1.2mm Ultra-Thin Self-Clinching Nut

1.2 mm ultra-thin self-clinching nut: a low-profile nut for sheet too thin for a standard clinch nut.

Key specifications

MaterialCarbon Steel / Stainless Steel
Installationpressed into a prepared hole with a clinching press (single side)
StandardGB/T 90.1 (acceptance), customer drawing
Typical substratecold-rolled steel, stainless and aluminium sheet 0.5–3 mm
Key inspectionspush-out, torque-out, face flushness

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Product overviewOverview

The joint is sensitive to hole size and sheet hardness. A thinner nut leaves less material for the undercut, so the displaced sheet has a shorter path to flow into and push-out falls quickly as sheet thickness drops. On 1.2 mm sheet the hole size and the pressing force have to be held tightly, because there is little margin to correct either.

Material: Carbon Steel / Stainless Steel. It is pressed into a prepared hole with a clinching press, working from one side.

Key featuresFeatures

The 1.2 mm section leaves little metal around the undercut, so hole diameter and press force need tighter control than on standard-height nuts.
Once pressed, the head finishes level with the 1.2 mm sheet, so the panel face stays usable as a seating surface.
6H thread strength does not depend on panel thickness, so thin sheet gains a full thread.
Zinc-plated carbon steel or stainless; thin-sheet series for 0.5–1.2 mm panels.

Typical applicationsApplications

Sheet-metal chassis thread bosses
Battery pack enclosures
Appliance and elevator control boxes

Selection notesSelection

Check push-out on the actual sheet gauge rather than on a thicker test piece; performance does not scale down with nut height.

Frequently asked questionsFAQ

Can a standard clinch nut be used on 1.2 mm sheet?

Usually not without loss of push-out, because the undercut needs sheet material to flow into. A thin-profile nut matched to the gauge gives a better result than forcing a standard part.

What matters during installation of the 1.2mm Ultra-Thin Self-Clinching Nut?

Press it into a prepared hole with a clinching press, working from one side. The 1.2 mm section leaves little metal around the undercut, so hole diameter and press force need tighter control than on standard-height nuts.

Specifications

Material	Carbon Steel / Stainless Steel
Surface Treatment	Zinc-plated / Stainless steel finish
Standard	GB/T 90.1 (acceptance), customer drawing
Installation	pressed into a prepared hole with a clinching press (single side)
Typical substrate	cold-rolled steel, stainless and aluminium sheet 0.5–3 mm
Key inspections	push-out, torque-out, face flushness

Manufacturing and inspection

Face flushness is checked with a feeler gauge against drawing allowance.Alternative materials and finishes can be quoted side by side during sampling, so cost and corrosion resistance can be traded off explicitly.