Cage Nuts Specifications and Its Applications


Introduction to cage Nuts

A cage nut is used on a rack that has square mounting holes. You would use a cage nut when you need to mount a product in your rack that requires a threaded hole. A cage nut is nothing more than a square nut that has threaded holes wrapped in a piece of spring steel designed like a cage. This spring steel has two flanges that when pressed together allow the cage nut to be inserted into the square hole and simply clip in. When this done you now have a square hole that is threaded. The nut is typically loose in the cage to allow for adjustments when installing the screw.

Cage nuts combine the classic elastic properties of fasteners used for assembly with the strength of multi-threaded steel nuts. Cage nuts are designed to be used in any kind of assembly including blind assemblies and are particularly common in equipment racks. They can be fastened within their housing using bolts and subjected to considerable tightening torque or axial forces. No special tools or specialized fitters are required to mount these nuts. Once mounted in the rectangular hole the cage stays in place while the captive nut can move within the cage to permit assembly.

What are cage nuts used for?

Cage nuts are great for protecting your equipment from stripped threads and allow for convenient mounting of your server rack equipment. A cage nut houses a standard nut in a cage with a spring. The cage has two wings that can be pinched together to allow the cage nut to be inserted into a square hole.

Design of Stainless-Steel Cage nuts

Stainless Steel Cage Nuts mainly has a wide variety of designs. Depending on the use of the nut the shape and other features are designed. The purpose of these designs is that the nuts are useful for the bolts that will be used to tighten them. For instance, in some cases, the square nuts are used to tighten the parts with the square bolts. Each nuts fastener has a different specification and design. Each nuts fastener also has a different use for which they are designed

Applications of Cage Nuts
·      Light Poles
·      Elevators
·      Lifting applications (wires, etc.)
·      Frame Applications
·      Construction
·      Buildings
·      Furniture
·      Pipelines
·      Industries and many other

Specification of Stainless-Steel Cage Nuts
Specification
Material
Standards
Grades
Nickel Alloy
ASTM / ASME SB 160 / 164 / 425 / 166 / 446 / 574 / 472
UNS 2200 (NICKEL 200) / UNS 2201 (NICKEL 201), UNS 4400 (MONEL 400), UNS 8825 (INCONEL 825), UNS 6600 (INCONEL 600) / UNS 6601 (INCONEL 601), UNS 6625 (INCONEL 625), UNS 10276 (HASTELLOY C 276), UNS 8020 (ALLOY 20 / 20 CB 3)
Stainless Steel
ASTM / ASME A/SA 193 / 194
B 8 (304), B 8C (SS 347), B 8M (SS 316), B 8 T (SS 321), A 2, A 4
Alloy Steel
ASTM / ASME A/SA 193 / 194 GR
B 6, B 7/ B 7M, B 16, 2, 2HM, 2H, GR 6, B 7, B 7M
Duplex Steel
UNS NO. S 31803, S 32205
Range: M10 TO M100, LENGTH UPTO 5 METERS
Nonmetallic Materials:
Acrylic, Kel-F, Lexan, Polypropylene, Poly Vinyl Chloride, Teflon, Zytel 31, 101, 105
High-Temp Alloys
Discaloy, 19-9 DL, 16-25-6, A286, Titanium, Nimonic 80, Mulitmet, Haynes 25, Greek Ascalloy, Unitemp 252, Udimet 500, Rene 41, Inco 700, Inco 901, Hastelloy X, 235, Waspaloy, RA 330
Copper Base Alloys
Copper, Brasses: Yellow, Free-cut, Red, Naval, Bronze: Commercial, Phosphor, Silicon A & B, Aluminum, Silicon-Aluminum, Manganese, Ampco Alloys, Munitz Metal, Cupro-Nicles
Aluminum Alloys:
1100, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2024, 3003, 5052, 6053, 6061, 7075

Detailed information about Stainless Steel cage nuts are shown in this Article.

Quick Links:
·        Stainless Steel hex Nuts Uses and its Characteristics
·        A Brief Guide on Self Locking Nuts


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