Material Guide

At Pro-Bolt, we work with premium-grade Titanium, Aluminium, and Stainless Steel to deliver high-performance fasteners trusted by professionals across Motorsport, Aerospace, and beyond. This guide offers an overview of the key specifications, properties, and advantages of each material we use - so you can make informed decisions based on strength, weight, corrosion resistance, and application. Whether you're building for speed, durability, or style, understanding the materials is the first step in choosing the right fastener for the job.

We manufacture using single process on multi-axis CNC machining centres, which includes thread rolling. Thread standards are to BS3692:1967, the British Standard for ISO Precision Metric Threads, and route radii vary between 0.8mm and 0.4mm, the maximum that we can use to improve shear strength. Thread lead varies between K1 and K2. We also supply items machined from bar.

We encourage trade enquiries and welcome the opportunity to provide you with a quotation.

 

Aluminium

Aluminium Products

Manufactured from 7075T6 aluminium, and suitable for use in all non-safety critical areas, all products are available in a choice of black, blue, gold, orange, purple, red and silver. During manufacturing, the head is cold formed and the shank thread rolled. The anodising involves chemically brightening and colour anodising to between 8 and 12 microns thick. We offer Race Spec Drilled Flanged Hex Head, Socket Cap Bolts, Countersunk Bolts, Dome Head Bolts, Nuts and Washers – from 3mm to 10mm.


Density                           2730kg/m3 (170lb/ft3)                                       
Young's Modulus 72GPa (10.4 x 106 psi)
Yield Strength         505 MPa (120 x 103 psi)
Ultimate Tensile Strength  570 MPa (73.2 x 103psi)
Compressive Strength   505 MPa (82.7 x 103psi)
Shear Modulus    27 GPa (3.92 x 106 psi)
Shear Strength        330 MPa (47.9 x 103 psi)
Ductility        10% elongation at break
Poisson's Ratio  
0.33
Hardness  
150 Brinell
Strength-to-Weight Ratio  185 kNm/kg
Stiffness-to-Weight Ratio     
26.4 Mnm/kg

 

 

 Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel Products

Manufactured from A316 stainless steel. A316 stainless steel has a minimum chromium content of 16.5% and contains elements of carbon, molybdenum, silicon, phosphorus, sulphur, nickel, manganese and iron, all of which add properties of formability, strength, weldability and enhanced corrosion resistance. All of the fasteners are highly polished to a mirror-like finish.

Density 8030kg/m3(501lb/ft3)   
Young's Modulus    193GPa (28 x 106psi)
Yield Strength 260MPa (37.7 x 103 psi)
Ultimate Tensile Strength     570MPa (82.7 x 103psi)
Compressive Strength 260MPa (37.7 x 103psi)
Shear Modulus 78GPa (11.3 x 106 psi)
Ductility 40% elongation at break
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
Hardness 95 Rockwell B+
Maximum value allowed by ASTM    A240
Strength-to-Weight Ratio 32.4kNm/kg
Stiffness-to-Weight Ratio

24 MNm/kg

 

Titanium

Titanium Products

Made from aircraft grade titanium 6AL-4V (grade 5), the outstanding benefits are that we roll the threads to produce greater fatigue strength and reduce galling. These bolts are in excess of 120,000psi ultimate tensile strength, suitable to replace both Grade 5 and Grade 8  steel bolts. We offer Race Spec drilled Flanged Hex Head Bolts, Flanged Hex Head, Tapered Socket Cap, Countersunk Bolts, Dome Head Bolts, Nuts and Washers – from 3mm to 12mm. 


Black Titanium: Long lasting finish resulting from an application of Diamond Like Coating (DLC). This unique finish increases the fastener lifetime and helps to prevent galling whilst providing a supreme hardness and offering the optimum in corrosion resistance thanks to a nano-composite coating.

Density   4420kg/m3 (276lb/ft3)
Young's Modulus    110GPa (16 x 106psi)
Yield Strength     828 MPa (120 x 103 psi)
Ultimate Tensile Strength    1030MPa (149 x 103 psi)
Compressive Strength      960MPa (139 x 103 psi)
Shear Modulus  43GPa (6.24 x 106 psi)
Ductility                                     10% elongation at break
Poisson's Ratio    0.34
Hardness                                    36 Rockwell C
Strength-to-Weight Ratio 187kNm/kg
Stiffness-to-Weight Ratio
24.9MNm/kg