Swage nut
Encyclopedia
A swage nut is a type of nut
is used on sheet metal
. It permanently anchors itself to the sheet metal by swaging the surrounding material. The swaged material plastically deforms into an undercut
in the nut, keeping it from pulling out or rotating.
Nut (hardware)
A nut is a type of hardware fastener with a threaded hole. Nuts are almost always used opposite a mating bolt to fasten a stack of parts together. The two partners are kept together by a combination of their threads' friction, a slight stretch of the bolt, and compression of the parts...
is used on sheet metal
Sheet metal
Sheet metal is simply metal formed into thin and flat pieces. It is one of the fundamental forms used in metalworking, and can be cut and bent into a variety of different shapes. Countless everyday objects are constructed of the material...
. It permanently anchors itself to the sheet metal by swaging the surrounding material. The swaged material plastically deforms into an undercut
Undercut (manufacturing)
In manufacturing, an undercut is a special type of recessed surface. In turning it refers to a recess in a diameter. In machining it refers to a recess in a corner. In molding it refers to a feature that cannot be molded using only a single pull mold...
in the nut, keeping it from pulling out or rotating.