Carbon Steel Fasteners

We provide a complete range of range of fasteners in low-carbon, medium-carbon, and high-carbon steel variants. In contrast to low-carbon steel (0.05% to 0.32% carbon), high-carbon steel has more than 0.60% carbon. Some heavy-wearing grades of carbon steel reach as high as 2.1% carbon.

Carbon steel is an excellent choice for industrial fasteners and rivets whenever strength and durability are key factors:

• Hardness: Carbon steel offers exceptional hardness, making it ideal for heavy-duty machinery, automobiles, and industrial parts that require wear resistance.
• Shock resistance: Carbon steel fasteners have high shock and impact resistance in automotive applications, building construction, and industrial facilities.
• Compatible with heat treatment: Medium- and high-carbon steels allow for heat treatment to reduce stress and increase surface hardness.
• Strength: Carbon steel provides outstanding strength and durability for high-quality assembled products, from power tools to motor housings.
• Impact resistance: Rivets and threaded fasteners are one of the most common applications of carbon steel because the material allows for good penetration and high-speed installation without deformation.

The main downside of carbon steel is its low resistance to corrosion and oxidation. High-carbon steel also has low ductility.

The compressive strength, wear resistance, and impact resistance of carbon steel make it an outstanding material for fasteners that need to join metal parts or penetrate hard surfaces. Common examples include:

• Threaded rivets
• Friction-lock rivets
• Solid rivets
• Thread-forming fasteners
• Self-tapping screws
• One-way screws

At Valley Fastener Group, we can also produce custom screws with varying carbon content to meet the specific strength and resistance characteristics of each manufacturing application.

Carbon steel’s excellent durability is a good fit for dry goods manufacturing, industrial parts, heavy-duty assemblies, and construction applications. Cost-effective fasteners and rivets help to keep production overhead down while delivering long-lasting performance. Carbon steel rivets are especially common in the automotive manufacturing sector and other assembly-line manufacturing industries.

At Valley Fastener Group, we are a leading supplier of high-strength carbon steel fasteners for America’s largest manufacturers and industrial businesses. With an excellent reputation, high-volume production capabilities, and over 40 years of industry expertise, we offer quality manufacturing solutions such as clenching studs, thread-forming fasteners, U-drive screws, self-piercing rivets, and custom industrial fasteners. 

For demanding applications require outstanding quality, request a quote for carbon steel fasteners today.