Stainless steel wire rope looks great…..well when new or when well maintained. But there is nothing that looks worse than a balustrade full of rusty wire rope. So how do you make sure it keeps lo...
What is stainless ‘galling’?Galling is when two threads bind together and seize. It can be fairly common when using stainless steel fasteners. This seizing or ‘cold-welding’ can result in fast...
The contamination of stainless steel occurs when the stainless comes into contact with an iron object, for example a tool, and as a result the iron particles are ‘smeared’ onto the stainless. When...
Tait Communications is a global leader in designing, delivering and managing innovative communications solutions.November 2014 saw the completion of Tait’s new global headquarters in Christchurch an...
Recently Anzor attended the 17th annual Certified Builders Conference in Christchurch. As an official Business Partner of the Certified Builders we look forward to these events as they are alway...
Critical to the supply of stainless fasteners is ensuring that the stainless steel material conforms to international standards of stainless alloys. Historically there have been concerns of low nicke...
A question often asked of us at Anzor is: are Stainless Fasteners OK with treated timber?Well the research says not only is it OK – but it is preferred! The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Em...
Why use a Steel Nail when you can use a Stainless one?Steel Nails (both Galvanised and Bright) are used throughout the Construction Industry. However often Stainless Steel Nails are overlooked due t...
There are two main types of Stainless Steel Self-Drilling Screws – Self Drilling Screws for Timber which often have a Type 17 style cutting flute:And Self Drilling Screw for Metal often called a S...
A Stainless Steel Barrel Nut (also known as one half of a Sex Bolt, post and screw or Chicago Screw) is an internally threaded (machine thread) barrel shaped flange with a screw drive at one end. ...
What is Duplex?Duplex and Super Duplex Grades of Stainless Steel offer superior corrosion resistance when 316 grade just isn’t enough.Duplex Stainless Steel Fasteners (SAF 2205 or UNS S31803) or Su...
Our new 316 stainless ‘Deck Drivers’ self-drill into soft and hardwood timber. Pre-drilling is not required, except at the board ends. They have a trim head, so are more discrete, and the 6-Lobe ...
Tea-staining is a discolouration of the surface of stainless steel caused by mild corrosion This corrosion is cosmetic only and does not affect the structural performance of stainless steel. Havi...
To help you avoid the common mistakes made when specifying and using stainless fasteners, we have put together a short Do's and Don'ts guide.1. DO: Select the right grade.There are many different grad...
Galvanic Corrosion is corrosion damage created when dissimilar materials are joined by a corrosive electrolyte. Galvanic Corrosion is a common type of corrosion found in Marine Environments. For e...
Jim, our Managing Director is a big fan of stainless steel. He says that there was the stone age, then the iron age, and now we are in the ‘stainless age’ (and long make it last!). This year marks...
Stainless fastener engineers and customers will both pay testament to the importance of lubricating stainless steel threads. This is to avoid the problem of ‘galling’, which is when two threads bi...
As Grahame Ansley, one of Anzor’s directors likes to say, stainless steel is ‘stainless’ not ‘non-stain’.Yes stainless steel is corrosion resistant, but depending on a range of factors – t...
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