Most industries will use some form of stud welding in specific types of fastening, fabricating and production. This includes in shipbuilding, in the construction of bridges and steel buildings, in the manufacturing of agricultural and construction equipment, in power plants and the food service manufacturing industry.
To meet the needs of this wide base of markets, including those using capacitor discharge (CD) welding or drawn arc welding, there is a full line of different types of stud connectors.
Materials
It is possible to find stud connectors in a variety of different materials. They can be made from stainless steel, mild steel or aluminum. There are also some types of studs that we made out of specialty metals such as the superalloys
These types of studs are usually used in applications where specific properties are required of the connectors. Often this includes extreme corrosion resistance, high or low-temperature environments or other types of characteristics and properties.
Stud Type
Larger diameter studs are most commonly used with, drawn arc stud welders. Smaller diameter studs are most often used with capacitor discharge (CD) stud welding systems.
Within these two groups, there are variety options in the studs. Within the CD studs, there are threaded and non-threaded. Each comes in a range of different lengths and diameters to fit the specific job requirements.
In the drawn arc stud connectors there is a greater range of different styles and specialty studs. This is due to the use of these studs on specific types of construction projects where the stud design is critical to achieving the desired fastener qualities and requirements.
These studs can be found in threaded and nonthreaded as well as pitch diameter, collar and reduced base, full base, tapped and shoulder base and also in headed and shear connector studs.
