Rusty nuts and bolts are a constant challenge for virtually any commercial and industrial product, component, or system assembled using various types of steel (except stainless) and iron. If you’re faced with a rusted fastener that won’t budge, resist the urge to...
Both zinc plating and galvanizing is an application of zinc plating. The big difference is thickness: zinc plating is normally 0.2 mils thick. Hot dip galvanizing might be 1.0 mil thick – you get over 5 times the protection with galvanizing. All true galvanizing is...
While some tamper proof screws have unique designs and are virtually impossible to remove without special tools, many designs are better termed tamper-resistant. The most common types of tamper-resistant screws are: one-way screws, spanner screws and a...
Stainless steel, sometimes known as corrosion-resistant steel, can definitely rust. However, it will not rust as readily as ordinary carbon steel, which rusts when exposed to air and moisture. Stainless steel is an alloy that contains, among other things, chromium and...
Self-clinching hardware serves a specific purpose. This type of fastener was designed seven decades ago to sustain torque loads in thin sheet metal, and create permanent load-bearing threads that will not loosen or fall out over time. When this threaded fastener is...
