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Fastener Guide 101 – Different Carriage Bolt Types in The Markets

This bolt guide is made to inform you about various styles available. Top-notch attributes like size, finish, material, and length of a fastener are crucial, but knowing the style is exponential. With the large variety of head and thread styles, you need to find which one is the ‘right’ kind for your fastening application. The carriage bolts are typically used for metal fastening onto wooden surfaces. With a mushroom head, the carriage bolt has circular cross-section shank after a small square sectional portion. Using a spanner or wrench tool, the worker can install these bolts on wooden beams along with iron strengthening plates. The square neck prevents turning while tightening the bolt. You can find carriage bolts in different materials like Steel, Stainless Steel, Grade 5, and Grade 8. Similarly, this fastener type comes with finish options like Zinc, Zinc Yellow, Hot Dip Galvanized, and Black Oxide. Another variety of carriage bolts is the ribbed neck carriage bolt that