13 Different Types of Nuts (Mechanical) – and Their Uses [With Pictures & Names]
Nuts
Types of Nuts (Mechanical) – and Their Uses [With Pictures & Names] :-
Different Types of Nuts
1. Acorn Nut: ( Types of Nuts )
Acorn Nut
An acorn nut is the one which is also referred to as a crown hex nut or a blind nut or a cap nut or domed cap nut or dome nut which is known as a nut that has a domed end on one of its side. Once these nuts are found being used together along with a fastener which is found having the threads using an external thread mandatorily the male one, then the domed end is known to be the one which most commonly seems to be responsible for enclosing the thread which is external in order to either protect the thread or for protecting the nearby objects from direct contact with the thread.
Acorn nuts are referred to as the ones which are usually found being made up of brass, steel, stainless steel which are found having a low carbon content or nylon. These are the types of material which are found being chrome plated and are also found having a mirror finish of the same product.
Most commonly there are two types of acorn nuts which are known to human beings. It is also referred to as the low acorn nut or the standard acorn nut whereas the other one is referred to as the high acorn nut. The high acorn nut is the one which is known to be wider as well as higher which with its property is found being responsible for protecting the studs that are observed to be extra-long. There are also observed the self-locking acorn nuts which are the ones that most commonly have a distorted thread in the hex area in order to create a tight friction fit in order to prevent the nut from vibrating or from being loose.
2. Barrel Nut: ( Types of Nuts )
Barrel Nut
A barrel nut is also referred to as a cross dowel or a dowel nut which is found being made up of the material steel and is known to be a specialized nut which is very commonly used in the aerospace and is also found being read to use for fulfilling the furniture purposes.
These are the types of nuts which are mostly found having very thin bolt sheet along with the metal parts to a larger as well as often billet or the forged parts. The nut need to sit in a hole inside the forging as well as a standard bolt also needs to be threaded so that the barrel nut works properly from outside the sheet metal. Barrel nuts are the ones which are preferred for over a standard nut as well as bolt as they are the ones which do not require a flange for being machined or forged onto the receiving part. This is responsible for reducing its weight.
Furniture cross dowel barrel nuts are referred to as a the nuts which are found being designed in a shape similar to a cylinder which are found being used specifically with the bolts used in the furniture that act as a connector for joining two pieces of wood. The threaded hole of the nut which is present inside is the one which is most commonly found to be an unusual one and thus it passes through the sides of the dowel.
