Weld Nuts Overview

When a bolt or a weld nut needs to be welded onto a different metal part, weld nut is used; this is another form of the process known as spot welding.Spot welders are often automatically fed the bolds.These types of weld nuts have a flange and the flange has a smaller nub that is able to melt and create the weld.On studs there is also a part that is un-threaded and necked down which also helps in the melting of the stud.

There is one kind of weld nut that is different than the regular type because it doesn't need flux to make it work.This type is called capacitor discharge stud welding. Because this type doesn't need to have the heat concentrated it lets the weld happen quickly as well as there it has eliminated most of the oxidation.

The purpose of the weld nuts

There are a lot of advantages to using weld nut and some of it is for appearance. With weld nut you can produce a uniformed look because the energy that is used to create the weld is monitored as well as controlled meticulously so that the amount of the energy used is consistent.This makes the weld strong and consistent.

You can also use weld nut with a variety of steels including aluminum, stainless steel, copper, brass and even zinc. A few of the more exotic steels can also be used in this process. This process also eliminates the need to do anything extra to the holes like drilling or tapping and the surface metal will not have to be touched up by polishing; this method does it all.This makes a very strong connection.