Jon Danniken wrote:

While the factory doesn't specify the grade, the nuts they go into
have a six (or possibly a 60) on them.

That's grade 6. Standard is grade 8. The mating strength for a bolt would be
grade 8.8. Grade 10.9 is just a waste of money. Sure, they are more brittle
(they can't be *stretched* as much before they fail) but there is no
construction that requires a *plastic* stretch.

So it is OK.


Nick
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