ASME B107.500 2020
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ASME B107.500-2020: Pliers and Shears
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| ASME | 2020 | 122 |
This Standard provides performance and safety requirements for pliers, including long nose, long reach pliers, pliers suitable for inserting and removing internal and external retaining rings, pliers having gripping surfaces and/or cutting edges, adjustable joint and slip joint pliers, and pliers (also known as Cannon Plug Pliers) that are used primarily for connecting or disconnecting threaded lock collars of electrical connectors. Inclusion of dimensional and functional data in this Standard does not imply that all products described herein are stock production sizes. Consumers are requested to consult with manufacturers concerning lists of stock production sizes.
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| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 4 | CONTENTS |
| 9 | Foreword |
| 10 | ASME B107 COMMITTEE ROSTER |
| 11 | CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE B107 COMMITTEE |
| 14 | 1 SCOPE 2 DEFINITIONS |
| 15 | 3 REFERENCES 4 CLASSIFICATION 5 GENERAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS 5.1 Materials 5.2 Finish 5.3 Marking |
| 16 | 5.4 Handles 5.5 Comfort Grips 5.6 Joint 5.7 Spring 5.8 Jaws 6 CATEGORY 11 DIAGONAL-CUTTING AND END-CUTTING PLIERS 6.1 Type I, Diagonal Cutting, Regular Nose 6.2 Type II, Regular Nose, Compound Action 6.3 Type IV, End Cutting 6.4 Handle Hardness 6.5 Fastener Hardness 6.6 Springs |
| 17 | 6.7 Jaw and Cutting-Edge Hardness Figures Figure 6-1 Typical Profiles of Severed Copper Wire With Corresponding Cutting‐Edge Cross Sections Figure 6.1-1 Category 11 Type I, Diagonal Cutting, Regular Nose, Plain Tables Table 6-1 Classification for Diagonal-Cutting and End-Cutting Pliers — Category 11 |
| 18 | Figure 6.1-2 Category 11 Type I, Alternate Design Figure 6.1-3 Category 11 Type I, Alternate Design With Stripping Notches and Skinning Hole Figure 6.1-4 Category 11 Type I, Alternate Design With Cushion Grip Throat |
| 19 | Figure 6.2-1 Category 11 Type II, Regular Nose, Compound Action Figure 6.3-1 Category 11 Type IV, End Cutting Table 6.1-1 Category 11 Dimensional Requirements |
| 20 | 7 CATEGORY 13 LONG-NOSE, LONG-REACH PLIERS 7.1 Type I, Flat Nose/Duckbill 7.2 Type II, Double Round Nose 7.3 Type III, Round Nose |
| 21 | 7.4 Handle Hardness 7.5 Fastener Hardness 7.6 Springs 7.7 Jaw and Cutting-Edge Hardness 7.8 Scored Surfaces Table 7-1 Classification for Long-Nose, Long-Reach Pliers — Category 13 |
| 22 | Figure 7.1.1-1 Category 13 Type I, Class 1, Flat Nose/Duckbill, Narrow Nose Table 7.1.1-1 Category 13 Pliers Dimensional Requirements |
| 23 | Figure 7.1.2-1 Category 13 Type I, Class 2, Flat Nose/Duckbill, Medium Nose Figure 7.1.3-1 Category 13 Type I, Class 3, Style A, Flat Nose/Duckbill, Wide Nose, Without Cutter Figure 7.1.4-1 Category 13 Type I, Class 4, Flat Nose/Duckbill, Long Reach, Flat Nose |
