A clinch nut is a solid nut with a knurled or smooth shank or pilot projecting from one end. A clinch nut is a solid nut with a knurled or smooth shank or pilot projecting from one end.

The nut is flush or less on the back side. No special hole preparation or tooling shape is necessary. The self-clinching nut must be harder than the parent sheet material so that when it is ...