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

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Railway Fish bolt |
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| Grade | 4.6 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 10.9 |
| Material | Q235 | 35# | 45# | 40Cr |
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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% | |
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Cold bending: 90 degree without crac |
Cold bending: 90 degree without crac |
Cold bending: 90 degree without crac |
Cold bending: 90 degree without crac |
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| Surface | plain (oiled), Oxide black, Zinc, HDG, wax, bitumen, Dacromet, Sherardizing | |||
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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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