GENERAL INFORMATION

MATERIALS
Most items in the fastener field are available in a variety of materials including some of the more exotic alloys such as Hastelloy, Inconel, etc., however, the more popular items are usually fabricated from one of the following:

• Grade 2 steel- Low Carbon, general purpose
• Grade 5 steel- Medium Carbon, heat treated
• Grade 8 steel- Alloy, high strength
• Stainless Steel T18-8- General purpose- corrosion resistance
• Stainless Steel T-316- Higher corrosion resistance
• Stainless Steel T410- Hardenable & magnetic
• Stainless Steel T430- Magnetic-lower corrosion resistance
• Monel- Nickel/Copper Alloy, high strength & high corrosion resistance
• Nylon- Lightweight insulating
• P.V.C.- High strength plastic, corrosion resistance for outdoor use
• Brass- Non Magnetic, corrosion resistant
• Silicon Bronze- Copper alloy, good strength & corrosion
• Resistance, electrical conductor Aluminum- Lightweight, good corrosion resistance, variety of alloys
• Zinc Alloy- Soft metal, anchoring & expansion devices

PLATING
A wide variety of finishes are available and the following shows the popular types of plating. Cadmium I- Bright Silver Cadium II- Yellow Iridescent
Zinc I- Bluish Silver Zinc II- Yellow Iridescent
Hot Dip Galv- Dull Grey Hot Dip Tin- Dull Silver
Nickel- Bright Silver Chrome- Bright Silver-bluish
Brass- Bright Brass tint
Anodize- Various colors Black Oxide- Shiny Black on aluminum Phospate- Dull matt dark
Passivation- On stainless grey to brighten surface Antique Brass

SPECIALS
A large variety of special cold and hot headed parts are available from our mills. Many items that are currently produced on screw machines are adaptable to cold heading, which will naturally reduce the cost of the finished part. It is impossible to list all of the dies, etc., available as they run into many thousands of items. We would be most happy to receive your prints and inquiries for these specialty items. Minimum mill production runs, depending on the size and shape of the special item, will run between 10M to 25M pieces.

TECHNICAL
Information regarding technical data, such as dimensions and material strength characteristics is too lengthy to be included in this website, but can be readily obtained by calling our office.

IMPORTED FASTENERS
In addition to the 100 or more domestic manufacturing plants that we represent, we have access to many foreign mills in Japan, Germany, Sweden, Great Britain, Italy, etc. If your requirements are such that they can be manufactured overseas we would be willing to act as your importer on these large bulk quantities. Obviously, the foreign plants have greater limitations on size and range of products than the domestic mills and their minimum requirements are quite large. We stress that all imported items handled by us are made in strict accordance with American federal standards and carry a 100 percent guarantee.