STAINLESS STEEL NORD-LOCK

Nord-Lock washers secure bolted joints with tension instead of friction. It is a high quality product with documented success in many industries worldwide.

Nord-Lock wedge lock washers have been rigorously tested and approved by independent institutes as well as certification authorities. Nord-Lock wedge lock washers are used in numerous industries such as: energy, transportation, offshore, mining and quarrying, construction and bridge building, manufacturing and processing, ship building, forestry and agriculture, heavy vehicles, and military. Our washers are approved by several industry standards and specified by numerous international companies. Over the operational life cycle, Nord-Lock wedge lock washers give increased operational reliability and lower maintenance costs while significantly reducing the risks of production stops, accidents and warranty claims.

In 2011 Nord-Lock began to laser mark various sizes of the Nord-Lock washers. Since January 2016 all Nord-Lock washers manufactured are laser marked with the Nord-Lock brand name, control number and a type code for increased traceability and to facilitate authentication.

A4 / 316L (EN 1.4404) is an austenitic chromium-nickel stainless steel containing molybdenum. This stainless steel also has extra low carbon content in order to reduce the risk of chromium-carbide precipitation. EN 1.4404 is one of the most commonly used stainless steel grades and Nord-Lock washers made of EN 1.4404 are suitable for most applications where no chlorides or acids are present.

254 SMO® is a high performance austenitic stainless steel (according to EN 1.4547) with greater mechanical strength and resistance against corrosion than most austenitic Stainless Steel grades. The material is resilient against pitting and crevice corrosion due to high contents of chromium, nickel, molybdenum and nitrogen. Nord-Lock 254 SMO® washers are specially designed for chloride rich processes and salt water solutions / atmospheres, i.e. environments where stainless steel washers made of EN 1.4404 are not suitable.