Hexagon Socket Screw Key Chart — ISO 2936:2001 Metric, s 0.7 – 36 mm, Standard/Long/Extra-long

Metric hexagon socket screw key dimensions per ISO 2936:2001 — width across flats s from 0.7 to 36 mm with tolerances, across-corners limits e, long-arm lengths in standard/long/extra-long series, limit deviations and short-arm length l2, transcribed row-for-row from the live-collected chart.

Last updated: 2026-11

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Hexagon Socket Screw Key Chart — ISO 2936:2001 Metric, s 0.7 – 36 mm, Standard/Long/Extra-long in an industrial setting
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Specifications

The metric counterpart to the inch hex key ladder: ISO 2936 defines the L-shaped ball-less keys that drive every metric socket head cap screw (DIN 912 / ISO 4762) from instrument sizes up. The collected chart runs s (width across flats) from 0.7 mm through the whole metric ladder — 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 mm and on — to 36 mm, 34 rows, each carrying s with max/min limits, the across-corners envelope e (max/min), the key's long-arm length l1 offered in three series — standard, long, extra-long — with limit deviations, and the short-arm length l2 with its own deviation. Reading rows: an s = 5 key (the socket of an M8 cap screw) measures 5.00/4.95 mm across flats, corners 5.67/5.58 mm, with a 85 mm standard arm (120 long, 165 extra-long) and 33 mm short arm; an s = 10 key runs 122/180/234 mm long-arm options against a 50 mm short arm. The series choice is ergonomic, not dimensional: long and extra-long arms reach recessed or shielded sockets and add leverage, with the trade that more arm length means more tip flex. Availability thins at both ends — no long or extra-long below s = 1.3 mm, standard-only from s = 19 up, extra-long ending at s = 18 mm (all flagged). Match key to screw by the socket callout of the screw standard, not the screw diameter. Key material, hardness and finish are not tabulated — per RFQ.

Standard ISO 2936:2001 — hexagon socket screw keys, metric; width across flats s = 0.7 to 36 mm, 34 tabulated rows
s tolerances Per row: s max/min — examples: s 5 → 5.00/4.95; s 6 → 6.00/5.95; s 10 → 10.00/9.94; s 19 → 19.00/18.87 mm
Across corners (e) e max/min per row — example s 5: 5.67/5.58 mm
Arm lengths (mm) l1 long-arm length in Standard / Long / Extra-long series with limit deviations printed per size band (0/−2 up to 0/−12 as s grows); l2 short-arm nominal length with its own limit deviation — example s 5: l1 85/120/165 (l1 dev 0/−4), l2 33 (dev 0/−2); s 10: l1 122/180/234 (l1 dev 0/−6), l2 50
Series availability Long/Extra-long not offered at s 0.7 and 0.9 mm; standard-only from s 19 mm up; Extra-long ends at s 18 mm — source "-"s reproduced as printed
Key material / hardness / finish Not tabulated by the collected chart — per RFQ
Metric hexagon socket screw keys — ISO 2936:2001 dimensions, s 0.7 to 36 mm, standard / long / extra-long seriesAll dimensions in millimetres, re-transcribed from a live DOM recapture of the source table (rowspan-expanded grid, 2026-11-01) which restored three columns the earlier static flatten dropped. Header groups: s spans three columns (nom., max., min.); e spans two (max., min.); l1 (long-arm length) spans FOUR — Standard, Long, Extra-long and their Limit Deviation; l2 (short-arm length) spans two — nominal and its Limit Deviation (the source prints the l2 nominal header cell empty, reproduced). The source prints each Limit Deviation token once per size band, merged down its rows (l1: "0 -2" covers s 0.7-2, "0 -4" s 2.5-6, "0 -6" s 7-12, "0 -7" s 13-19, "0 -12" s 21-36; l2: "0 -2" s 0.7-12, "0 -3" s 13-19, "0 -5" s 21-36) — expanded onto every spanned row here, compact form reproduced as printed ("0 -2" = 0/−2). The source prints "-" for Long and Extra-long on s = 0.7 and 0.9, and from s = 19 up offers the Standard series only (Extra-long ends at s = 18) — reproduced as printed. Anomaly reproduced as printed: the s = 0.9 row prints s max 0.89 / min 0.88, both below the 0.9 nominal (the s = 0.7 row prints max 0.71 above nominal) — verify before quoting this size.
s Nom. (mm)s Max (mm)s Min (mm)e Max (mm)e Min (mm)l1 Standard (mm)l1 Long (mm)l1 Extra-long (mm)l1 Limit Dev. (mm)l2 Nom. (mm)l2 Limit Dev. (mm)
0.70.710.700.790.7633--0 -270 -2
0.90.890.880.990.9633--0 -2110 -2
1.31.271.241.421.374163.5810 -2130 -2
1.51.501.481.681.6346.563.591.50 -215.50 -2
22.001.962.252.1852771020 -2180 -2
2.52.502.462.822.7558.587.5114.50 -420.50 -2
33.002.963.393.3166931290 -4230 -2
3.53.503.453.963.9169.598.51400 -425.50 -2
44.003.954.534.44741041440 -4290 -2
4.54.504.455.105.0480114.51560 -430.50 -2
55.004.955.675.58851201650 -4330 -2
66.005.956.816.71961411860 -4380 -2
77.006.947.947.851021471970 -6410 -2
88.007.949.098.971081582080 -6440 -2
99.008.9410.2310.101141692190 -6470 -2
1010.009.9411.3711.231221802340 -6500 -2
1111.0010.8912.5112.311291912470 -6530 -2
1212.0011.8913.6513.441372022620 -6570 -2
1313.0012.8914.7914.561452132770 -7630 -3
1414.0013.8915.9315.701542292940 -7700 -3
1515.0014.8917.0716.831612403070 -7730 -3
1616.0015.8918.2117.971682403070 -7760 -3
1717.0016.8919.3519.091772623370 -7800 -3
1818.0017.8920.4920.211882623580 -7840 -3
1919.0018.8721.6321.32199--0 -7890 -3
2121.0020.8723.9123.58211--0 -12960 -5
2222.0021.8725.0524.71222--0 -121020 -5
2323.0022.8726.1625.86233--0 -121080 -5
2424.0023.8727.3326.97248--0 -121140 -5
2727.0026.8730.7530.36277--0 -121270 -5
2929.0028.8733.0332.59311--0 -121410 -5
3030.0029.8734.1733.75315--0 -121420 -5
3232.0031.8436.4535.98347--0 -121570 -5
3636.0035.8441.0140.50391--0 -121760 -5
  • Row 1 (0.7): Long and Extra-long series not offered ("-") at s = 0.7 and 0.9 mm; the s = 0.9 row also prints s max 0.89 / min 0.88, both below the 0.9 nominal — reproduced as printed, verify before quoting.
  • Row 25 (19): From s = 19 mm up the source offers the Standard series only ("-" Long / "-" Extra-long); Extra-long stops at s = 18 mm.
  • Row 1 (0.7): Limit Deviation columns: the source prints one merged token per size band (l1 "0 -2" to "0 -12", l2 "0 -2"/"0 -3"/"0 -5") spanning consecutive rows; the per-row values here are that band token expanded onto every row it covers, not a per-size figure.