| 24 | Figure 7.2-1 Category 13 Type II, Double Round Nose Figure 7.3.1-1 Category 13 Type III, Class 1, Style A, Round Nose, Long Nose, Without Cutter |
| 25 | Figure 7.3.1-2 Category 13 Type III, Class 1, Style B, Round Nose, Long Nose, With Cutter Figure 7.3.2-1 Category 13 Type III, Class 2, Round Nose, Bent Nose |
| 26 | Figure 7.3.3-1 Category 13 Type III, Class 3, Style A, Round Nose, Short Nose, Without Cutter Figure 7.3.3-2 Category 13 Type III, Class 3, Style A, Round Nose, Short Nose, Without Cutter (Optional Design) Figure 7.3.3-3 Category 13 Type III, Class 3, Style B, Round Nose, Short Nose, With Cutter |
| 27 | 8 CATEGORY 16 SHEARS 8.1 Type I, Tinner Shear 8.2 Type II, Compound Leverage Figure 7.3.4-1 Category 13 Type III, Class 4, Style A, Round Nose, Needle Nose, Without Cutter |
| 28 | 8.3 Finish 8.4 Handle Characteristics 8.5 Pivot 8.6 Blades Table 8-1 Category 16 Shears |
| 29 | Table 8-2 Classification for Shears — Category 16 |
| 30 | Figure 8.1.1-1 Category 16 Type I, Class 1, Style A Figure 8.1.1-2 Category 16 Type I, Class 1, Style B Figure 8.1.1-3 Category 16 Type I, Class 1, Style C |
| 31 | Figure 8.1.2-1 Category 16 Type I, Class 2 Figure 8.2.1-1 Category 16 Type II, Class 1, Straight Cutting Style A Regular Figure 8.2.1-2 Category 16 Type II, Class 1, Straight Cutting Style B Bulldog |
| 32 | Figure 8.2.1-3 Category 16 Type II, Class 1, Straight Cutting Style C Long Cut Figure 8.2.2-1 Category 16 Type II, Class 2, Straight and Circular Cutting to the Right Figure 8.2.3-1 Category 16 Type II, Class 3, Straight and Circular Cutting to the Left |
| 33 | Figure 8.2.4-1 Category 16 Type II, Class 4, Offset Jaw, Straight and Circular Cutting to the Right Figure 8.2.5-1 Category 16 Type II, Class 5, Offset Jaw, Straight and Circular Cutting to the Left |
| 34 | 9 CATEGORY 18 WIRE-TWISTER PLIERS 9.1 Design 9.2 Handle Hardness 9.3 Fastener Hardness 9.4 Jaw and Cutting-Edge Hardness 9.5 Spiral Mechanism — Category 18 9.6 Locking Device — Category 18 |
| 35 | Table 9.1-1 Category 18 Dimensions of Pliers, Wire Twister, With Side Cutter Table 9-1 Classification for Wire-Twister Pliers — Category 18 |
| 36 | Figure 9.1-1 Category 18 Pliers, Wire Twister, With Side Cutter in Locked Position Figure 9.1-2 Category 18 Nose Design, Pliers, Wire Twister, 6 in. |
| 37 | 10 CATEGORY 19 RETAINING RING PLIERS 10.1 Type I, Pliers, Retaining Ring, Internal 10.2 Type II, Pliers, Retaining Ring, External 10.3 Type III, Pliers, Retaining Ring, External (Automotive) Figure 9.1-3 Category 18 Nose Design, Pliers, Wire Twister, 9 in. and 12 in. |
| 38 | 10.4 Type IV, Pliers With Replaceable Tips, Retaining Ring, Internal and External 10.5 Type V, Pliers, Retaining Ring, Internal and External (Convertible) 10.6 Type VI, Pliers, Retaining Ring, Replaceable Tips, Internal and External (Universal) 10.7 Marking 10.8 Fastener Hardness 10.9 Tips 10.10 Jaw Stops |
