Hex Machine Bolts are a low or medium carbon steel, externally threaded mechanical device, 1/4 inch in diameter or larger, with a trimmed hex head and a hot-dip galvanized coating. A hex bolt does not have a washer face on its bearing surface as does a hex cap screw, nor does it have a machined point. Its body tolerances are not as close as those of a cap screw. Applications/ Advantages Designed to be used in highly corrosive environments (ie. coastal locales and heavily polluted atmospheres). May be inserted into an oversized hole and should be assembled with a nut.