Captive screws are an engineered class of fastener designed for a permanent hold (captivation) within a target assembly or housing, including upon servicing. They provide a secure joining, and avoid fastener loss or damage that might be caused by a loose part. Captive screws basically are specially designed to lock into position in a hole, enabling [...]
Cap screws Cap screws: A fastener for machine parts, threaded along the whole length of its shank and held by threads tapped in the hole in which it is screwed. A socket cap screw, also known as a socket head capscrew, socket screw, or Allen bolt, is a type of cap screw with a cylindrical head [...]
Yuhuang electronics technology co.,ltd has a great selection of charts used to identify and explain the wide variety of screws, bolts, nuts, washers and other pieces used for building just about every project you can imagine. Wood screws, machine screws, carriage bolts, lag bolts, square heads, torx, ogee washers and more. Types of Screws Machine [...]
You may have already encountered this situation before you go into the hardware store and go straight to those small boxes of bolts and hopefully you can find what you need before the salesman "helps" your list of questions. "Do you want a carriage bolt, machine bolt or stove bolt? Do you need the stainless steel [...]
If you have some spurious screws and bolts (also known as fasteners) lying around and are not sure of the different screw sizes, or if you need to replace the missing bolts on a machine and need to know the different screw sizes, Here are some ways to easily figure out. Check Out the Hardware Store [...]
Material Types of screw fasteners material describes the material from which the fastener was made as well as any material grade. For help identifying different fastener materials please see our About Fastener Materials and Grades page. Ex. Stainless Steel, Zinc Plated Steel, Silicon Bronze, etc. cheese head cross recessed 6mm machine screw socket cap stainless [...]