Application guide for Fine-Thread All-Metal Hex Lock Nuts to ISO 10513. The core duty of the type is all-metal prevailing torque hex nuts with metric fine-pitch thread. The typical industries, the how-to-specify checklist, assembly practice and the exclusion cases are set out below. Stocked across roughly M8 to M36, they cover general to heavy-duty work.
Typical Applications for Fine-Thread All-Metal Hex Lock Nuts
The most common settings where these are specified:
- Automotive: fine-thread.
- Exhaust: heat.
- Machinery: vibration.
- Aerospace ground support: fine thread.
How to Specify Fine-Thread All-Metal Hex Lock Nuts for Your Application
- Size: Match the nominal size to the mating thread or hole. This product spans M8–M36; check the full table below for the exact dimensions of each size.
- Locking & grade: Match the strength grade to the bolt, and choose a locking style (nyloc, all-metal, serrated flange) if the joint sees vibration.
- Environment: For damp, coastal or chemical exposure prefer A4/316 stainless or a suitable coating; indoors, plated steel or A2 is usually sufficient.
- Standard: This product is supplied to ISO 10513. Quoting the standard on your order guarantees interchangeable dimensions between suppliers.
Installation & Assembly Practice
- Run the nut down by hand before applying the wrench to catch cross-threading early.
- Tighten the nut rather than the bolt head where access allows — the torque-to-preload relation is more consistent.
- For locking styles, note that nyloc inserts are single-use in critical joints and lose grip above roughly 120 °C.
Common Selection Mistakes with Fine-Thread All-Metal Hex Lock Nuts
- Pairing a high-class bolt with a lower-class nut — the nut strips before the bolt reaches proof load; the nut class must meet or exceed the bolt class.
- Using a plain nut with a spring washer in severe vibration instead of a prevailing-torque locking nut.
- Re-using nyloc nuts in critical joints.
Where Fine-Thread All-Metal Hex Lock Nuts Are Not the Right Choice
Not on their own — they need a matching bolt or stud — and a plain nut is not a substitute for a locking type under heavy vibration.
Custom manufacturing · Made to drawing
Need a fine-thread all-metal hex lock nuts outside the standard range?
Thread size is the obvious variable and rarely the interesting one — height for clearance, across-flats for the tool already in the cell, and the locking feature for the vibration actually present. Made by cold heading or tapping.
Minimum order from 2,000 pieces; samples within 7 days of drawing approval.
