Britool Catalogue - Bellscott.ie

Socketry – Technical Information
Specification
Britool sockets and accessories are
manufactured from the highest quality
materials using the latest techniques.
All areas of the production process are
subject to the highest quality control
standards.
All Britool sockets and accessories
should meet the highest performance
expectations and are manufactured to
the latest international standards.
Innovative features have been
incorporated into product design
wherever possible in order to give the
greatest levels of functionality and ensure
optimum performance.
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Stress Relief Drive
Britool’s advanced socket profile configuration increases the contact area
between the socket and the fastener, minimising stress, and reducing the
chance of damage to the fastener.
The load is applied to the fastener’s flat edge rather than the corners: even if the
fastener is already damaged, performance will be superior to that of a standardprofile
socket.
Conventional Profile
Corner point contact gives high stress areas – highlights show contact points on
the corner of the fastner
SRD Profile
Distributed surface loads relieves possible stress area – highlights show contact
points away from the corner of the fastner
Forging Technology
Where possible, Britool products are
forged from a single piece of steel, using
the most appropriate technology.
The best forging solution gives the most
uniform, linear grain flow—only this will
give the highest levels of strength and
durability.
This can be compared to the grain flow in
wood—a shape with uninterrupted grain,
grown into a shape, will always be stronger
than one that has been cut, and liable to
split across the grain.
To achieve high levels of grain flow uniformity, Britool uses several different
methods dependant on the shape required—traditional drop forging, upset
forging and cold forging.
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