U-Bolts: the Preferred Industrial Fasteners

U-bolt is the most preferred industrial fastener when it comes to creating support for a network of pipes and particularly the pipes in which fluids and gasses pass through. The U-bolt is exactly like it sound, a bolt that has the shape of the letter U. It also contains screw threads on both the ends of the bolt to completely secure the pipes or any other application.

Though U-bolt is most synonymous with supporting pipes, they are also used in building and construction applications such as roofing and foundation stability and for securing motor and engine shaft components. Their ability to be customized and high strength makes them suitable for many applications. U-bolts are made in both standard and custom sizes and are available in different materials such as alloy steel, carbon steel, and stainless steel as well as with protective coating such as zinc, fluorocarbon, cadmium and hot dipped galvanized coatings. Various different types of U-bolts shape includes rounded, long tangent, square, and slant.

Here's a look at some other details about U-bolts:

• The primary role of U-bolts is to give a clamping force for holding two parts together.
• U-bolts are measured based on the length of the screw thread, internal diameter, internal height and size of the thread. U-bolts were originally measured in terms of pipework. Hence, a U-bolt would basically be characterized by the pipe's size that it is supporting.
• Standard commodity U-bolts are inexpensive. Custom pricing from

U bolt manufacturer is typically dictated by the quantity required.

• With their availability in a number of different materials and strength grades to provide an adequate clamping force, U-bolts are tough and effective.
• They are also very easy to administer, and they are versatile enough to be applied to various applications and industries. Additionally, there's material wastage is almost nil when it comes to using U-bolts.
• A U-bolt is defined by five elements, the material type, rod diameter, inside diameter, length on the inside and dimensions of the thread.
• U-bolts also come in specialized finishes to stand up better to the conditions they are designed to function in. For example, for a U-bolt that is to be placed in a humid or corrosive environment, a corrosion-resistant material like stainless steel or carbon steel

with a hot dipped galvanized finish is used.

• U-bolts have primarily been used to support pipework, pipes through which fluids and gasses pass. As such, U-bolts were measured using pipe-work engineering speak. A U-bolt would be described by the size of the pipe it was supporting. U-bolts are also used to hold ropes together.

U-bolts are an easy, affordable and convenient type of industrial fasteners that are used for joining and holding two components together. While the early use of U-bolts may have been for securing pipework, the uses of this handy device have since increased and it is now readily used in many sectors including construction, automotive and architectural applications.

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