Bolts

&
Nuts
By P. Venkat
Dora
25-07-2016
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Bolts & Nuts

FASTENING
JOINING OF TWO MATERIALS (VARIOUS PARTS
OF MACHINE / EQUIPMENT) IS CALLED
FASTENING
TYPES OF FASTENING
TEMPORARY FASTENING (BOLT & NUT)
SEMI FASTENING (RIVETING)
PERMANENT FASTENING (WELDING)

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TEMPORARY FASTENING (BOLT &

NUT)
BOLTS AND NUTS ARE TEMPORARY FASTENINGS. THE COMPONENTS

ASSEMBLED

TOGETHER,
CAN BE DISMANTLED AND RE-ASSEMBLED WITH OUT ANY DAMAGE.

HEXAGONAL
HEAD

PITCH
MINOR DIA
(ROOT)
EFFECTIVE DIA

NUT

MAJOR DIA (OUT SIDE)

MAJOR DIA MAJOR DIAMETER IS THE LARGEST DIAMETER AND DETERMINES THE
NOMINAL SIZE OF THE THREAD
MINOR (ROOT) DIA IT IS SMALLEST DIAMETER OF THE THREAD
EFFECTIVE OR PITCH DIA IT IS THE DIAMETER WHERE THE WIDTH OF THE TOOTH
IS EQUAL TO THE SPACE BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE TEETH
PITCH IT IS THE DISTANCE FROM ONE POINT ON A SCREW THREAD TO THE
CORRESPONDING POINT ON THE NEXT THREAD MEASURED PARALLEL TO THE
AXIS. IT IS RECIPROCAL TO NUMBER OF THREADS PER UNIT LENGTH OF SCREW
PITCH, P= 1/T J K WHERE
NO. OF THREADS
PER Impressions
UNIT LENGTH
PAPER T=
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Lasting

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TYPES & USES OF BOLTS

1.

HEXAGONAL HEADED BOLT

2.

HEXAGONAL SOCKET HEADED BOLT

3.

SQUARE HEADED BOLT

4.

T-HEADED BOLT

5.

CHEESE HEADED BOLT

6.

HOOK BOLT

7.

EYE BOLT

8.

COUNTER SUNK HEADED BOLT

9.

HEADLESS TAPERED BOLT

10. FOUNDATION BOLT

11. FLANGE HEADED BOLT
12. STUD BOLT
13. CAP / ROUND HEADED BOLT
14. BENJO BOLT
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TYPES & USES OF BOLTS

Contd..

1. HEXAGONAL HEADED BOLT

ITS HEAD CONSISTS OF SIX FACES OF
EXACT EQUAL SIZE. THE BOLT CAN BE
TURN BY ALL TYPES OF SPANNERS.

2. HEXAGONAL SOCKET HEADED

BOLT (ALEN BOLT)
ITS HEAD HAVING HEXAGONAL SOCKET.
THE BOLT CAN BE TURN BY ALLEN KEY.
THESE BOLTS ARE USED IN COUNTERED
HOLES WHERE THERE IS A SPACE
CONSTRAINT

3. SQUARE HEADED BOLT

IT HAS A SQUARE HEAD. IT IS USED IN
SUCH PLACE WHERE THE HEAD IS TO BE
FASTENED IN A SLOT SO THAT NEITHER
THE BOLT NOR THE MACHINE PART CAN
MOVE ON TIGHTENING OF THE NUT
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TYPES & USES OF BOLTS

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4. T HEADED BOLT
THE BOLT HAVING RECTANGULAR
SHANK WITH SINGLE SIDE PROJECTED
HEAD IS CALLED A T HEADED BOLT.

5. CHEESE HEADED BOLT

THE BOLT HAVING A ROUND AND PLANE
HEAD IS CALLED CHEESE HEADED BOLT.
BENEATH THE PLANE HEAD A PIN IS
PROVIDED FOR LOCKING

6. HOOK BOLT
THE BOLT HAVING A RECTANGULAR SHANK
WITH SINGLE SIDE PROJECTED HEAD IS
CALLED HOOK BOLT. IT IS USED IN SUCH
PLACES WHERE A HOLE IN THE MACHINE
PART IS AND OTHER MACHINE PART IS
HELD BY THE BOLT

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TYPES & USES OF BOLTS

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7. EYE BOLT
THE BOLT HAVING A RING SHAPED HEAD
IS CALLED EYE BOLT. IT IS USED IN HEAVY
ELECTRIC MOTORS & OTHER MACHINES
FOR PROVIDING FACILITY TO LIFT

8. COUNTER SUNK BOLT

THIS TYPE OF BOLT HAS A ROUND AND
TAPERED HEAD LIKE A COUNTER SUNK
SCREW. THERE IS A SNUG ON THE HEAD
OR A PORTION OF ITS SHANK IS MADE
RECTANGULAR. IT IS USED IN SUCH
PLACES WHERE ITS HEAD HAS TO BE
KEPT WITH IN THE SURFACE OF THE JOB.

