TX-CON Countersunk Phillips Masonry Screw Anchor, M5 and M6.5: Performance Data

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• ✓Light to medium duty, no plug needed. For concrete, aerated concrete, brick, hollow concrete block and timber (self drilling).
• ✓Listed uses: electrical conduit and pipe saddles, lighting, signage, downpipes and guttering, brackets and handrails.
• ✓Sizes: M5 x 32, 45, 58 and 70 (Phillips #2) and M6.5 x 45, 58, 70, 83 and 100 (Phillips #3), packs of 100. HEC carbon steel with a silver grey R1000 hours protective coat, minimum 15 microns.
• ✓Drill a 4mm hole for M5 (minimum embedment 25mm) and a 5mm hole for M6.5 (minimum embedment 32mm).
• ✓Example: M6.5 x 70 at 45mm embedment, minimum spacing 135mm and edge distance 68mm: working load 4.2kN in tension and 2.8kN in shear. Working loads are for concrete with f'c = 32MPa and include factors of safety of 2.5 for steel and 3.0 for concrete.
• ✓There are no torque values: drive the anchor until the head is in firm, snug contact with the fixture and the fixture is firm against the base material. Over-tightening can damage the fixture.

Who it helps: Electricians, plumbers and builders fixing light to medium loads into concrete and masonry.