An American National Standard. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Date of Issuance: September 14, 2005. 122p. This Standard covers the complete dimensional and general data for metric formed hex screws recognized as American National Standard. Formed hex screws are cold formed products with fully upset (non-trimmed) heads. Formed hex screws are standard only in sizes M5 thru M24, with lengths up to 150 mm, or 10 times nominal screw size, whichever is shorter.