8-32 x 5/16 Oval Point Alloy Steel Socket Set Screw with Nylon Insert is intended for contact points where a rounded tip is preferred over a rim bite or sharp interlock. This point style is useful when the part may be loosened and reset without the deep mark of a biting point. Specify the heat-treated alloy steel body with nylon pellet when the print calls for mechanical set screw hardware, not a stainless substitute.

Knobs and handles on control shafts may use an oval point when the screw approaches a curved or grooved surface.

Cold Headers can help identify the correct rounded-point alloy set screw when a drawing calls out a nylon insert. Check thread size, length, socket size, pellet dimensions, groove or seat condition, and surface-marking tolerance before substitution.

Technical Highlights

• Point: Oval (rounded radiused tip)
• Material: Alloy Steel
• Thread Size: 8-32
• Length: 5/16 in.
• Drive: Internal Hex
• Hex Key Size: 5/64 in.
• Locking Feature: Nylon insert providing prevailing torque
• Nylon Insert Diameter (P): 3/32 in.
• Nylon Insert Location (N): 9/64 in., +/-1/2 pitch
• Dimensional Standard: ASME B18.3

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