Stainless Steel Set Screw, Hex Socket Drive, Brass Tip, #2-56, 1/8" Length (Pack of 100)

Friday, August 26, 2011

Stainless Steel Set Screw, Hex Socket Drive, Brass Tip, #2-56, 1/8" Length (Pack of 100)

Set Screws are often used for holding a pulley, gear, or other parts from turning relative to a shaft.

Stainless steels are used for their corrosion resistance, high-temperature strength, scaling resistance, and low-temperature toughness. These properties account for their extremely wide use in practically every industry. Austenitic Stainless Steels are alloys of iron and carbon that contain between 16% and 30% Chromium, a maximum of 0.15% carbon, along with Nickel (or Manganese), and other alloying elements. The chromium, which helps develop a passive surface oxide film, provides corrosion resistance in stainless steels. Austenitic Stainless Steels are designated by a 3 digit SAE Stainless Steel Grade beginning with the number 3 (e.g. 304, 316). Another common naming convention for Austenitic Stainless Steels are 18/8, 18/10, 18/0, etc. where the 18 refers to the % of Chromium and 8 to the % of Nickel contained in the material.

Hex socket drive systems are driven by hex wrenches or power tools with hexagonal bits. Unlike plastic tips, Brass Tips allow high clamping loads and will not slip even at elevated temperatures.

A threaded fastener's size name includes information about the major external diameter, followed by the threads per inch, which indicates if it is coarse or fine. Coarse threads are better when working with brittle materials; they are sturdier and are easier to thread and unthread compared to fine. Coarse threading also allows for thicker coatings and platings. ...Read more

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Set Screws keep parts from turning relative to a shaft
Stainless Steel is suitable where formability and cost are important considerations
Do not have an external head
Drive system is a hexagon-shaped hole
Coarse threads are better for brittle materials, and will assemble and disassemble more quickly than fine threads

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