What is a fish bolt?

Nov 05, 2025

What is a fish bolt?

 

Fish bolts are bolts for fastening fishplates. Railway fishplates are generally used at the joints of two rails on the railway to fix the two sections of steel rails. Fishbolt need to be used in conjunction with nuts. When purchase, please choose the fishbolts that match the aperture size and the thickness of the fishplate.

 

Fish bolt specifications

 

rail fasteners

 

Railway Fish bolt

Grade 4.6 5.6 8.8 10.9
Material Q235 35# 45# 40Cr

Mechanical

properties

Tensile strength: ≥400Mpa Tensile strength: ≥500Mpa Tensile strength:≥800Mpa Tensile strength: ≥1000Mpa
Yield strength:≥240Mpa Yield strength:≥300Mpa Yield strength:≥640Mpa Yield strength:≥900Mpa
Elongation:≥22% Elongation:≥20% Elongation:≥12% Elongation:≥9%

Cold bending:

90 degree without crac

Cold bending:

90 degree without crac

Cold bending:

90 degree without crac

Cold bending:

90 degree without crac

Surface plain (oiled), Oxide black, Zinc, HDG, wax, bitumen, Dacromet, Sherardizing

Standard

refers

UIC864-2

 

GNEE Rail Fish Bolt Profile

 

Name: Fish bolt

 

Standards: GB, DIN, ISO, ANSI/ASTM, B7, BS, JIS etc

 

Grade: 4.8, 6.8, 8.8, 10.9, 12.9

 

Material: Q235, 45#, 40Cr, 20Mntib, stainless steel, etc

 

Size: M12-M24 or upon customer request

 

Length: 45mm-145mm or upon customer request

 

Surface: Plain, black, zinc-plated, or according to customers' requirement

 

Usage: It is used to fix the rail fish plates onto rails.

 

Non-standard OEM is available if the buyer provides a drawing or sample.

 

Samples: samples are free.

 

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