| 39 | Figure 10.1-1 Category 19 Internal Retaining Rings Table 10-1 Classification for Retaining Ring Pliers — Category 19 |
| 40 | Figure 10.1.1-1 Category 19 Type I, Class 1 Table 10.1.1-1 Category 19 Type I |
| 41 | Figure 10.1.2-1 Category 19 Type I, Class 2 Figure 10.2-1 Category 19 External Retaining Rings Table 10.2.1-1 Category 19 Type II, Class 1 |
| 42 | Figure 10.2.1-1 Category 19 Type II, Class 1 Table 10.2.2-1 Category 19 Type II, Classes 2 and 3 |
| 43 | Figure 10.2.2-1 Category 19 Type II, Class 2 Figure 10.2.3-1 Category 19 Type II, Class 3 Table 10.2.4-1 Category 19 Type II, Class 4 |
| 44 | Figure 10.2.4-1 Category 19 Type II, Class 4 Figure 10.3.1-1 Category 19 Type III, Class 1 Figure 10.3.2-1 Category 19 External Retaining Rings (Lock Ring) |
| 45 | Figure 10.3.2-2 Category 19 Type III, Class 2 Figure 10.4.1-1 Category 19 Type IV, Class 1 Table 10.3.2-1 Category 19 Type III, Class 2 |
| 46 | Table 10.4.1-1 Category 19 Replaceable Tips for Type IV, Class 1, and Type VI |
| 47 | Figure 10.4.1-2 Category 19 Replaceable Tips Figure 10.4.2-1 Category 19 Type IV, Class 2 |
| 48 | Table 10.4.2-1 Category 19 Replaceable Tips for Type IV, Classes 2 and 3, and Type VI Table 10.4.3-1 Category 19 Type IV, Class 3 |
| 49 | Figure 10.4.3-1 Category 19 Type IV, Class 3 Table 10.5-1 Category 19 Type V |
| 50 | Figure 10.5-1 Category 19 Type V Figure 10.6-1 Category 19 Type VI Table 10.6-1 Category 19 Type VI |
| 51 | 11 CATEGORY 20 LINEMAN’S, IRONWORKER’S, GAS, GLASS, FENCE, AND BATTERY PLIERS 11.1 Type I, Lineman’s and Ironworker’s 11.2 Type IV, Combination Jaw 11.3 Type V, Gas 11.4 Type VI, Glass 11.5 Type VII, Fence 11.6 Type VIII, Battery 11.7 Handle Hardness 11.8 Joint |
| 52 | 11.9 Joint Fastener Hardness 11.10 Springs 11.11 Jaw and Cutting-Edge Hardness Figure 11.1-1 Category 20 Type I, Class 1, Lineman’s, Square Head Table 11-1 Classification for Lineman’s, Ironworker’s, Gas, Glass, Fence, and Battery Pliers — Category 20 |
| 53 | Figure 11.1-2 Category 20 Type I, Class 1, Ironworker’s, Square Head Figure 11.1.2-1 Category 20 Type I, Class 2, Lineman’s, Round Head Table 11.1.1-1 Category 20 Type I, Class 1, Lineman’s and Ironworker’s |
| 54 | Figure 11.1.3-1 Category 20 Type I, Class 3, Lineman’s, Square Head With Wire Stripper Figure 11.2-1 Category 20 Type IV, Combination Jaw Table 11.2-1 Category 20 Type IV, Combination Jaw Table 11.3-1 Category 20 Type V, Gas |
| 55 | Figure 11.3-1 Category 20 Type V, Gas Table 11.4-1 Category 20 Type VI, Glass |
| 56 | Figure 11.4-1 Category 20 Type VI, Glass Figure 11.5-1 Category 20 Type VII, Fence Table 11.5-1 Category 20 Type VII, Fence |
| 57 | 12 CATEGORY 22 ELECTRONIC CUTTERS AND PLIERS 12.1 Type I, Cutters 12.2 Type II, Pliers Figure 11.6-1 Category 20 Type VIII, Battery Table 11.6-1 Category 20 Type VIII, Battery |
| 58 | 12.3 Handle Hardness 12.4 Joint Fastener Hardness 12.5 Springs |
