3/8-24 x 2 1/4 1960 Series 18-8 Stainless Steel Socket Head Cap Screw with Nylon Insert provides a cataloged stainless option for cap-screw joints that specify a nylon locking element. The pellet presses against the mating thread to provide prevailing torque without changing the socket head geometry.
In food-processing frames, sanitation-adjacent machinery, or equipment covers, the internal hex drive keeps installation compact while the insert adds thread-friction locking action. Slight magnetism from cold working can be normal for 18-8 stainless, so selection should reflect the actual assembly environment and mating hardware.
For torque-once joints where a locking pellet is not required, plain 18-8 Socket Head Cap Screws may be the simpler routing. Cold Headers supports industrial maintenance and OEM sourcing teams when difficult-to-find stainless socket products are specified. The 1960 Series name identifies the modern ASME B18.3 head-proportion standard for socket head cap screws, successor to the older 1936 series, not a year of manufacture.
Technical Highlights
- Series: 1960 Series
- Material: 18-8 Stainless Steel
- Thread Size: 3/8-24
- Length: 2 1/4 in.
- Drive Type: Internal Hex
- Locking Feature: Nylon insert providing prevailing torque
- Nylon Insert Diameter (P): 9/64 in.
- Nylon Insert Location (N): 7/32 in. +/-1/2 pitch
- Head Dimensions: ASME B18.3, 1960 Series
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