K1TTT wrote:
> Works fine for me, though grade 8 nuts would be overkill for most ss bolts.
>
Indeed, yes! Here is what I replied but forgot to send to the reflector:
Unless the U-bolt is fully supported, I doubt you can approach full
tensile strength of the U-bolt itself; I don't know the incidence of
galling in that case. If you have experienced galling, using even Grade
5 nuts should stop it. But, realize the Grade 5 nut is *much* stronger
than the stainless steel U-bolt; the bolt will strip long before the nut.
Grade 5 and Grade 8 nuts and bolts are plated for corrosion resistance
but they will not be perfect, particularly if consistently wet or in the
presence of any salt spray. I use them here in Los Angeles without much
corrosion, but we have very little rain or moisture and no salt spray
where I live in Anaheim.
My opinion (un-tested!) is that a Grade 5 nut on stainless would not gall.
Mind you, the stainless steel U-bolts I've seen have poor threads--the
major and pitch diameters are undersize, making the nut fit a bit loose.
So, be careful torquing the nut or you may strip that stainless U thread.
If extreme tension in the U itself is not essential, you could put two
Grade 5 nuts on each side and use the outer nut as a jam nut. If you are
as anal as am I, you could put an internal tooth lock washer or even a
split lock washer (available in Grade 5) between the two nuts.
Larry W6FUB
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>> At 17:36 2010-06-25, Larry McDavid wrote:
>>> If you are screwing a stainless steel
>>> bolt into brass or aluminum, don't expect galling. . . .
>>
>>
>> Larry, thank you for the interesting comments on galling.
>>
>> A common situation is a stainless U-bolt on an antenna,
>> with stainless nuts supplied.
>>
>> What would you think about tossing the stainless nuts and
>> using Grade 8 plated steel nuts? I would replace the nuts
>> each time the U-bolt needed adjustment.
>>
>> Mark, K5AM
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Larry McDavid W6FUB
Anaheim, CA (20 miles southeast of Los Angeles, near Disneyland)
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