DIN 912Socket head (cylindrical)Hexagon socket

DIN 912 M18 × 50 Socket head (cylindrical)

DIN 912 M18 × 50 is a socket head cap screw with a 50 mm nominal length, on a M18 × 1.5 mm metric thread. A cap screw with a cylindrical head and internal hex drive. Because the head sits above the surface and the drive is recessed, it can be tightened hard and used in counterbores for a flush finish.

Dimensioned drawing — DIN 912 M18 × 50k 18L 50⌀27⌀18
DIN 912 M18 × 50 — Socket head (cylindrical)Nominal dimensions in mm · Not to scale
Diameter18 mm
Length50 mm
Pitch1.5 mm
Socket size s14 mm
Head Ø dk27 mm
HeadSocket head (cylindrical)
DriveHexagon socket

Dimensions

Standard
DIN 912
Type
Socket head cap screw
Size
M18 × 50
Length L
50 mm
Socket size s
14 mm
Head diameter dk
27 mm
Head height k
18 mm
Thread length b
48 mm
Drive
Hexagon socket
Head
Socket head (cylindrical)

Nominal values in millimetres as published in DIN 912. Estimated weight 180.781 g per piece in steel (181.933 g in stainless), calculated from the nominal geometry — real parts vary with tolerance and head chamfers.

DesignationM18 × 1.5 fine
Pitch1.5 mm
Major Ø18 mm
Pitch Ø17.03 mm
Minor Ø ext16.16 mm
Tap drillØ 16.5 mm

Other lengthsDIN 912 M18

All M18 specifications

Interchangeability

DIN 912 is catalogued with ISO 4762 as its equivalent designation. Dimensions are compared field by field rather than assumed identical.