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The locking principle of stainless steel cable ties

2024-03-15


The locking principle of stainless steel cable ties has not been carefully popularized by anyone in the whole network. But in fact, this is a technical and practical topic, which can help you use it better. Today, Huada will introduce its locking principle to you, and there will be some tips to teach you in the article.

What is a stainless steel cable tie

Stainless steel cable ties, as the name suggests, are cable ties made of stainless steel for fixing, binding or strapping objects. Common materials are: 201,304,316. Unlike plastic cable ties, it has higher strapping strength, and is more resistant to corrosion, high temperature and aging. In many demanding industrial applications, such as oil and gas, shipbuilding, and other occasions that require high corrosion resistance and strength, stainless steel cable ties must be your good choice.


Stainless steel cable ties, also called ball self-locking cable ties, are different from traditional integrally formed nylon cable ties. There is a rolling steel ball in the self-locking stainless steel cable tie buckle, which is also the core of the cable tie that can self-lock. When the tail of the tie goes through the head, the ball will roll in the direction of the tie, as shown in the following figure:

Stainless steel tie buckle structure diagram
Stainless steel tie buckle structure diagram
When the tie is tightened to a suitable position and then loosened, the tie will have a break-free force to pull the tie outward, then the ball will follow the retreat at this time, thus locking the tie and stopping the retreat. as shown in the following figure.


How to use stainless steel cable ties
The use of stainless steel cable ties is very similar to the naughty fort cable ties in nylon cable ties. We just need to tie the tail of the cable tie and the head of the cable tie straight through the head at 180 degrees, and then tie it tightly. This process is irreversible, but because of its special structure, that is, the ball design we introduced above, it will cause them to retreat a little bit after tightening, so a small skill in using the ball self-locking cable tie is that we should tighten it in our target position and reserve a little space for it to retreat.