{"id":6766,"date":"2023-04-06T12:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T16:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherex.com\/blog\/what-are-compression-limiters\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T02:41:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T06:41:21","slug":"what-are-compression-limiters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.sherex.com\/en-gb\/blog\/what-are-compression-limiters\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Compression Limiters?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Compression limiters are typically cylindrical components made of steel, stainless steel, brass, or aluminum that prevent overstressing of usually plastic or composite material and fastener clamp load loss during fastener installation. They can be used integrated with a fastener, such as a <a href=\"https:\/\/fasteners.sherex.com\/category\/blind-rivet-nuts\">rivet nut<\/a>, to provide metal to metal transfer of forces during the joint assembly.<\/p>\n<p>This helps to prevent the surrounding material from being deformed or damaged.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2545 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.sherex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Compression-Limiter-Diagram.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"379\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.sherex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Compression-Limiter-Diagram.jpg 594w, https:\/\/dev.sherex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Compression-Limiter-Diagram-500x252.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>Essentially, the compression limiter can fill a gap for a metal on metal load transfer as to not deform the material. So when the fastener, such as a screw or bolt, is tightened, the compression limiter is compressed between the fastener head and the metal parts being joined for a compact assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The designs of a compression limiters are limitless. They can very large or very small, have knurls or wedges, or just be a smooth body cylinder like a spacer. What all compression limiters have in common, though, is that they are UNTHREADED. In some scenarios a bolt may pass through the compression limiter, it doesn&#8217;t have threads to keep the bolt in place.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2550 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.sherex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Compression-Limiter-collage.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.sherex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Compression-Limiter-collage.png 1000w, https:\/\/dev.sherex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Compression-Limiter-collage-500x127.png 500w, https:\/\/dev.sherex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Compression-Limiter-collage-768x195.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What applications are compression limiters used in?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Metal compression limiters are commonly used in industries such as automotive, aerospace, <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.sherex.com\/en-gb\/solutions-for-construction-and-agriculture-equipment\/\">construction and agricultural equipment<\/a>, and in general construction where high strength and reliability are crucial. They are often used in applications where the joint must withstand significant loads or stresses, such as in structural connections or engine components. They are oftentimes used to not distress the base material.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How they are made?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Compression limiters are either cold-formed or machined. Sherex engineers design compression limiters for specific applications, so many of these parts are unique to the project they were designed for.<\/p>\n<p>Sherex makes hundreds of thousands of compression limiters every year out of its <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.sherex.com\/en-gb\/sherex-akron\/\">Sherex Akron facility in Akron, Ohio<\/a>. To learn more about compression limiters or if in of a compression limiter for your application, <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.sherex.com\/en-gb\/contact-us\/\">contact us!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2549 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.sherex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SH-33-020-bunch-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"569\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.sherex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SH-33-020-bunch-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/dev.sherex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SH-33-020-bunch-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/dev.sherex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SH-33-020-bunch-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/dev.sherex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SH-33-020-bunch.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compression limiters are typically cylindrical components made of steel, stainless steel, brass, or aluminum that prevent overstressing of usually plastic or composite material and fastener clamp load loss during fastener installation. They can be used integrated with a fastener, such as a rivet nut, to provide metal to metal transfer of forces during the joint [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[275,269],"tags":[278],"class_list":["post-6766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fastener-tidbits-en-gb","category-rivet-nuts-en-gb","tag-compression-limiters-en-gb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What are Compression Limiters? - Sherex Fastening Solutions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What are compression limiters and how do they work? 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