Square Weld Nut Mild Steel is the most common type of welding square nuts. Its core advantage lies in its excellent welding performance and low cost. Here is a detailed comparison between it and stainless steel welding nuts.
| Project | Square Weld Nut Mild Steel | Stainless steel welded square nut |
| Welding performance | Optimal, low carbon content, stable weld core | Good, but requires matching with stainless steel base material. The electrode life is slightly shorter. |
| Corrosion resistance | Poor, must apply coating | Excellent, 304 is sufficient for general outdoor use, 316 is suitable for seawater environments |
| Intensity | 4.8/6.8 grade, lower | A2-70/A4-70 ≈ 700 MPa, equivalent to below 8.8 grade |
| Cost | Low | High (approximately 2-3 times) |
| Application selection | Indoor, dry, after painting use | Outdoor, humid, corrosive environment |
Conclusion: For indoor or general coating environments, Square Weld Nut Mild Steel can be used; for outdoor, marine, food, medical, and other corrosive environments, Stainless steel welded square nut must be selected.
Square Weld Nut Mild Steel is the most common and widely used type of welding square nut. Its core advantages can be summarized as follows:
(1)Welding performance
Carbon content ≤ 0.25%: Meets the strict carbon content requirements for welding nuts as stipulated in DIN 928 standard.
High process tolerance: Not sensitive to fluctuations in welding current, pressure and time, suitable for large-scale automated production.
(2)Four-point protrusion design
The four symmetrically distributed welding protrusions ensure that the current is concentrated and the heat is evenly distributed.
(3)Square shape, automatic anti-rotation
The square base is in alignment with the square hole of the workpiece. During welding, no additional fixtures are required to prevent the nut from rotating.
An optional pilot structure is available, which further precisely positions and prevents welding slag from entering the threads.
| d | p | S | H | h | K | D | |||||||
| NominalDiameter | Pitch | BasicDimension | Tolerance | BasicDimension | Tolerance | BasicDimension | Tolerance | BasicDimenson(Aproximate) | BasicDimension | Tolerance | |||
| M4 | 0.7 | 9.0 | 0一0.2 | 3.2 | ±0.15 | 0.8 | 0一0.2 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 一0.1一0.3 | |||
| M5 | 0.8 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7.0 | |||||||
| M6 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 9.0 | |||||||
| M8 | 1.25 | 13.0 | 6.0 | ±0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.0 | ||||||
(4)High cost-effectiveness
The price of low-carbon steel is relatively low
The cold heading forming process is mature, with high production efficiency and low unit cost.
(5)Permanent anti-loosening
After welding, the Square Weld Nut Mild Steel and the workpiece become one piece and will never loosen, especially suitable for vibration environments.
(6)The surface treatment is flexible and can adapt to various environments.
It can be treated through electro-galvanizing, Dacromet coating, hot-dip galvanizing, etc., which can increase the salt spray resistance from a few hours of bare steel to 48 to 1000 hours.