Captive Nut Sheet Metal

Broaching fasteners used with non ductile materials.

Captive nut sheet metal.

Self clinching fasteners catalog for captive fastener corp manufacturing self clinching fasteners and inserts for plastics and pcb. The nut is permanently captive and still spins freely in the sheet. Usually available from stock. Captive nuts come in two basic styles.

Some c cs nuts meet specification features of nasm45938 1. Pem type sfn spinning flare nut is a one piece flanged hex nut that installs by simply pressing it into a properly sized prepunched embossed mounting hole. Fastenright supply a large range of sheet metal fasteners which include rivet nuts studs weld studs and threaded fasteners. Manufacture of fasteners for the sheet metal fabricator.

These are generally used to attach screws to sheet metal parts too thin to be threaded and they can generally be attached removed and reused with simple hand tools. Self clinching fasteners used with ductile materials. One type the cage nut or clip on nut is a conventional nut held captive by a sheet metal carrier that clips onto the part to be connected. Self clinching and broaching captive fasteners install into a round hole punched or driled into the seatng material while weld nuts are attached to.

And weld nuts for sheet metal. Steel press fit nuts for sheet metal also known as clinch style captive nuts press these nuts into a drilled or punched hole with an arbor press or similar pressure tool. M4x0 70 1 5mm min panel thickness round head broach captive nut 8 74mm head diam 6 4mm mounting hole diam 2mm head height passivated stainless steel msc 82142001 electro hardware ekfs2 m4 1 5. Captive fasteners are available in three basic groups.

They are simple to assemble and feature high strength and high vibration resistance. They provide a permanently attached threaded fastener which becomes an integral part of the panel or frame and eliminates the challenges associated with loose hardware. C heat treated zinc clear carbon steel. A number are available in self tapping forms eliminating the need for pre drilling.

This allows quick attachment to mating hardware eliminating much of the need for loose fasteners.