| 59 | 12.6 Jaw and Cutting-Edge Hardness 12.7 Smooth Jaws 12.8 Serrations |
| 60 | Table 12-1 Wire Cut Test Specifications |
| 61 | Table 12-2 Classification for Electronic Cutters and Pliers — Category 22 |
| 62 | Figure 12.1.1-1 Category 22 Type I, Class 1, Style A, Oval Head |
| 63 | Table 12.1.1-1 Category 22 Dimensional Requirements |
| 64 | Figure 12.1.2-1 Category 22 Type I, Class 1, Style B, Relieved Oval Head Figure 12.1.3-1 Category 22 Type I, Class 1, Style C, Tapered Head |
| 65 | Figure 12.1.4-1 Category 22 Type I, Class 2, Offset Nippers (Oblique) |
| 66 | Figure 12.1.5-1 Category 22 Type I, Class 3, Transverse Cutters (End) |
| 67 | Figure 12.1.6-1 Category 22 Type I, Class 4, End Cutters (Angle) Figure 12.2.1-1 Category 22 Type II, Class 1, Flat Nose |
| 68 | Figure 12.2.2.1-1 Category 22 Type II, Class 2, Style A, Long Nose Without Side Cutter Figure 12.2.2.2-1 Category 22 Type II, Class 2, Style B, Long Nose With Side Cutter |
| 69 | Figure 12.2.2.3-1 Category 22 Type II, Class 2, Style C, Curved Nose Figure 12.2.2.4-1 Category 22 Type II, Class 2, Style D, Short Nose |
| 70 | Figure 12.2.2.5-1 Category 22 Type II, Class 2, Style E, Subminiature Figure 12.2.3-1 Category 22 Type II, Class 3, Long Nose With Tip Cutter |
| 71 | Figure 12.2.4-1 Category 22 Type II, Class 4, Needle Nose Figure 12.2.5-1 Category 22 Type II, Class 5, Round Nose |
| 72 | 13 CATEGORY 23 MULTIPLE POSITION ADJUSTABLE PLIERS 13.1 Type I, Adjustable Joint, Angle Nose 13.2 Type II, Slip Joint, Combination Jaw 13.3 Handle Hardness 13.4 Joint Fastener Hardness 13.5 Jaw and Cutting-Edge Hardness |
| 73 | Table 13-1 Classification for Multiple Position Adjustable Pliers — Category 23 Table 13.1-1 Category 23 Type I, Class 1, Styles A, B, D, and E: Adjustable Joint, Angle Nose, Multiple Grooves, Tongue Table 13.1-2 Category 23 Type I, Class 1, Style C: Adjustable Joint, Angle Nose, Multiple Grooves, Tongue |
| 74 | Figure 13.1.1-1 Category 23 Type I, Class 1, Style A, Adjustable Joint, Angle Nose, Multiple Grooves, Tongue, Straight, Serrated Jaws |
| 75 | Figure 13.1.1-2 Category 23 Type I, Class 1, Style B, Adjustable Joint, Angle Nose, Multiple Grooves, Tongue, Curved, Serrated Jaws |
| 76 | Figure 13.1.1-3 Category 23 Type I, Class 1, Style C, Adjustable Joint, Angle Nose, Multiple Grooves, Tongue, Parrot-Nosed Jaws Figure 13.1.1-4 Category 23 Type I, Class 1, Style D, Adjustable Joint, Angle Nose, Multiple Grooves, Tongue, Straight, Smooth Jaws |
| 77 | Figure 13.1.1-5 Category 23 Type I, Class 1, Style E, Adjustable Joint, Angle Nose, Multiple Grooves, Tongue, Combination Jaws Table 13.1.2-1 Category 23 Type I, Class 2, Adjustable Joint, Angle Nose, Multiple Holes |
| 78 | Figure 13.1.2-1 Category 23 Type I, Class 2, Adjustable Joint, Angle Nose, Multiple Holes |
| 80 | Table 13.2.1-1 Category 23 Type II, Class 1, Style A: Slip Joint, Combination Jaw, Straight Nose, Regular |
