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Additional Notes
- Other sizes and quantities available by request
Manufacturer Resources
Product Specs
- Arra Compliant:
- N
- Buy American Compliant:
- No
- Division:
- Electrical H1
- Fastener Head Height:
- 4-Jan in.
- Fastener Head Type:
- Hex
- Fastener Head Width:
- 0.544 - 0.562 in.
- Fastener Height:
- 0.226 - 0.268
- Fastener Length:
- 1/1/02
- Fastener Width:
- 0.620 - 0.650
- Field Application:
- Complete Thread Engagement Applications, Electrical, Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning Industries
- Hardness:
- Rockwell B95-C32
- Language Code:
- EN
- Neurspe:
- https://ideadigitalasset.com/DAMRoot/Original/10035/11237_ID-SPE-v1-ID-SPE-v1-Hex_Tap_Bolt_St-Zn_and_18-8_SS.pdf
- Order Minimum Imperial:
- 100
- Order Minimum Uom Imperial:
- JR
- Pack Type:
- Jar
- Product Group:
- Fasteners
- Product Height:
- 5.75 in
- Product Length:
- 3.5 in
- Product Weight:
- 2495 g
- Product Width:
- 88.9 MM
- Sub Division:
- Electrical-E H2
- Tensile Strength:
- 95000 psi minimum
- Thread Direction:
- Right Hand
- Thread Per Inch:
- 16
- Thread Standard:
- IFI-199 (2014)
- Yield Strength:
- 60000 psi minimum
- Department:
- Electrical
- Product Subgroup:
- Bolts
- Product Type:
- Hexagonal Tap Bolt
- Type2:
- Hexagonal Tap Bolt
- Series:
- HTB, JHTB, and JSHTB
- Product Details:
- Hexagonal Tap Bolt
- Product Material:
- 18-8 Stainless Steel
Metallics JSHTB23 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) What size and thread is the Metallics JSHTB23 hex tap bolt?
It's a 3/8-16 x 1-1/2 inch hex tap bolt, right hand thread at 16 threads per inch. The 3/8-16 is standard UNC coarse, so it mates with any common 3/8-16 nut, tapped strut channel, or tapped hole.
2) Is a hex tap bolt threaded all the way to the head, or does it have a shoulder?
A tap bolt is fully threaded, no unthreaded shank under the head. Metallics lists the JSHTB23 for complete thread engagement applications, which is why it works in tapped holes and channel nuts where a partly threaded hex cap screw would bottom out its shank before clamping.
3) Will this bolt hold up outdoors or in a damp mechanical room?
The JSHTB23 is 18-8 stainless, so it's the right pick for wet locations, rooftop equipment, and corrosive interiors where zinc plated steel rusts out. Metallics lists it for electrical, plumbing, heating, and air conditioning work.
4) How strong is a 3/8-16 stainless hex tap bolt compared to a Grade 5 steel bolt?
This 18-8 stainless tap bolt is rated 95,000 psi minimum tensile and 60,000 psi minimum yield, with hardness of Rockwell B95 to C32. That is below a Grade 5 steel bolt, which runs 120,000 psi tensile in this diameter. Use stainless where corrosion decides the job, and specify a higher grade steel fastener where the connection is strength-governed.
5) Does this fastener meet Buy American or ARRA requirements for a public project?
No. The JSHTB23 is not Buy American compliant and is not ARRA compliant; country of origin is listed as multiple. If your contract carries a domestic sourcing clause, this bolt won't satisfy it.
6) What wrench or socket size fits the head on this Metallics tap bolt?
Head width across the flats measures 0.544 to 0.562 inch, which is a 9/16 inch wrench or socket. Head type is a standard hex.
7) How is the JSHTB23 packaged and what is the minimum order?
These ship in a jar of 100 pieces, and the jar is the minimum order unit. The jar weighs 2495 g. Metallics offers other sizes and quantities in the HTB, JHTB, and JSHTB series by request.
8) What dimensional standard do these Metallics hex tap bolts follow?
Thread conforms to IFI-199 (2014). That's the industry spec for inch stainless fasteners, so a 3/8-16 nut or tapped hole made to standard inch thread will run on freely.
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Does the Metallics JSHTB23 come with a warranty?
Absolutely. The Metallics JSHTB23 is backed by a manufacturer’s warranty.
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