9. HEADLESS TAPERED BOLT

THIS TYPE OF BOLT HAVING NO HEAD.
THE UPPER PORTION THE HEAD ROUND
AND PLAIN WITH IN INCREASING DIA.
IT IS USED IN COUPLING PURPOSES IN
WHICH IT GETS TIGHT GRADUALLY BY
ITSELF
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TYPES & USES OF BOLTS

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10. FOUNDATION BOLT

THE BOLT IS USED FOR INSTALLING THE
MACHINES ON THE GROUND
- EYE TYPE
- RIG TYPE
- LEWIS TYPE

11. FLANGE HEADED BOLT

THE BOLT AND WASHER ARE
INTEGRATED IN FLANGE HEADED BOLT. THIS
IS USED FOR SPECIAL PURPOSE, WHERE
THE BOLT HEAD IS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE
UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION LOAD

12. STUD BOLT

THE BOLT CONSISTS THREAD ON BOTH
SIDES. THIS IS USED SPECIFIC AREAS LIKE
ONE SIDE FIXED IN THE BODY TAPPED
HOLE & OTHER SIDE TIGHTENING WITH
NUT
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TYPES & USES OF BOLTS

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13. CAP / ROUND HEADED BOLT

THE BOLT HEAD SHAPE IS ROUND, HENCE
CALLED ROUND HEADED BOLT. THIS TYPE OF
BOLTS IS SPECIFICALLY USED IN AUTOMOBILE
FIELD.

14. BENJO BOLT

THIS TYPE OF BOLTS ARE USED IN FUEL OIL &
LUBRICATION OIL LINES TO VENT OUT /
REMOVE AIR FROM THE SYSTEM

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TYPES & USES OF NUTS

1.

HEXAGONAL NUT

2.

SQUARE NUT

3.

FLANGED NUT

4.

KNURLED NUT

5.

WING / THUMB NUT

6.

CAP NUT

7.

DOME NUT

8.

CAPSTAN NUT

9.

RING NUT

10. SLOTTED NUT / CASTLE NUT

11. SPLIT NUT
12. SELF CENTERING NUT
13. NYLOC NUT
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TYPES & USES OF NUTS

Contd..

1. HEXAGONAL NUT
A HEXAGONAL NUT HAVING SIX EQUAL FACES ON OUT SIDE
DIA WITH INTERNAL THREADS.

2. SQUARE NUT
A SQUARE NUT HAVING FOUR EQUAL FACES ON OUT SIDE
DIA WITH INTERNAL THREADS

3. FLANGED NUT
A HEXAGONAL NUT WITH A BUILT-IN OVERSIZED WASHER
IS CALLED A FLANGED NUT. IT IS USED IN SUCH CASES
WHERE THE HOLE HAS ENLARGED OR A WASHER IS
NECESSARY

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TYPES & USES OF NUTS

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4. KNURLED NUT
A ROUND NUT HAVING A KNURLED OUTER FACE IS
CALLED A KNURLED NUT. IT CAN BE TIGHTENED OR
LOOSENED BY FINGERS EVEN

5. WING / THUMB NUT

A NUT PROVIDED WITH TWO WINGS FOR
TIGHTENING OR LOOSENING IT BY THUMB IS CALLED
A WING / THUMB NUT. IT IS USED IN SUCH PLACES
WHERE THE NUT HAS TO BE TIGHTENED OR
LOOSENED FREQUENTLY

6. CAP NUT
A NUT HAVING A FLAT CAP IS CALLED CAP NUT. THE
CAP OF NUT PROTECTS THE THREADS OF THE NUTBOLT FROM THE BAD EFFECTS OF WATER ETC. THE
DIA OF THE CAP IS KEPT SMALLER THAN THAT OF
NUT
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7. DOME NUT
A ROUND NUT HAVING A DOME TYPE CAP IS
CALLED DOME NUT

8. CAPSTAN NUT
A ROUND NUT HAVING 4 TO 6 HOLES OF (3/16)
DIA. OF ITS TOP IS CALLED CAPSTAN NUT

9. RING NUT
IT IS IN THE FORM OF RING PROVIDED WITH
SLOTS IN THE CURVED SURFACE FOR A SPECIAL
C-SPANNER. THESE NUTS ARE GENERALLY USED
IN PAIRS, ONE NUT ACTING AS A LOCK NUT FOR
THE OTHER
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10. SLOTTED NUT & CASTLE NUT

IT IS POSITIVE LOCKING DEVICE IN WHICH A SPLIT
COTTER PIN IS INSERTED THROUGH THE GROOVE OF
THE NUT AND A HOLE THROUGH A BOLT

11. SPLIT NUT

AFTER THE NUT IS SCREWED DOWN , THE SMALL
SCREWED IS TIGHTENED UP TO PRODUCE MORE
FRICTION BETWEEN NUT AND BOLT.

12. SELF CENTERING NUT

THIS TYPE OF NUTS ARE USED WHERE SELF
CENTERING IS REQUIRED, e.g. CAR WHEEL NUTS.

13. NYLOC NUT

THESE NUTS CONSISTS OF NYLON
WASHER(INTEGRATED) AT THE END OF THE
THREADS. THIS TYPE OF NUTS ARE USED IN HIGH
SPEED EQUIPMENTS TO PREVENT LOOSENING FROM
VIBRATION.
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