Aflangeboltdiffersfromthecommonboltinthatithasawidersurfaceareaundertheheadtoprovide
foranevendistributionofclampingpressure.Thiswidersurfaceactslikeawasher, eliminatingtheneed
tocombineonewiththiskindofbolt.Flangeboltsareavailableinnumeroussizes, styrker, og
configurations.Likemostothertypesoffastenersonthemarket, metricflangeboltsareavailableforany
applicationsthatrequirethem.
Spesielt designet flensebolter er utstyrt med en roterende" tenner" designet for" bite" ordiginto
thematerialonemightneedtofastentogether.Similartothelockingringsonemightseeonasodabottle
ormilkjug, theseteethontheflangeboltcanbeturnedbackward, butoftenrequiremoreforce.Thistype
ofdesigniswhatmakesaflangeboltuniquelyandstrategicallydifferentfromacommonbolt.
Anessentialadditiontotheflangeboltistheflangenut.Whileitissimilartoanordinarynut, onesideof
theflangenutiswiderthantheothertoensureevenpressuredistribution.Theflangenutandflangebolt
workwelltogether, andinsomecasesmayreducecostsbyeliminatingtheneedforpurchasingseparate
washers.Propertorqueonaflangebolt-nutcombinationwillensurethatthefastenersneverbecomeloose
bythemselves.Onlyanoutsideforce, suchasamechanic, canloosenthesetypesofflangebolts.