What Is Galvanic Corrosion and How Can It Be Prevented?
Marine construction specialists, boat builders, contractors, retailers, as well as hardware and industrial suppliers all need to be aware of galvanic corrosion and how it can best be avoided. We investigate below. So, What is it? Galvanic corrosion is essentially an electro-chemical process where two different metals or alloys ultimately corrode [...]
Cut Thread vs Rolled Thread Fasteners
If you are working with fasteners, it is a good idea to understand the difference between cut thread fasteners and rolled thread fasteners. Threads play a vital role in many fastener types including bent bolts, rods, headed bolts, and much more. To understand the difference between the two types of threads, [...]
Preventing Fastener Corrosion
Fastener corrosion can lead to application failure and expense. When you’re securing your screws and bolts, it’s important to be careful of potential corrosion. Fastening can become tricky if the fasteners become rusty and corroded and it can get frustratingly difficult later if you’re trying to remove rusted fasteners. Despite the [...]
Stainless Steel Fasteners: What You Should & Shouldn’t Do
There’s always a list of dos and don’ts when you want to do things right. It works much the same when it comes to selecting and working with a range of stainless steel fasteners. There’s much to be considered before you can buy the nuts, bolts, rivets, screws, and other types [...]
What are the benefits of fine-threaded fasteners over coarse-threaded fasteners?
Not sure what type of thread is required on your fasteners like screws, bolts, nuts and washers for your current or next application? Don’t feel alone. Many don’t and we’re here to help. Coarse-threaded fasteners rarely have the upper hand when compared to their fine-threaded counters for several reasons: it must [...]
Stainless Steel vs. Galvanized vs. Zinc Plated Nuts
Wondering which type of nut to use? Here’s what you need to know about stainless steel vs. galvanized vs. zinc plated nuts. Nuts are fasteners that are manufactured in a variety of materials including the likes of steel, titanium, plastic, and more. In addition to this, there are different grades to [...]
Quality tests for stainless steel marine fasteners
When it comes to marine applications, vehicles, crafts and other marine equipment and products, the type of marine fasteners used is vitally important. The equipment or vehicle in question might be designed for exceptional use in marine environments, but if the fasteners corrode or don’t live up to their expectations, you [...]
Everything you need to know about galvanic corrosion
If you often require marine fasteners then you’ll probably know all about the inconvenience of galvanic corrosion. This type of corrosion is most evident with marine fasteners as salt water acts as an effective electrolyte. When two different metals are submerged in salt water, an electrolytic cell is formed which later [...]
