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Thread-Sealing Closed-End Rivet Nuts
The closed end on these nuts keeps debris from passing through the nut or damaging the threads. As rivet nuts, they add reusable threads in material that’s too thin to tap. You only need access to one side of your material to install them, unlike press-fit nuts. They stay in place even when you tighten your screw, thanks to a ribbed body that grips the surrounding material. Made of steel, they create stronger joints in sheet metal than sheet metal screws. They’re zinc yellow-chromate plated to resist corrosion in wet environments.
Mount them in a drilled or round punched hole using a rivet nut tool. The tool collapses the nut, creating a backside flange that holds the nut to the material.
Length is measured from under the flange. Installed length is the maximum length of the barrel when installed.
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Body | Flange | ||||||||||
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Thread Size | Drill Bit Size | For Material Thick. | Type | Dia. | Lg. | Installed Lg. | Dia. | Thick. | Pkg. Qty. | Pkg. | |
Zinc Yellow-Chromate-Plated Steel | |||||||||||
6-32 | 17/64" | 0.020" to 0.080" | Ribbed | 0.265" | 0.74" | 0.640" | 0.390" | 0.03" | 25 | 000000000 | 000000 |
8-32 | 17/64" | 0.020" to 0.080" | Ribbed | 0.265" | 0.74" | 0.640" | 0.390" | 0.03" | 25 | 000000000 | 00000 |
8-32 | 17/64" | 0.080" to 0.130" | Ribbed | 0.265" | 0.74" | 0.580" | 0.390" | 0.03" | 25 | 000000000 | 00000 |
10-24 | 19/64" | 0.020" to 0.130" | Ribbed | 0.296" | 0.99" | 0.845" | 0.415" | 0.03" | 25 | 000000000 | 00000 |
10-24 | 19/64" | 0.130" to 0.225" | Ribbed | 0.296" | 0.99" | 0.735" | 0.415" | 0.03" | 25 | 000000000 | 00000 |
10-32 | 19/64" | 0.020" to 0.130" | Ribbed | 0.296" | 0.99" | 0.845" | 0.415" | 0.03" | 25 | 000000000 | 00000 |
10-32 | 19/64" | 0.130" to 0.225" | Ribbed | 0.296" | 0.99" | 0.735" | 0.415" | 0.03" | 10 | 000000000 | 0000 |
1/4"-20 | 25/64" | 0.027" to 0.165" | Ribbed | 0.390" | 1.19" | 1.005" | 0.500" | 0.03" | 10 | 000000000 | 0000 |
1/4"-20 | 25/64" | 0.165" to 0.260" | Ribbed | 0.390" | 1.19" | 0.905" | 0.500" | 0.03" | 10 | 000000000 | 0000 |
5/16"-18 | 17/32" | 0.020" to 0.150" | Ribbed | 0.530" | 1.39" | 1.175" | 0.685" | 0.03" | 5 | 000000000 | 0000 |
5/16"-18 | 17/32" | 0.150" to 0.312" | Ribbed | 0.530" | 1.39" | 1.025" | 0.685" | 0.03" | 5 | 000000000 | 0000 |
3/8"-16 | 17/32" | 0.020" to 0.150" | Ribbed | 0.530" | 1.39" | 1.175" | 0.685" | 0.03" | 5 | 000000000 | 0000 |
3/8"-16 | 17/32" | 0.150" to 0.312" | Ribbed | 0.530" | 1.39" | 1.025" | 0.685" | 0.03" | 5 | 000000000 | 0000 |
Thread | Body | Flange | ||||||||||
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Size | Pitch, mm | Drill Bit Size | For Material Thick., mm | Type | Dia., mm | Lg., mm | Installed Lg., mm | Dia., mm | Thick., mm | Pkg. Qty. | Pkg. | |
Zinc Yellow-Chromate-Plated Steel | ||||||||||||
M5 | 0.8 | 7.6 mm | 3.3 to 5.7 | Ribbed | 7.5 | 25.2 | 18.7 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 10 | 000000000 | 00000 |
M6 | 1 | 10 mm | 0.7 to 4.2 | Ribbed | 9.9 | 30.2 | 25.5 | 12.7 | 0.8 | 10 | 000000000 | 0000 |
M6 | 1 | 10 mm | 4.2 to 6.6 | Ribbed | 9.9 | 30.2 | 23 | 12.7 | 0.8 | 10 | 000000000 | 0000 |
M8 | 1.25 | 13.5 mm | 0.7 to 3.8 | Ribbed | 13.5 | 35.3 | 29.9 | 17.4 | 0.9 | 10 | 000000000 | 0000 |
M8 | 1.25 | 13.5 mm | 3.8 to 7.9 | Ribbed | 13.5 | 35.3 | 26 | 17.4 | 0.9 | 10 | 000000000 | 00000 |
M10 | 1.5 | 13.5 mm | 3.8 to 7.9 | Ribbed | 13.5 | 35.3 | 26 | 17.4 | 0.9 | 10 | 000000000 | 00000 |