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Commercial Tolerances



Rod, Bar & Wire Cold Finished
Standard Tolerances

Diameter
Round Wire and Rod, Cold Finished

Specified Diameter (inches) Tolerance - Inches Plus and Minus
(Allowable Deviation from Specified Diameter)
Drawn Wire Cold Finished Rod Rolled Rod
Plus Minus
Up thru 0.035 .0005 - - -
0.036-0.064 .001 - - -
0.065-0.374 .0015 - - -
0.375-0.500 - .0015 - -
0.501-1.000 - .002 - -
1.001-1.500 - .0025 - -
1.501-2.000 - .004 .006 .006
2.001-3.000 - .006 .008 .008
3.001-3.499 - .008 .012 .012
3.500-5.000 - .012 .031 .016
5.001-8.000 - - .062 .031

DISTANCE ACROSS FLATS
Square, Hexagonal, and Octagonal Wire and Bar

Specified Distance Across Flats - Inches Tolerance - Inches Plus and Minus
(Allowable Deviation from Specified Distance Across Flats)
Drawn Wire Cold Finished Bar
Up thru 0.035 .001 -
0.036-0.064 .0015 -
0.065-0.374 .002 -
0.375-0.500 - .002
0.501-1.000 - .0025
1.001-1.500 - .003
1.501-2.000 - .005
2.001-3.000 - .008


THICKNESS AND WIDTH
Rectangular Wire and Bar

Specified Thickness or Width - Inches Tolerance - Inches Plus and Minus
(Allowable Deviation from Specified Distance Across Flats)
Drawn Wire and Cold Finished Bar
Thickness Width
Up thru 0.035 .001 -
0.036-0.064 .0015 -
0.065-0.500 .002 .002
0.751-1.000 .0025 .0025
1.001-1.500 .003 .003
1.501-2.000 .005 .005
2.001-3.000 .008 .008
3.001-4.000 - .010

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