Alligator
®
Plastic Rivet
Alligator
®
Lacing
Alligator
®
Staple
Plastic Spiral Lace
Clipper
®
Wire Hook
FLEXCO® FASTENER MATERIAL SELECTION GUIDE
FASTENER MATERIAL
CHARACTERISTICS
AVAILABILITY
ABRASION
RESISTANCE
CHEMICAL
RESISTANCE
RUST
RESISTANCE
MAGNETIC
SPARK-FREE
CLIPPER
®
WIRE HOOK
ALLIGATOR
®
LACING
ALLIGATOR
®
STAPLE
PLASTIC SPIRAL
LACE
ALLIGATOR
®
PLASTIC RIVET
ALLIGATOR
®
RIVET
FLEXCO
®
BOLT
SOLID PLATE
FLEXCO
®
BOLT
HINGED
FLEXCO
®
RIVET
SOLID PLATE
FLEXCO
®
RIVET HINGED
Steel
Good
Poor
Poor
Yes
No •
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Galvanized Steel
Good
Poor
Good
Yes
No •
High Tensile Steel
Good to
Excellent
Fair
Good
Yes
No •
400 Series
Stainless Steel
Good
Fair to
Good
Good
Yes
No
•
•
•
300 Series
Stainless Steel
Good
Good to
Excellent
Excellent
Slightly No •
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Everdur
Poor
Poor
Poor
No Yes
•
•
•
MegAlloy
®
Excellent
Poor
Poor
Yes
No
•
•
•
•
•
RustAlloy
®
Good
Good
Good
No No
•
Rubber Coated Steel
Good to
Excellent
Poor
Poor
Yes
No
•
Promal
Excellent
Good
Good
No No
•
Monel
®
400
Fair
Excellent
Excellent
Slightly No •
Inconel
®
600
Fair
Excellent
Excellent even
at high temps
No No •
Phospher Bronze
Good
Poor
Good
No Yes
•
Hastelloy C-22
Good Excellent
Excellent
No No •
Black Oxide
Good
Poor
Fair
Yes
No •
Non-Metallic
Poor
Fair
N/A
No Yes
•
•
FASTENERS
Flexco
®
Rivet Hinged
Flexco
®
Bolt Hinge
Flexco
®
Bolt Solid Plate
Alligator
®
Rivet
Flexco
®
Rivet Solid Plate