| 81 | Figure 13.2.1-1 Category 23 Type II, Class 1, Style A: Slip Joint, Combination Jaw, Straight Nose, Regular Table 13.2.1-2 Category 23 Type II, Class 1, Style B: Slip Joint, Combination Jaw, Straight Nose, Thin |
| 82 | Figure 13.2.1-2 Category 23 Type II, Class 1, Style B: Slip Joint, Combination Jaw, Straight Nose, Thin Table 13.2.2-1 Category 23 Type II, Class 2, Slip Joint, Combination Jaw, Bent Nose |
| 83 | 14 CATEGORY 24 LOCKING, CLAMP, AND TUBING PINCH-OFF PLIERS 14.1 Type I, Locking Pliers Figure 13.2.2-1 Category 23 Type II, Class 2, Slip Joint, Combination Jaw, Bent Nose |
| 84 | 14.2 Type II, Clamp 14.3 Type III, Tubing Pinch‐Off 14.4 Handle Characteristics 14.5 Handle Hardness 14.6 Adjusting Screw 14.7 Joint Fastener Hardness 14.8 Springs 14.9 Jaw Opening 14.10 Jaw and Cutting-Edge Hardness 14.11 Serrations |
| 85 | Figure 14-1 Category 24 Typical Release Mechanisms for Locking Pliers Table 14-1 Classification for Locking, Clamp, and Tubing Pinch-Off Pliers — Category 24 Table 14.1.1-1 Category 24 Type I Dimensional Requirements |
| 86 | Figure 14.1.1-1 Category 24 Type I, Class 1, Style A, Straight Jaw Without Cutter |
| 87 | Figure 14.1.2-1 Category 24 Type I, Class 2, Styles A and B, Curved Jaw Without and With Cutter (Style B Shown) Figure 14.1.3-1 Category 24 Type I, Class 3, Styles A and B, Long Nose With and Without Cutter (Style B Shown) |
| 88 | Figure 14.1.4-1 Category 24 Type I, Class 4, Style A, Smooth Jaws Without Cutter |
| 89 | Table 14-2.1-1 Category 24 Type II |
| 90 | Figure 14.2.1-1 Category 24 Type II, Class 1, Style A, “C” Clamp, Fixed Without Swivel Pads Figure 14.2.2-1 Category 24 Type II, Class 1, Style B, “C” Clamp, Fixed With Swivel Pads |
| 91 | Figure 14.2.3-1 Category 24 Type II, Class 2, Sheet Metal Clamp |
| 92 | Figure 14.2.4-1 Category 24 Type II, Class 3, Welding Clamp Table 14.3-1 Category 24 Type III |
| 93 | 15 CATEGORY 27 MULTIPLE POSITION, ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR PLIERS 15.1 Design 15.2 Handle Hardness 15.3 Joint Fastener Hardness 15.4 Jaw Opening 15.5 Jaw Hardness 15.6 Sleeve/Insert Figure 14.3-1 Category 24 Type III, Tubing Pinch-Off |
| 94 | Figure 15.1-1 Category 27 Pliers, Multiple Position, Minimum Capacity Position Figure 15.1-2 Category 27 Pliers, Multiple Position, Maximum Capacity Position |
| 95 | 16 CATEGORY 37 WIRE CUTTERS/STRIPPERS 16.1 Type I, Wire Strippers, Pivoting Handles 16.2 Type II, Wire Cutters/Strippers, Flat Jaws and Handles, Classes 1, 2, 3, and 4 |
| 96 | 16.3 Finish 16.4 Marking 16.5 Joint Fastener Hardness 16.6 Springs 16.7 Jaw Opening 16.8 Cushion Grip Throat 16.9 Jaw and Cutting-Edge Hardness Table 16-1 Classification for Wire Cutters/Strippers — Category 37 |
| 97 | Figure 16.1.1-1 Category 37 Type I, Class 1, Wire Cutter/Stripper, Pivoting Handle Table 16.1.1-1 Category 37 Type I, Class 1, Blade Sizes and Capacity Table 16.1.2-1 Category 37 Type I, Class 2, Blade Sizes and Capacity |
