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Nuts 10-32 Cage Nut St-BP (Jar 1000)
Features
- More economical and easier to install than other heavy duty nuts for blind side applications. Free floating nut will compensate for poorly aligned holes. The saquare cage design keeps the nut from roatating during tightening. Cage nuts are sucessfully used in heavy duty farm machinery, rail cars, home entertainment components and heating equipment among other applications.
- A free floating square nut retained within a spring steel cage. The cage has two retaining legs on the same side of the nut, positioned 180 deg from each other, that hold the nut in place at panel edges or center panel locations.
Additional Notes
- Other sizes and quantities available by request – some sizes available in stainless steel
Manufacturer Resources
Product Specs
- Arra Compliant:
- U
- Buy American Compliant:
- U
- Division:
- Electrical H1
- Fastener Head Width:
- 0.531 in.
- Fastener Height:
- 0.156
- Fastener Length:
- 0.510 -0.531
- Fastener Width:
- 0.510 - 0.530
- Hardness:
- Rockwell C44-51
- Language Code:
- EN
- Material Standard:
- SAE 1050 - 1065, SAE 1018
- Order Minimum Imperial:
- 1000
- Order Minimum Uom Imperial:
- TH
- Pack Type:
- Jar
- Panel Thickness:
- 0.025 - 0.063 IN
- Product Group:
- Fasteners
- Product Height:
- 7.25 in
- Product Length:
- 4.5 in
- Product Weight:
- 10.8 lbs
- Product Width:
- 4.5 in
- Sub Division:
- Electrical-E H2
- Thread Per Inch:
- 32
- Department:
- Electrical
- Product Subgroup:
- Nuts
- Product Type:
- Cage Nut
- Type2:
- Cage Nut
- Series:
- CNN
- Product Finish:
- Phosphate Coated
- Product Details:
- Cage Nut
- Product Color:
- Black
- Product Material:
- Steel
Metallics CNN1032M – Frequently Asked Questions
1) What panel thickness does the Metallics CNN1032M 10-32 cage nut fit?
The CNN1032M is sized for sheet metal from 0.025 to 0.063 inch thick, roughly 22 gauge up to 16 gauge. The spring steel cage grips the panel in that range; on thicker plate the retaining legs won't close over the material and you need a different fastener.
2) Will a cage nut work where I can only reach one side of the panel?
That's exactly what it's for. The CNN1032M snaps into a square hole from the accessible face and holds itself there, so you can run the screw in blind with no wrench on the back. The nut floats inside the cage, which pulls in misaligned holes that a weld nut or plain hex nut would never line up with.
3) Can I install this cage nut at the edge of a panel or does it have to be in the middle?
Either. The cage carries two retaining legs on the same side of the nut, set 180 degrees apart, which lets it hold at a panel edge as well as a center-panel location. Edge mounting is where a weld nut or press nut typically gives you trouble.
4) Does the CNN1032M cage nut spin when I tighten the screw?
No. The square cage design keeps the nut from rotating as you torque the screw, so you don't need to hold the back side. That's the practical difference from dropping a loose 10-32 hex nut behind a panel.
5) What screw do I use with a 10-32 cage nut?
A 10-32 machine screw, 32 threads per inch. Screw length should cover your panel thickness plus whatever you're clamping plus full thread engagement into the nut. Screws are a separate order; the jar is nuts only.
6) Is this 10-32 cage nut coated for corrosion, and is it stainless?
It's carbon steel with a black phosphate coating, not stainless. Phosphate is a mild finish suited to indoor and enclosed equipment work, not sustained wet or outdoor exposure. Metallics does offer some cage nut sizes in stainless steel on request if the environment calls for it.
7) How many 10-32 cage nuts come in a jar and can I buy a smaller quantity?
The CNN1032M ships as a jar of 1,000 pieces, and 1,000 is the order minimum, so it's bought by the full jar rather than in counts. Jar weight is 10.8 lbs. Metallics lists other sizes and quantities as available by request.
8) Cage nut or weld nut for sheet metal panels?
A cage nut like the CNN1032M is the faster, lower-cost route: no welding, no finish damage, and the floating nut takes up hole misalignment. A weld nut is permanent and better where the fastener must not be removable or where the hole can't be square-punched. Note the cage needs a square hole and a panel between 0.025 and 0.063 inch thick.
9) Are these cage nuts hard enough for heavy equipment and repeated assembly?
The cage is spring steel at Rockwell C44-51, made to SAE 1050-1065 with SAE 1018 for the nut material. Metallics lists them in service on farm machinery, rail cars, heating equipment and entertainment component racks, so they hold up to repeated screw-in and removal in sheet metal assemblies.
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