The term 'cap screw' is generally interchangeable with which component?

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The term 'cap screw' is generally interchangeable with which component?

Cap screws are a type of fastener with a head and external threads that are designed to be tightened into a nut or a tapped hole. In everyday mechanical terminology, this kind of fastener is essentially the same thing as a bolt. The head shape and drive type can vary (hex, socket, etc.), but the key feature is the external threads and the use with a nut or threaded bore to join parts together. Rivets are permanent, non-threaded fasteners; studs are threaded rods that typically receive nuts on both ends; nuts are internal-thread components, not fasteners with their own external threads. That combination is why cap screws and bolts are considered interchangeable in common usage.

Cap screws are a type of fastener with a head and external threads that are designed to be tightened into a nut or a tapped hole. In everyday mechanical terminology, this kind of fastener is essentially the same thing as a bolt. The head shape and drive type can vary (hex, socket, etc.), but the key feature is the external threads and the use with a nut or threaded bore to join parts together.

Rivets are permanent, non-threaded fasteners; studs are threaded rods that typically receive nuts on both ends; nuts are internal-thread components, not fasteners with their own external threads. That combination is why cap screws and bolts are considered interchangeable in common usage.

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