Fastener Application Guides
One application-focused guide for every fastener in the catalog. Each guide explains real-world uses, an industry breakdown, how to specify the part for your job, and where it is not the right fit. Pick a category to browse, or jump straight to a product.
Bolts
Hex, flange, shoulder, carriage, lag and eye bolts plus U-bolts, studs and threaded rods, to ISO and DIN standards.
24 application guidesScrews
Socket, countersunk, button, cheese, pan-head, set, self-tapping, self-drilling and wood screws across ISO/DIN standards.
27 application guidesNuts
Hex, thin, flange, nyloc, all-metal lock, square, cap, wing and lifting eye nuts, plus T-slot nuts, to ISO and DIN.
31 application guidesWashers
Flat, fender, spring-lock and serrated-lock washers per ISO and DIN.
25 application guidesNails
Wire nails and specialty nails for construction and packaging.
2 application guidesPins
Dowel, spring (roll), split cotter and taper pins to ISO and DIN standards.
8 application guidesRivets
Blind (pop) and solid rivets per ISO and DIN.
3 application guidesTools
Hex (Allen) keys and related fastener tools to ISO 2936.
1 application guideRetaining Rings
External and internal retaining rings (circlips) to DIN 471 / DIN 472, plus E-clips to DIN 6799.
3 application guidesKeys
Parallel and Woodruff machine keys to DIN 6885 / DIN 6888.
2 application guidesSprings
Compression, extension and torsion springs to DIN 2098 / 2097 / 2089.
5 application guidesThreaded Inserts
Helical wire thread inserts (thread repair / reinforcement) to DIN 8140.
1 application guidePipe & Pneumatic Fittings
BSP and NPT pipe-thread fittings plus hydraulic and push-in pneumatic fittings.
4 application guidesBearings & Bushings
Ball, roller, thrust, housed and rod-end bearings plus flanged bushings.
9 application guidesRigging Hardware
Wire rope, thimbles, turnbuckles and wire-rope clips for lifting and tensioning assemblies.
4 application guidesSeals
O-ring and related sealing products represented by clean technical schematics.
2 application guidesGeneral Components
Source CAD components that do not fit a standard fastener family.
1 application guideShaft Collars
Set-screw and clamp shaft collars to DIN 705, for axial location of components on a shaft.
1 application guideStandoffs & Spacers
Threaded and unthreaded standoffs, spacers and precision shims used to set and hold a fixed gap between two parts.
2 application guidesBolts
- Carriage Bolts
- Clamping Handle Screw (Long) — DIN 6336 / GN 313 (Series 044)
- Clamping Handle Screw (Medium) — DIN 6336 / GN 313 (Series 043)
- Clamping Handle Screw (Short) — DIN 6336 / GN 313 (Series 042)
- Equal-End Stud Bolt — GB/T 901 / DIN 939 (Series 093)
- Eye Bolts
- Hex Bolt — GB/T 5782 / ISO 4014 (Series 006)
- Hex Bolt — GB/T 5783 / ISO 4017 (Series 010)
- Hex Bolt — GB/T 6173 / ISO 8675 (Series 057)
- Hex Bolt, Fully Threaded — GB/T 5783 / ISO 4017 (Series 011)
- Hex Bolts
- Hex Bolts, Grade C
- Hex Flange Bolts
- Hex Head Bolt — GB/T 5782 / ISO 4014 (Series 001)
- Hex Head Bolt, Fully Threaded — GB/T 5783 / ISO 4017 (Series 012)
- Lag Screws (Hex Wood Screws)
- Left-Hand Thread Hex Bolts
- Shoulder Bolts
- Slotted Hex Bolt — GB/T 5782 / ISO 4014 (Series 005)
- Stud / Threaded Rod — ISO / DIN (Series 154)
- Stud Bolt, Double-End — GB/T 901 / DIN 939 (Series 091)
- Studs & Threaded Rods
- Threaded Rod — ISO / DIN (Series 153)
- U-Bolts
Screws
- Button Head Socket Screws
- Cheese Head Screws