Materials

  • Metric hex keys are commonly through-hardened alloy tool steel; state hardness range and finish at RFQ

Ordering & documentation

Documents

Shipments are backed by Mill Test Certificate (MTC), Dimensional Report, Salt Spray Test Report on request, with full batch traceability from raw material to finished product. Quality management follows the owner-confirmed compliance list: ISO 9001:2015, RoHS, REACH. Exact document sets are confirmed on the order.

Quotation

  • The fastener family (Hexagon Socket Screw Key Chart — ISO 2936:2001 Metric, s 0.7 – 36 mm, Standard/Long/Extra-long) plus the standard designation from your drawing — DIN / ISO / JIS / ASTM / ANSI, or a drawing for custom parts.
  • Size (diameter and length), thread type (metric or inch), property class or grade, and coating or finish.
  • Quantity per size and your target delivery date.
  • Destination country, and any required documents (for example a mill test certificate) so the quote includes them.

Sample & supply

Minimum order quantity is 10,000 pieces. Stock items run 3–7 days. Quantities or variants outside the standard range are confirmed at quotation.

Storage & shipping

Parts are packed for export and shipped factory-direct to buyers in Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East. Store fasteners dry and protected until installation, and keep coated parts in their packaging until use; specific packing and preservation requirements can be stated on the order and confirmed at quotation.

Frequently asked questions

Which key goes with which metric socket screw, and when is the long or extra-long series worth specifying?

Match by socket: an M8 socket head cap screw (DIN 912 / ISO 4762) calls an s = 6 mm socket, so the s 6 key with its 6.00/5.95 mm across-flats limits is the driver — the mapping lives in the screw standard's table, and this chart's job is the key's own dimensions and tolerances. The series question is access and leverage: the standard series suits open and shallow sockets; the long series (an s 5 key grows from 85 to 120 mm) reaches sockets recessed below washers, inside counterbores or behind guards, and the extra-long (165 mm at s 5) goes deeper still or adds reach-over leverage — at the cost of tip flex, which at small sizes can begin to round the socket if the key is allowed to lean under torque. Two disciplines protect the socket: keep the key perpendicular under full torque, and check a heavily used key against the chart's across-flats minimum (4.95 mm at s 5) — below that it is a socket-rounder, not a driver. Note the availability ladder the source prints: long and extra-long exist only from s 1.3 mm up, extra-long stops at s 18 mm, and from s 19 upward only the standard series — so a large assembly that needs reach needs a bit-and-holder arrangement, which is a sourcing question to raise at RFQ.

What is the MOQ and lead time for threaded parts and tooling referenced by this chart?

The minimum order quantity is 10,000 pieces. Stock items ship in 3–7 days; non-stock items are confirmed at quotation. Confirm the exact schedule against quantity, size mix and any tooling items at quotation.

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