An eye bolt is a screw with a loop on one end and threads on the other end. Eye bolts are commonly used to attach cables to objects, to facilitate lifting. Eye bolts made by bending a rod or wire into a loop are only suitable for light duty applications, as heavy loads can cause the eye to open. For high loads, eye bolts with forged or welded loops should be chosen, as they can withstand loads up to the tensile strength of the material of which they are made.

Care must be taken when lifting heavy objects. Standard forged eye bolts should not be used with angular lifts. If an angular lift is required, a properly seated shoulder pattern machinery eye bolt must be used.

RATED CAPACITY

Diameter Inches 0 deg lbs 45 deg lbs Shank Length I.D. Eye O.D. Eye
1/4-20 500 125 1 3/4 1-3/16
5/16-18 900 225 1-1/8 7/8 1-7/16
3/8-16 1300 325 1-1/4 1 1-11/16
7/16-14 1800 450 1-3/8 1-3/32 1-13/16
1/2-13 2400 600 1-1/2 1-3/16 2-1/8
9/16-12 3200 800 1-3/4 1-3/8 2-9/16
5/8-11 4000 1000 1-3/4 1-3/8 2-9/16
3/4-10 5000 1250 2 1-1/2 2-13/16
7/8-9 7000 1750 2-1/4 1-11/16 3-3/16
1-8 9000 2250 2-1/2 1-13/16 3-9/16
1 1/8-7 12000 3000 2-3/4 2 4-1/16
1 1/4-7 15000 3750 3 2-3/16 4-7/16
1 1/2-6 21000 5250 3-1/2 2-1/2 5-3/16
1 3/4-5 28000 7000 3-3/4 2-7/8 6
2-4 1/2 38000 9500 4 3-1/4 6-7/8

RATED CAPACITY

Diameter MM 0 deg kgs 45 deg kgs Shank Length I.D. Eye O.D. Eye
M6-1.0 210 52 12 19 30
M7-1.0 370 92 14 22 36.5
M8-1.0 500 125 16 25 43
M10-1.5 740 185 20 27 46
M12-1.75 1030 257 24 30 54
M14-2.0 1600 400 28 35 65
M16-2.0 1810 452 32 35 65
M18-2.5 2140 535 36 38 71.5
M20-2.5 2860 715 40 41 81
M24-3.0 3850 962 48 46 90.4
M27-3.0 5200 1300 48 51 103
M30-3.5 6400 1600 60 55 112.7
M36-4.0 8970 2242 72 63 131.8
M45-4.5 11960 2990 84 73 152.4
M52-5.0 16230 4057 96 82 174.6

Mechanical Properties

Tensile 65,000 psi
Yield 30,000 psi

Loads should always be applied in the plane of the eye.

Not at some angle to this plane.

It is not recommended to lift at more than 45 degrees.

Working load limits for eye bolts are based on a straight vertical lift in a gradually increasing manner.

We offer the lowest minimums in the industry, and sell by the piece or in bulk.