The primary duty of Hexalobular Socket Head Cap Screws is a socket head cap screw driven through a hexalobular recess that carries more torque without cam-out. Below: the sectors that specify them in volume, the checklist used to select the right size and material for the application, installation notes, and the known limits of the type. Stocked across roughly M2 to M20, they cover general to heavy-duty work.
Typical Applications for Hexalobular Socket Head Cap Screws
The most common settings where these are specified:
- Automation equipment: high-cycle assembly with power drivers.
- Automotive assembly: cap screws tightened by robots to a torque window.
- Tooling and fixtures: repeatedly removed screws that must not round out.
- Electronics enclosures: small cap screws where a hex key would slip.
How to Specify Hexalobular Socket Head Cap Screws for Your Application
- Size: Match the nominal size to the mating thread or hole. This product spans M2–M20; check the full table below for the exact dimensions of each size.
- Drive & head: Pick the drive (socket, cross, slot) and head style for the tool access and seating surface; a recessed drive resists cam-out under power tools.
- 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 14579. Quoting the standard on your order guarantees interchangeable dimensions between suppliers.
Installation & Assembly Practice
- Match the driver exactly to the recess (PH ≠ PZ; hex key sizes per ISO 2936) and keep the tool axial — side load is the main cause of stripped drives.
- In tapped holes, engage a thread length of at least 1× the nominal diameter in steel, 2× in aluminum.
- Set power tools to a torque that seats the head without embedding it into the mating surface.
Common Selection Mistakes with Hexalobular Socket Head Cap Screws
- Under-sizing the drive for the installation torque — a small recess at high torque strips before the screw is seated.
- Using a countersunk head in thin sheet where the countersink removes most of the load-bearing material.
- Specifying stainless in high-strength duty: A2-70 is roughly class 7 steel, not a 10.9 substitute.
Where Hexalobular Socket Head Cap Screws Are Not the Right Choice
Not for high-preload structural joints (use a property-class bolt and nut), and not in thin sheet where a self-drilling or self-tapping type suits better.
Custom manufacturing · Made to drawing
Need a hexalobular socket head cap screws outside the standard range?
Where the standard stops, the drawing takes over: fine pitches, left-hand threads, partial threading, and property classes above the catalogued grade where material and heat treatment allow. Made by cold heading or warm forging.
Minimum order from 2,000 pieces; samples within 7 days of drawing approval.
