Bolt Depot com fastener shopping Ml made easy Fastener Type Chart Fastener Categories Your Account info@boltdepot.com - 1-866-337-9888 Wood Screws Screws with a smooth shank and tapered point for use in wood, Abbreviated WS Machine Screws Screws with threads for use with a nut or tapped hole. Abbreviated MS ‘Thread Cutting Machine Screws Machine screws with a thread cutting (self tapping) point. Oxi Sheet Metal Screws Fully threaded screws with a point for use in sheet metal. Abbreviated SMS (sam Self Drilling SMS, A Sheet metal screw with a self drilling point. Hex Bolts Bolts with a hexagonal head with threads for use with a nut or tapped hole. Abbreviated HHMB or HXBT Carriage Bolts Bolts with a smooth rounded head that has a ‘small square section underneath, (j= O-= Co— Lag Bolts Bolts with a wood thread and pointed tip. Abbreviated Lag o— Socket Screws Socket screws, also known as Allen head are fastened with a hex Allen wrench. Flange Bolts Flange bolts have a flange on the bottom of the head that distributes the load like a washer, Eye Bolts A bolt with a circular ring on the head end. Used for attaching rope or chain, Eye Lags Similar to an eye bolt but with wood threads instead of machine thread.U-Bolts Bolts in U shape for attaching to pipe or other round surfaces. Also avallable with a square bend. Bolts J shaped bolts are used for tie-downs or as an open eye bolt. Shoulder Bolts Shoulder bolts (also point. known as stripper bolts) are used to create a pivot Elevator Bolts Elevator bolts are often used in conveyor systems. They have a large, flat head. Dy) ‘Sex Bolts Sex bolts (a.k.a. barrel nuts or Chicago bolts) have a female thread and are used for through bolting Mating Screws Mating screws have a shoulder that matches the diameter of the sex bolts they are used with, Hanger Bolts Hanger bolts have wood thread on one end and machine thread on the Set Screws Machine screws with no head for screwing all the way into threaded holes. other end applications where a head is desired on both sides of the joint. Head Styles Flat Oval Pan truss A countersunk head with a | Acountersunk head with aA slightly rounded head An extra wide head with a flat top. rounded top. with short vertical sides. ete Abbreviated FH Abbreviated OH or OV Abbreviated PN P. Ci Gr Gt @ Round ‘Adomed head. Abbreviated RH Hex Hex Washer A hexagonal Head. Ahex head with built Abbreviated HH or HX in washer. Slotted Hex Washer Ahex head with built in washer and a slot. Socket Cap small cylindrical head using a socket drive. Button Allow profile rounded head using a socket drive.Drive Types i @ Sie Bic Ole Phillips The standard drive type for most screws. Abbreviated PH Frearson Slotted Similar to Philips. Aslot in the head. Requires a Frearson driver Abbreviated SL for installation, Combination A combination of slotted and Phillips drives. Abbreviated Combo io ic Bio Socket, Hex or Allen One Way Square Star Ahexagonalhole for use | Installs with anormal Also known as Robertson Also known as Torx*. A with an Allen wrench. | slotted driver but can not drive. sixpointed star pattem, be removed without Abbreviated S@ or SD. specifically designed to special tools prevent cam-out and stripped heads. Nut Types Hex Nylon insert Lock Jam Nylon Insert Jam Lock Asixsided nut. Also | Anutwithanylon insert | Ahexnutwithareduced —— Anylock nut with a referredto as afinished to prevent backing oft. height reduced height. hex nut. {Also referred to as a Nylock Cap ‘Acorn Mina Anutwithadomedtop | Acorn nuts are @ high Prange ‘A nut with wings’ for hand A nut with a builtin 9 over the end of the crown type of cap nut, tightening. washer lke flange. fastener used for appearance.Tee ‘A nut designed to be driven into wood to create a threaded hole. Square A four sided nut. Prevailing torque lock ‘Anon-reversible lock nut used for high temperature apalications Lock or Kep, Annut with an attached free-spinning external tooth lockwasher. ‘2Way Reversible Lock Allock nut that can be installed either side up. Often used in high temperature applications. Hin Coupling nuts are long nuts used to connect pieces of threaded rod or other male threaded Slotted Slotted nuts are used in conjunction with a cotter pin on drilled shank fasteners to prevent Castle Castle nuts are similar to slotted nuts but with the slots in a rounded section above the main nut. fasteners. loosening. Washer Types lat Fender Finishing Split Lock A flat washer used to An oversize flat washer | Awasher used to obtaina The most common style of distribute load. Available in | used to further distribute ‘finished! look. Usually washer used to prevent SAE, USS, and other load especially on soft used with oval head nuts and bolts from pattems, materials. screws, backing out. External Tooth Lock Internal Tooth Lock Square Dock Awasher with external ‘teeth’ Used to prevent nuts and bolts from backing out. ‘A washer with internal ‘teeth’ Used to prevent nuts and bolts from backing out. A square shaped washer. Dock washers have a larger outside diameter and are thicker than standard, Thick, large diameter, cast iron washers with a curved or sculpted appearance. ‘Typically used in dock and wood construction Sealing A neoprene washer bonded to a metal backing. Used to seal out airfwater or dampen noise and vibration.