{"id":7671,"date":"2018-06-01T10:30:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T09:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=7671"},"modified":"2018-05-31T13:55:02","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T12:55:02","slug":"self-clinching-threaded-standoff-fasteners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/self-clinching-threaded-standoff-fasteners\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-clinching threaded standoff fasteners"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pemnet.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PEM TSO4self-clinching threaded standoffs<\/a><\/span> from <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/self-clinching-captive-panel-screws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PennEngineering<\/a><\/span> offer fastener solutions to securely stack or space components in ultra-thin stainless steel assemblies.<\/p>\n<p>These hardened stainless steel fasteners clinch into stainless sheets as thin as .025-in\/ 0.63mm and become permanent parts of an assembly.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nThe standoffs ultimately will reduce the amount of required hardware in an assembly, promote thinner and lighter designs, and minimise typical handling issues associated with loose hardware.<\/p>\n<p>Among design features, the fastener\u2019s thread design at the barrel end minimises the length for a mating screw.<\/p>\n<p>Shorter standoffs are typically thru-threaded and longer standoffs are blind. Thread-type variations with a thicker wall can further be specified to provide increased bearing surface for the mating component or panel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Potentially corrosive environments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For applications in potentially corrosive environments, an optional nickel plating can be added for excellent corrosion resistance.<\/p>\n<p>PEM TSO4 standoffs are available in thru-threaded or blind threaded versions and in a variety of lengths and several standard thread sizes (#2-56, #4-40, and #6-32 \/ M2.5, M3, and M3.5).<\/p>\n<p>They are manufactured from hardened 400 Series stainless steel for use in stainless sheets with maximum hardness up to HRB 88 on the Rockwell B scale or HB 183 on the Brinell scale.<\/p>\n<p>The standoffs mount simply and quickly by pressing the fastener into a round hole in the host sheet and applying sufficient squeezing force using a standard press to embed the standoff\u2019s head flush in the sheet and complete the process.<\/p>\n<p>A single mating screw completes the attachment process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PEM TSO4self-clinching threaded standoffs from PennEngineering offer fastener solutions to securely stack or space components in ultra-thin stainless steel assemblies. These hardened stainless steel fasteners clinch into stainless sheets as thin as .025-in\/ 0.63mm and become permanent parts of an assembly. 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