- Countersunk Socket Screws
- Fine Adjustment Set Screws
- Hex Socket Cone Point Set Screw — GB/T 77 / ISO 4026 (Series 022)
- Hex Socket Cone Point Set Screw — GB/T 78 / ISO 4027 (Series 027)
- Hex Socket Dog Point Set Screw — GB/T 79 / ISO 4029 (Series 018)
- Hex Socket Flat Point Set Screw — GB/T 77 / ISO 4026 (Series 019)
- Knurled Thumb Screws, High Type
- Pan Head Screws
- Phillips Countersunk Machine Screw — GB/T 819.1 / ISO 7046 (Series 029)
- Phillips Countersunk Screws
- Phillips Pan Head Machine Screw — GB/T 818 / ISO 7045 (Series 033)
- Pin-in-Torx Security Screws
- Sealing Screws with Bonded Washer
- Self-Drilling Screws
- Self-Tapping Screws
- SEMS Screws with Captive Spring Washer
- Slotted Terminal Screws
- Socket Head Cap Screw — GB/T 70.1 / ISO 4762 (Series 014)
- Socket Head Cap Screws
- Socket Head Shoulder Screw — GB/T 5281 / ISO 7379 (Series 017)
- Socket Set Screws
- Thread Cutting Screws (Type F)
- Thread Forming Screws for Plastic
- Vented Vacuum Screws
- Wood Screws
Nuts
- All-Metal Lock Nuts
- Cap (Acorn) Nuts
- Castellated Hex Nut — GB/T 6180 / ISO 7036 (Series 048)
- Custom Slotted Round Nut — GB/T 812 (Series 070)
- Hex Flange Nuts
- Hex Nut — GB/T 6170 / ISO 4032 (Series 059)
- Hex Nuts
- Hex Nuts, Grade C
- Hex Slotted Castle Nut (Type 1) — GB/T 6180 / ISO 7036 (Series 049)
- Hex Slotted Castle Nut (Type 2) — GB/T 6180 / ISO 7036 (Series 050)
- Hexagon Coupling Nuts
- Hexagon Weld Nuts
- Knurled Nuts, High Type
- Left-Hand Thread Hex Nuts
- Lifting Eye Nuts
- Nyloc Lock Nuts
- Nylon Insert Hex Lock Nut — GB/T 889 / ISO 7040 (Series 078)
- Panel Nuts (Thin, Fine Pitch)
- Sealing Cap Nuts
- Serrated Flange Lock Nuts
- Slotted Round Nut — GB/T 812 (Series 069)
- Slotted Round Nut, Small Series — GB/T 812 (Series 068)
- Square Nut — GB/T 39 / ISO 4034 (Series 075)
- Square Nut, Metric — GB/T 39 / ISO 4034 (Series 076)
- Square Nuts
- T-Slot Nuts
- T-Slot Nuts
- Thin Hex Nut — GB/T 6172.1 / ISO 4035 (Series 055)
- Thin Hex Nuts
- Wing Nut — GB/T 62 / DIN 315 (Series 077)
- Wing Nuts
Washers
- Bearing Lock Washers (MB Series)
- Bonded Sealing Washers
- Conical Spring Washers (HV)
- Cup Washers
- Disc Springs (Belleville Washers)
- EPDM Sealing Washers
- External Tooth Lock Washers
- Fender Washers
- Flat Plain Washer (GB/T 95) — GB/T 97.1 / ISO 7089 (Series 086)
- Flat Washers
- General Flat Washer — GB/T 97.1 / ISO 7089 (Series 087)
- Insulating Shoulder Washers
- Internal Tooth Lock Washers
- Neoprene Washers
- Nylon Flat Washers
- PTFE Flat Washers
- Serrated Lock Washers
- Shim Rings (Support Washers)
- Spherical Washers & Conical Seats
- Spiral-Wound Metal Gasket — GB/T 4622 / ASME B16.20 (Series 090)
- Spring Lock Washer — GB/T 93 / DIN 127B (Series 080)
- Spring Lock Washer (GB/T 93) — GB/T 93 / DIN 127B (Series 081)
- Spring Lock Washers
- Tab Lock Washer for Round Nut — GB/T 858 (Series 072)
- Wave Washers (Curved Spring Washers)
Nails
Pins
Rivets
Tools
Retaining Rings
Keys
Springs
Threaded Inserts
Pipe & Pneumatic Fittings
Bearings & Bushings
- Angular Contact Ball Bearing — ISO / DIN (Series 109)
- Cylindrical Roller Bearing — ISO / DIN (Series 112)
- Deep Groove Ball Bearing — ISO / DIN (Series 118)
- Flanged Sleeve Bushing — ISO / DIN (Series 135)
- Housed (Pillow Block) Bearing — ISO / DIN (Series 117)
- Needle Roller Bearing — ISO / DIN (Series 133)
- Rod End Bearing — ISO / DIN (Series 106)
- Tapered Roller Bearing — ISO / DIN (Series 116)
- Thrust Bearing — ISO / DIN (Series 110)
