Product Description
The Heli-Coil MS21209C0815L by Stanley Engineered Fastening is a high-performance, military-standard screw-locking tanged insert engineered to establish exceptionally strong internal threads in low-strength parent materials. Cold-rolled from premium 304 stainless steel wire with a precision diamond-shaped cross-section, this wire thread insert compensates for pitch and angle errors to optimize joint load distribution. Designed with an exclusive screw-locking configuration, it features one or more specialized straight segments or chords on the coils that exert a resilient, self-locking torque onto the male fastener, preventing it from loosening under extreme vibration, impact, or thermal shock. This insert creates a permanently wear-resistant thread that thoroughly shields critical industrial, aerospace, and defense assemblies against stripping and thread erosion.
Screw-Locking Mechanism Grips the male bolt or screw with a resilient internal locking thread, ensuring a secure, vibration-proof joint without the need for lock-washers or auxiliary locking devices.
Tanged Configuration Features a traditional driven installation tang that provides positive mechanical engagement with the mandrel during the seating process into the tapped hole.
High Structural Integrity Automatically expands outward upon installation to anchor itself permanently, providing wear-resistant threads that dynamically adapt to material expansion and contraction.
Resilient Wire Construction Utilizes a continuous helically wound diamond profile that distributes stresses evenly across the tapped parent material to shield assemblies from thread stripping and wear.
Product Specs
- SKU:
- MS21209C0815L
- Thread Size (Inch):
- 1/2-13 (0.500)
- Thread:
- UNC (Coarse)
- Overall Insert Length (Decimal Inch):
- 0.750 in
- Tang:
- Tanged
- Material:
- 304 Stainless Steel
- Number of Free Coils:
- 7.9
- Length to Diameter Ratio:
- 1.5D (1.5 x Diameter)
- Coating/Finish:
- Plain (None)