| 98 | Figure 16.1.2-1 Category 37 Type I, Class 2, Wire Stripper for Teflon® Insulation, MIL-W-16878 Types E and EE Figure 16.2-1 Category 37 Type II, Class 1, Wire Cutter/Stripper, Small Frame, Strippers Forward of Pivot, Nonadjustable, With Spring and Lock Optional Figure 16.2-2 Category 37 Type II, Class 2, Wire Cutter/Stripper, Large Frame, Strippers Forward of Pivot |
| 99 | Figure 16.2-3 Category 37 Type II, Class 3, Wire Cutter/Stripper, Large Frame, Strippers Rear of Pivot Figure 16.2-4 Category 37 Type II, Class 4, Wire Cutter/Stripper, Small Frame, Strippers Forward of Pivot, Adjustable Size, With Spring and Lock Optional Table 16.2-1 Category 37 Type II, Blade Sizes and Capacity |
| 100 | 17 TESTS 17.1 Handle Load Test 17.2 Cut Tests |
| 102 | 17.3 Hardness Test |
| 103 | 17.4 Solvent Resistance Test 17.5 Joint Integrity Test 17.6 Jaw Opening and Closing Test 17.7 Wire Twisting Tests — Category 18 17.8 Jaw Grip Test — Category 24 |
| 104 | 17.9 Jaw Clearance Test — Category 24, Type I, Class 2 17.10 Jaw Sleeve/Insert Test — Category 27 17.11 Wear Test — Category 16 Type II Shears 17.12 Cycle Test — Category 16 17.13 Pull Knob Security Test — Category 18 17.14 Ring Contraction Test — Category 19 17.15 Ring Expansion Test — Category 19 |
| 105 | 17.16 Tip Load Test — Category 19 17.17 Replaceable Tip Pull‐Off Test — Category 19 17.18 Locking/Load Test — Category 24 17.19 Pinch-Off Test — Category 24 Type III 18 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS OF USE |
| 106 | Table 17.1-1 Allowable Permanent Set |
| 108 | Figure 17.1.1-1 Typical Apparatus for Applying Test Load to Handles of Pliers (Load Cell Measurement) |
| 109 | Figure 17.2.4.1-1 Category 16 Method of Testing Torque — Method #1 Table 17.2.2-1 Category 18 Wire Cut Test Parameters |
| 110 | Figure 17.2.4.1-2 Category 16 Method of Testing Torque — Method #1 Alternate View, Start of Cut |
| 111 | Figure 17.2.4.1-3 Category 16 Method of Testing Torque — Method #1 Alternate View, Completion of Cut |
| 112 | Figure 17.2.4.1-4 Category 16 Method of Testing Torque — Method #2 Figure 17.2.4.1-5 Category 16 Method of Testing Torque — Method #3 |
| 113 | Figure 17.2.4.1-6 Category 16 Method of Testing Torque — Method #4 |
| 114 | Figure 17.2.4.1-7 Category 16 Method of Testing Torque — Method #4 Alternate View, Start of Cut |
| 115 | Figure 17.2.4.1-8 Category 16 Method of Testing Torque — Method #4 Alternate View, Completion of Cut |
| 116 | Figure 17.6-1 Jaw Opening and Closing Test (Concept Design) Table 17.8.1-1 Category 24 Jaw Grip Test, Type I, Classes 1, 2, and 3 Table 17.9-1 Category 24 Jaw Clearance Test, Type I, Class 2 |
| 117 | Figure 17.10-1 Category 27 Jaw Sleeve Insert Test Table 17.16.1-1 Category 19 Tip Test Specifications |
| 118 | Figure 17.16.1-1 Category 19 Typical Apparatus for Applying Test Loads to Pliers Figure 17.16.1-2 Category 19 Tip Load Test Parameters |
| 119 | Table 17.18-1 Locking/Load Test for Category 24, Types I and II |
