBE drive -- Geometrical definition, gaging and technical requirements

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Aircraft and space vehicle engineering | Aerospace construction materials | Fasteners. General | Fasteners. Other | Aerospace construction components

Proposal begins : 2019-12-17
Proposal
ISO/NP 6397 Aerospace -- Test bolts, normal hexagonal head, normal shank, MJ threads, metallic material, coated or uncoated, strength class 1100 MPa -- Product Standard

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Aircraft and space vehicle engineering | Aerospace construction fasteners

Proposal begins : 2020-12-16
Proposal
ISO/NP 6397 Aerospace -- Test bolts, normal hexagonal head, normal shank, MJ threads, metallic material, coated or uncoated, strength class 1100 MPa -- Product Standard

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Aircraft and space vehicle engineering | Aircraft and space vehicles. General | Aerospace construction materials | Screw threads | Bolts, screws, studs | Aerospace coatings and related processes

Proposal begins : 2020-12-14
Proposal
ISO/NP 6397 Aerospace -- Test bolts, normal hexagonal head, normal shank, MJ threads, metallic material, coated or uncoated, strength class 1100 MPa -- Product Standard

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Aircraft and space vehicle engineering | Aerospace construction fasteners

Proposal begins : 2020-12-16
Proposal
ISO/NP 25963 Aerospace — Test bolts, hexagonal head, UNJF threads, metallic material, coated or uncoated

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-06-10
Proposal
Published (571)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

BS W 14:1999, ISO 9763:1999 Aircraft control wire rope assemblies. Technical specification

Categories: Aerospace construction components

Published standard begins : 1999-09-15
Published standard
BS W 13:1973+A1:2014 Specification for preformed corrosion-resisting steel wire rope (ISO diameters and strengths)

Categories: Aerospace construction components

Published standard begins : 2014-03-20
Published standard
BS SP 8:1939+A7:2012 Specification for turnbuckles (tension rod type) for aircraft purposes

Categories: Fasteners. Other

Published standard begins : 2012-10-30
Published standard
BS SP 59 and SP 60:1955+A1:2012 Specifications for Spring catches for aeronautical purposes

Categories: Fasteners. Other

Published standard begins : 2012-08-16
Published standard
BS SP 55 and SP 56:1953+A3:2016 Specification for washers, spring, double coil (inch sizes), steel, cadmium plated and phosphor bronze. For aircraft

Categories: Washers and other locking elements

Published standard begins : 2016-02-29
Published standard
BS SP 49 and BS SP 50:1953+A1:2012 Specifications for Ball ends for swaging on cable. For aircraft (Suitable for 5 cwt. cable)

Categories: Aerospace construction components

Published standard begins : 2012-08-16
Published standard
BS SP 41-46:1951+A5:2012 Specifications for tab washers for B.A. and B.S.W. hexagons for aircraft

Categories: Washers and other locking elements

Published standard begins : 2012-07-06
Published standard
BS SP 33-39:1951+A5:2015 Specifications for turnbarrels, tension rods and swaged cable-end connections for aircraft

Categories: Aerospace construction components

Published standard begins : 2015-10-08
Published standard
BS SP 31 & 32:2021 Pins, taper, split (inch series), corrosion resisting steel and cadmium plated alloy steel. Specification

Categories: Pins, nails

Published standard begins : 2021-09-30
Published standard
BS SP 28 & 29:2021 Pins, taper, solid (inch series), corrosion resisting steel and cadmium plated alloy steel. Specification

Categories: Pins, nails

Published standard begins : 2021-09-30
Published standard
Withdrawn (162)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

BS SP 94:1964+A2:2012 Specification for bronze oil-retaining bushes and thrust washers. For aircraft

Categories: Fasteners. General

Withdrawn begins : 2019-10-24
Withdrawn
BS SP 66 and 67:1955+A2:2012 Specifications for Cable thimbles for aircraft

Categories: Fasteners. Other

Withdrawn begins : 2014-06-09
Withdrawn
BS SP 57 and 58:1955+A3:2011 Specifications for Rivet burrs for aircraft

Categories: Rivets

Withdrawn begins : 2012-08-02
Withdrawn
BS SP 57 and 58:1955 Specifications for rivet burrs for aircraft

Categories: Rivets

Withdrawn begins : 2011-02-17
Withdrawn
BS SP 51 and 52:1953+A3:2012 Specifications for Identification tags for swaged cable-end assemblies. For aircraft

Categories: Aerospace construction components

Withdrawn begins : 2015-01-28
Withdrawn
BS SP 41-46:1951+A4:2011 Specifications for Tab washers for B.A. and B.S.W. hexagons for aircraft

Categories: Washers and other locking elements

Withdrawn begins : 2012-07-06
Withdrawn
BS SP 41-46:1951 Specifications for tab washers. For aircraft

Categories: Washers and other locking elements

Withdrawn begins : 2011-03-21
Withdrawn
BS SP 33-39:1951+A4:2012 Specifications for turnbarrels, tension rods and swaged cable-end connections for aircraft

Categories: Aerospace construction components

Withdrawn begins : 2015-10-08
Withdrawn
BS SP 22-27:1950+A2: 2011 Specification for B.A. Washers. For aircraft purposes (primarily for instrument use)

Categories: Washers and other locking elements

Withdrawn begins : 2015-06-18
Withdrawn
BS SP 127:1959+A2:2009 Washers for unified hexagons for aircraft (primarily for facing purposes )

Categories: Washers and other locking elements

Withdrawn begins : 2011-02-24
Withdrawn