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Purchase Anchors Fastening to concrete is unique compared to other fastening applications such as fastening two pieces of metal together by using a screw or a bolt and nut. Concrete anchors are much more difficult to install and use. The concept of fastening something to a solid base material is completely different than for almost any other type of fastening application. Concrete is the most widely used base material in the world for the last 2000 years and probably will remain so for …

Purchase Anchors Concrete Concrete is the most commonly used construction material and has been in use since about 500 BC. In 2006 alone, it is estimated that between 21 and 31 billion tons of concrete has been used and is the second only to water as the most used substance in the world. Concrete is a mixture of numerous ingredients: Portland cement, water and some type of both small and large-sized aggregates. A typical mix of concrete is 10% to 15% cement, 5% to 8% air, 10% to 20% wa …

Purchase Tapcons A simple field test to determine whether or not a product is made from stainless steel is to put a magnet on the item. If the magnet sticks to the item, it is not made of stainless steel. The 410-grade stainless steel will stick to the magnet even though it is stainless steel of a lower grade. The 410-grade stainless steel resists corrosion in dry atmospheres, freshwater, acids, mild alkalies, food, hot gasses, and steam. Tapcons are coated with Climaseal®. This coating …

Purchase Tapcons The process used for coating concrete screws with the Climaseal® coating begins with a thorough cleaning and pretreatment. An undercoat of zinc plating is then mechanically applied to the screws. The process of mechanical plating deposits the zinc onto the screw via kinetic energy. The mechanical plating process gives the Tapcons galvanic protection - even if the layer zinc plating becomes scratched. This process of mechanical zinc coating adheres well to the metal to p …

Purchase Anchors It is essential to consider a number of different questions before getting started on the different types of concrete anchors available for this type of application. These questions include, but are not limited to: Will the signs be placed indoors or outdoors? If the sign is placed outdoors, should stainless steel concrete anchors be considered? How heavy is the sign? Anchors will have improved holding values in correlation with larger diameter anchors bein …