6-40 x 1/2 Cone Point Alloy Steel Socket Set Screw is used where a headless set screw must reach a defined contact spot inside a threaded component.
The pointed end can also serve as a pivot or hanger point where the design intentionally uses focused contact instead of a broad bearing surface.
Alloy steel construction is appropriate where the product specification calls for this family and the cone point geometry matches the intended contact condition.
Typical review areas for 6-40 x 1/2 include pivot points, hanger points, and drilled contact locations and machine controls, brackets, and locating points where focused tip engagement is part of the assembly.
The 6-40 thread is UNF with 40 TPI, and the 1/2 in. length should be compared with tapped depth and cone-point reach. Confirm that the component can accept pointed penetration before substituting this style for a broader point. Cold Headers has supplied specialty socket fasteners since 1962 and supports unusual set screw configurations.
