46 CFR § 164.023-5 - Performance; standard thread.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s164.023-5"
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title: "46 CFR § 164.023-5 - Performance; standard thread."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "164.023-5"
section_name: "Performance; standard thread."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "Q"
subchapter_name: "EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MATERIALS: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL"
part_number: "164"
part_name: "MATERIALS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 4302; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
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# 164.023-5 Performance; standard thread.
(a) *Use Codes 1, 2, 3, 4BC, 4RB, 5 (any).* Each thread which complies with all of the requirements of a specification listed in table 164.023-5(a) is assigned Use Codes 1, 2, 3, 4BC, 4RB, and 5 (any).
Table 164.023-5(**a**)
[Use codes 1, 2, 3, 4BC, 4RB, 5(any)]
| Federal or militaryspecification | Material | Type | Class | Ticket No. or size range |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| V-T-285E | Polyester | I or II | 1 | E, F, FF. |
| V-T-295E | Nylon | I or II | A | E, F, FF. |
| MIL-T-43624A | Polyester | | | 24 through 12. |
| MIL-T-43548C | Polyester covered only | | | 24 through 12. |
(b) *Use Code 4B.* Each thread which meets the requirements of Federal Specifications V-T-295, Type II, Class A, number size 4, is assigned Use Code 4B.