TYPES OF

FASTENER MATERIALS
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Fasteners
A fastener is a hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two
or more objects together.
A fastener is a mechanical device for holding two or more bodies in
definite positions with respect to each other.
Some common types of fasteners:
Screws
Nuts
Bolts
Flanges
Shafts
Couplings
Fittings

Types of Fastener Materials

Fastener material can be important when choosing a fastener due
to differences between materials in strength, brittleness, corrosion
resistance, galvanic corrosion properties and, of course, cost.
Common types of fastener material:
Stainless Steel
Steel
Aluminum
Brass
Silicon Bronze
Copper
Nickel
Titanium

Stainless Steel
Stainless steel is an alloy containing chromium and low carbon steel.
The stainless steel fasteners provide high corrosion resistance.
Stainless steel grades with special chemical formulation are used for
certain fastener applications. The grades are as follows:
1. 18-8 Stainless: This is a special variety of stainless steel featuring
8% nickel and 18% chromium. It is used for producing hardware for
industrial applications, as well as marine fasteners.
2. Stainless Steel 316: This is a corrosion resistant grade of stainless
steel and is ideal for medical, marine, and saltwater applications.
3. Stainless Steel 410: This is a less corrosive magnetic stainless steel
material and is harder than the 18-8 variety.

Steel
This is the most popular fastener material. The steel fasteners are
available with or without surface treatments.
The steel bolts are commonly available in the following grades:
1. Grade 2: This is the standard steel grade for hardware.
2. Grade 5: This is also known as grade F, and is used in automotive
applications. The bolts made from grade 5 feature radial lined heads.
3. Alloy Steel: The alloy steel bolts are heat treated for extra strength.
4. Grade 8: These bolts are harder than grade 5 and are used in
demanding applications such as automotive suspensions and high
stress environments.

Aluminum
Aluminum is synonymous with lightweight.
Aluminum can be alloyed with other metals to produce suitable alloys
with variety of industrial and consumer goods.
Aluminum fasteners weigh about 1/3 those of steel.
Pure aluminum has a tensile strength of about 13,000-PSI.
The strength properties of the more commonly used alloys are quite
high and can actually approach that of mild steel.
Aluminum is non-magnetic. Its electrical and thermal conductivity are
good. Aluminum is machinable and it cold forms and hot forges
easily.

Copper
Copper has some very interesting performance features. Its electrical and
thermal conductivity are the best of any of non-precious metals and has
decent corrosion resistance in most environments. Copper, and its alloys,
are non-magnetic.

Brass
Brass is composed of copper and zinc and is the most common copper-based
alloy. They retain most of the favorable characteristics of pure copper, with
some new ones, and generally cost less.
The amount of copper content is important. Brass alloys with less copper are
generally stronger and harder, but less ductile.

Norwood Screw Machine Parts

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manufacturer for over 58 years.
Norwood specializes in single and multi-spindle screw machining,
CNC milling and turning and Swiss screw machining.
We serve the military, medical, electronic, telecommunication,
automotive and commercial industries.

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