High Efficiency Hexagon Nuts With Flange

To make high efficiency hexagon nuts with flange last longer and resist rust better, they often come with different surface treatments. Common choices include zinc plating,usually with yellow, blue, or clear chromate to protect it. For tough environments, there’s hot-dip galvanizing. Then there’s geomet coating (zinc flake stuff like Delta Protekt) and black oxide, which is good for looks or basic protection. Which one you pick depends on where they’ll be used:indoor, outdoor, if there’s chemical exposure,and how much rust protection you need. That way, the nut lasts longer and stays strong.

Standards and specifications

High efficiency hexagon nuts with flange follow common international standards that set their exact sizes and mechanical properties. Main standards include ISO 4161 (used to be DIN 6926) and ASME B18.2.2. Sizes cover things like the hex width across flats (AF), total height, flange diameter, and thread size/pitch (like M12x1.75). The flange diameter is bigger than the hex part, which is why it helps spread out loads. They come in common metric and imperial thread sizes,usually from M5/M6 up to M36, or 1/4" up to 1.5",so they work for different engineering needs.

Advantage

Q:How does the flange design on your high efficiency hexagon nuts with flange improve performance compared to a standard nut and separate washer?

A:The built-in wide flange on our high strength hexagon nuts,this is the part that touches the surface,spreads out the clamping force over a bigger area. That means less pressure on the surface, so there’s less chance of damaging softer materials. It also means you don’t need a separate washer, which makes putting things together faster and cuts down on the number of parts (and costs too).

There are little serrations on the bottom of the flange. These help them resist vibration really well, so they don’t come loose when there are moving loads. That’s a big plus compared to using a regular nut with a separate washer.