Square Thread Nut

The Square Thread Nut is screwed together with a bolt or screw to fasten. It is an element that must be used in all production and manufacturing machinery. It is usually made of carbon steel, stainless steel, non-ferrous metals (such as copper), and other materials.

Today, let's talk about the styles and uses of different types of nuts.

Cap nut

Cap nuts, also known as crown hex nuts, blind nuts, or dome nuts (UK), have domed ends on one side. When used with threaded fasteners with external thread, the round top surrounds the external thread to protect the thread or prevent nearby objects from contacting the thread. In addition, the dome provides a more perfect appearance.

Cap nuts are usually made of brass, steel, stainless steel (low carbon content), or nylon. They can also be chrome-plated and mirror treated.

There are two types of cap nuts. One is a low or standard cap nut. The other is a high cap nut. The high cap nut is wider and higher, which can protect the super long stud. There are also self-locking cap nuts with twisted threads in the hexagonal area to form close friction fit to prevent the nut from loosening due to vibration.

Barrel nut

Barrel nut, also known as cross screw or Square Thread Nut, is made of steel. It is called a special nut. It is very commonly used in aerospace and has also been found to meet the purpose of the furniture.

These types of nuts mainly have very thin bolt pieces and metal parts, as well as commonly used billet or forged parts. Barrel nuts are more popular than standard nuts and bolts because they do not require machining or forging flanges on the receiving parts. This can reduce their weight.

Furniture cross pin barrel nut

Furniture cross pin barrel nut, which is designed to be similar to the shape of a cylinder. It is specially used for bolts in furniture as a connector for connecting two pieces of wood. The threaded hole inside the nut is the most common, which can pass through both sides of the board.

During the installation process, the two pieces of wood need to be aligned and connected, and then the bolt hole is passed through one piece of wood and drilled into another piece of wood. Barrel nuts are also common in paperback furniture. Long bolts and barrel nuts are used to fix T-joints.

Cage nut

Cage nuts are also very commonly known as captive or clip nuts. They are composed of square nuts in spring steel cages, which are wrapped around the nuts. Whenever looseness is found, they are responsible for fixing the nut in a specific position behind the hole. Cage nuts were used in 1952 and 1953. The cage nut is designed to require an insertion tool to install the cage nut into the hole. The newer design also has the function of extrusion and release, which can realize tool-free installation.

Square hole cage nuts are technically called nuts that can be easily used where square holes are found and drilled according to their needs. This is an old-fashioned captive nut. It uses a spring clamp, which can usually hold the nut and slide on the edge of the sheet.

The application of this Square Thread Nut is usually in a slightly loose cage, allowing minor adjustments in its alignment. This is responsible for reducing the possibility of thread peeling during equipment installation and removal. The size of the spring steel clamp is responsible for determining the thickness of the panel where the nut is clamped. In this case, the size of the clip is mainly determined by the distance between the edge of the panel and the hole.

Clip nut

Clip nuts are also known as sheet metal nuts or speed nuts. The clamp nut is called a specially designed nut, which can be clamped on a metal plate. These are the most common types of captive nuts consisting of cage nuts.

Type of clip nut:

Clip nuts are the most common type. They come in many forms based on where they are clamped, shape, and thread type. Each clip nut is perfectly designed and even suitable for a small range of sheet metal measuring tools. It is worth noting that these types of clips are made of spring steel.

• G-nut

It is found that its shape is similar to the edge of the clip and sheet metal object. These types of nuts are completely different from all other types of nuts because they are usually used to clamp on small flanges on metal edges. The observed thread is an integrated nut with a special boss to be located in the hole of the metal plate.

• J-nut

nut refers to the nut found clamped on the edge of the metal plate. This type of nut is named in this way because its shape is a letter J, in which the thread is found on the longer side of "J". The short fixed leg did not allow more floating, which was considered to be the cause of dislocation, and the nut was found to be free to untie the clamp of the metal plate.

• Square nut

A square clip nut refers to the edge with a square hole or groove, but it is not suitable to be clamped on the edge of the metal plate. Also known as a square nut, it has a metal plate holder that protrudes on both sides of the nut. These feet form "lips" that usually grasp sheet metal objects. Before the nut is tightened, you will be able to observe it floating in the hole or groove. Only when it is found that the nut is fully tightened, it will press the lip outside the retainer to fix itself in the required position.

• U-nut

Nuts have the same characteristics as j-nuts, except that their feet seem to be the same length. This helps retain the clip, which is usually formed on a non-threaded leg. It is responsible for helping the nut enter the unscrewed position. The threads found in these types of nuts are technically the same as those found in the speed nut style. It may be combined with the nut, or other major parts may be found, which is often called tapping.

Among the types of u-nuts, there are standard versions and wide plate versions, which we usually know. The standard version has a solid hinge part, while the wide plate version has a longer hinge and the cutting of the central part, which makes it easier to install.

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