Fasteners that are designed and tested to withstand the elements

Engineered Components Company Salt TestingCommitted to creating the most durable fasteners on the market, Engineered Components Company performs rigorous, in-house salt spray testing on its products before making them available to customers. Utilizing a state-of-the-art Singleton SCCH salt fog chamber, we are able to confirm that all of our fasteners are engineered to withstand the humidity and corrosive elements of nature. If you've been looking for a fastener distributor that takes extra steps to ensure that their encapsulated T-nuts, stainless steel fasteners, solid rivets, acorn nuts and other products can stand the test of time, you've come to the right place. 

Singleton Salt Fog Champer PDF

Salt Spray Hours to Red Rust

Plating Thickness/ Hours

Zinc .0001 / 36
Zinc .0002 / 48
Zinc .0003 / 72
Zinc .0004 / 96
Zinc .0005 / 120

Plating Thickness/ Hours

Zinc Yellow .0002 / 72
Zinc Yellow .0003 / 96
Zinc Yellow .0004 / 120
Zinc Yellow .0005 / 144

Plating Thickness/ Hours

Cadmium .0001 / 36
Cadmium .0002 / 96
Cadmium .0003 / 192
Cadmium .0004 / 210
Cadmium .0005 / 240

Plating Thickness/ Hours

Cadmium Yellow .0002 / 192
Cadmium Yellow .0003 / 288
Cadmium Yellow .0004 / 310
Cadmium Yellow .0005 / 336

Plating Thickness/ Hours

Seal #2

Zinc .0002 + Seal #2 / 96
Zinc .0005 + Seal #2 / 140
Cadmium .0002 + Seal #2 / 150
Cadmium .0005 + Seal #2 / 250

Plating Thickness/ Hours

Seal #3

Zinc .0002 + Seal #3 / 400
Zinc .0005 + Seal #3 / 500
Cadmium .0002 + Seal #3 / 500
Cadmium .0005 + Seal #3 / 1000

Plating Thickness/ Hours

Seal #4

Zinc .0002 + Seal #4 / 120
Zinc .0005 + Seal #4 / 300
Cadmium .0002 + Seal #4 / 500
Cadmium .0005 + Seal #4 / 1000

Plating Thickness/ Hours

Seal #5

Zinc .0002 + Seal #5 / 750+
Zinc .0005 + Seal #5 / 1000+
Cadmium .0002 + Seal #5 / 1300+
Cadmium .0005 + Seal #5 / 2000+

Armour Protek / 6000+
Armour Proteck Ultra / 12000+