A cage nut or caged nut (also called a captive or clip nut) consists of a (usually square) nut in a spring steel cage which wraps around the nut. The cage has two wings that when compressed allow the cage to be inserted into the square holes, for example, in the mounting rails of equipment racks. When the wings are released, they hold the nut in position behind the hole. Cage nuts conforming to this description were patented in 1952 and 1953.
GRADE | CHEMICAL COMPOSITION1(%MAXIMA UNLESS STATED) | NOTES | ALTERNATIVE NAMES | ||||||||
C | Si | Mn | P | S | Cr | Mo | Ni | Cu | |||
A1 | 0.12 | 1 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.15/0.35 | 16-19 | 0.7 | 5-10 | 1.75-2.25 | 2 3 4 | 303S31,303S42,1.4305 |
A2 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 15-20 | 5 | 8-19 | 4 | 6 7 | 304,394S17(BS3111),1.4301,1.4567 |
A3 | 0.08 | 1 | 2 | 0.045 | 0.03 | 17-19 | 5 | 9-12 | 1 | 8 | 321,1.4541,347,1.4550 |
A4 | 0.08 | 1 | 2 | 0.045 | 0.03 | 16-18.5 | 2-3 | 10-15 | 4 | 7 9 | 316,1.4401,1.4578 |
A5 | 0.08 | 1 | 2 | 0.045 | 0.03 | 16-18.5 | 2-3 | 10.5-14 | 1 | 8 9 | 316Ti,1.4571,316Cb,1.4580 |
C1 | 0.09-0.15 | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 11.5-14 | - | 1 | - | 9 | 410,1.4006 |
C3 | 0.17-0.25 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 16-18 | - | 1.5-2.5 | - |
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431,1.4057 |
C4 | 0.08-0.15 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.06 | 0.15-0.35 | 12-14 | 0.8 | 1 |
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2 9 | 416,1.4005 |
F1 | 0.12 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 15-18 | 10 | 1 |
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11 12 | 430,1.4016,430Ti,1.4520,430Cb,1.4511 |
Using cage nuts provides several benefits over threaded holes. It permits a range of choice of nut and bolts size (e.g. metric vs imperial) in the field, long after the equipment has been manufactured. Second, if a screw is over-tightened, the nut can be replaced, unlike a pre-threaded hole, where a hole with stripped threads becomes unusable. Third, cage nuts are easy to use on materials too thin or soft to be threaded.
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