Lag Screws Short Lag Shields Zinc Plated Hex Bolts Hardware For Wood

The lag screws also commonly known as lag bolts, lag screws are some of the toughest fasteners. Lag bolts are used in wood construction for heavier load applications than most wood screws can support. These extremely sturdy fasteners are usually used to connect heavy lumber or other heavy materials that are bearing an intense load.
These screws differ from normal wood, self-drilling, or sheet metal screws. Compared to most ordinary screws, a lag screw is massive in size. Most lag screws are at least one inch long and inch thick.
For example, wood screws are used when connecting an application with only wood materials. These wood screws boast coarse threading, but that threading does not encompass the length of the screw. Normal wood screws thread as they enter the wood, where lag screws require a hole to be drilled first. Lag screws also use a nut to add extra strength and security to help hold things together. Used for intense load applications, lag screws can support a much heavier load than the average sheet metal or wood screw. Ever Hardware provides custom-made lag screws and customizable packaging.

Zinc coatings prevent oxidation of the protected metal by forming a barrier and by acting as a sacrificial anode if this barrier is damaged. Zinc oxide is a fine white dust that (in contrast to iron oxide) does not cause a breakdown of the substrate’s surface integrity as it is formed. Indeed, the zinc oxide, if undisturbed, can act as a barrier to further oxidation, in a way similar to the protection afforded to aluminum and stainless steels by their oxide layers. The majority of hardware parts are zinc-plated, rather than cadmium-plated.

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