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When you choose a fastener company, you need to know some important points and then select the one from a wide selection. There must be a perfect fastener to do a job done in a great way. When you buy a fastener,the company must give you all these fasteners that include screws, bolts,nuts, washer, stud and socket
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How to Choose the Fastener and Fastener’s Company When you choose a fastener company, you need to know some important points and then select the one from a wide selection. There must be a perfect fastener to do a job done in a great way. When you buy a fastener, the company must give you all these fasteners that include screws, bolts, nuts, washer, stud and socket. Let’s read it below in details: Screw: A screw is a type of fastener in which one end have a helical thread on its surface. It is commonly used in home applications. It is placed in a particular hole and generates a very tight seal that is very complex to rupture. Bolts: Bolts needs a nut to make a perfect bond. There are various types of bolts such as hexagon head bolts, heavy hex bolt, t-head bolts, U-bolt, tap bolt and square bolt. They can be tightened by screwdrivers and nutdrivers. These bolts are available in a variety of sizes, shapes,
standards and grades such as stainless steel 316 ASTM A182 hexagon head bolts fastener, Carbon steel ASTM A193 B6 Heavy hex bolts. Nuts: Nuts are of various types such as hex or square nut, Lock Nut and wing Nut and each has a different function. Hex or square nut has generally has square or hex shaped head while lock nut has a hex head and wing nut is designed to be tightened or loosened by hand.
Washers: Washer is of various types that are flat washer and lock washer. Flat washer is generally used to prevent friction or leaking while lock washer is generally used to prevent the loosening of a fastener.
What need to take precaution before choosing the fasteners? 1. You should ensure that the fasteners must be dimensionally correct. 2. Must know exactly the torque specifications, size, length, strength, materials used and then choose the right fastener for your applications. 3. Fasteners do not work well if there is a part not installed properly. So, need to check each part of the application and then use the fastener. 4. Must have basic training on the tools before using in the application at larger scale.