A Keps Type Hex Nut (also called a K-Nut or a Washer Nut) is a hex nut with an attached free-spinning washer. Keps type hex nuts are used to make assembly more convenient, alongside our threaded fasteners.

What is a KEPS hex nut?

A Keps Type Hex Nut (also called a K-Nut or a Washer Nut) is a hex nut with an attached free-spinning washer. Keps type hex nuts are used to make assembly more convenient, alongside our threaded fasteners.

What do KEPS nuts do?

A Keps nut, (also called a k-lock nut or washer nut), is a nut with an attached, free-spinning washer. It is used to make assembly more convenient. Common washer types are star-type lock washers, conical, and flat washers.

What is the main difference between a KEPS nut and a Nylock nut?

The #8-32 Keps nuts have a ring of attached metal prongs which keeps the nut from loosening when the nut is tightened. The #8-32 Nylock Nuts have a nylon insert which a screw can cut threads into and this keeps the nut from loosening.

How are KEPS nuts made?

Keps Nuts, or K Lock Nuts, are hex nuts pre-assembled with a free spinning external tooth lock washer. The locking action is achieved when the nut is tightened against a bearing surface as the teeth of the washer dig into it.

What is a Stover nut?

Stover lock nuts are one piece, all-metal prevailing torque hex nuts with a conical top and a flat bottom bearing surface with chamfered corners. The locking action, created by distortion of their top threads, is said to be capable of withstanding severe vibration and shock loads.

What is a self locking nut?

A Locknut (self-locking nut, locking nut), is a nut which resists loosening through vibration and normal use. This trait makes them essential hardware for a multitutde of applications. Unlike free spinning nuts, lock nuts make use of a deforming elastic or metal material to stay in position against torque and shock.

How do Stover nuts work?

The nut’s distorted threading gets stretched as the fastener is inserted into it, causing friction between the nut and fastener and creating the locking action. The elastic nature of the deformation of top lock stover nuts means they can be reused indefinitely.

What is AJ nut?

J-Type Nuts or J-Nuts are self-retaining fasteners that provide a simple and rapid attachment of mating panels. J-Type Nuts snap over the edges of panels or into center-hole locations. They hold themselves in place for blind assembly, and they “float” freely for easy hole alignment.

What nuts provide a locked joint?

Jam nuts are used as a locknut to prevent vibration from loosening a bolted joint. Before nuts were developed with “self‑locking” capabilities, two jam nuts would be tightened against each other so that nuts won’t loosen over time.

What is the difference between a nut and a lock nut?

Traditional nuts simply consist of a basic threaded hole, so constant exposure to vibrations can knock them loose from the bolt on which they are placed. Lock nuts protect against loosening, however, by featuring a design that increases the nut’s resistance to vibrations.

Can Stover nuts be reused?

Yes, Stover lock nuts are reusable.

What grade is a Stover nut?

Stover Locknuts are offered in grade C with a cadmium and wax finish; and in grade G with a black phos finish. Featuring controlled distortion of its top threads, stover locknuts can withstand high temperatures and severe vibration. Often used in automotive applications, they can be paired with flanged / frame bolts.