📍 Yongnian District, Handan, Hebei (China Fastener Capital) ⚡ Source Factory Price Advantage ⚓ Direct Sea Freight via Tianjin Port (Xingang)

Custom Grade 8.8 & 10.9 Carbon Steel Heavy Hex Bolts & Fasteners Direct from Yongnian

High-tensile Grade 8.8 and 10.9 carbon steel hex bolts, flange screws, threaded rods, and nuts. Cold-headed in Yongnian District, the Fastener Capital of China, with automated hot-dip galvanizing and continuous heat treatment.

1688 Source Factory Cost vs Global Wholesale Price Estimated Profit Margin: 60% - 80%

Direct Factory EXW (Qisala)
$0.035 - $0.22 / pc
1688 Cluster Price • Low MOQ
Alibaba Trading House
$0.08 - $0.45 / pc
Middleman Markup Included
US/EU Local Wholesale
$0.35 - $1.20 / pc
Import Distributor Pricing

Engineering Overview & Manufacturing Capabilities

Yongnian District in Handan City is known as China's premier standard parts manufacturing base, manufacturing over 55% of the country's industrial fasteners and exporting millions of tons to global infrastructure, construction, and automotive projects. Our facility utilizes multi-station high-speed cold heading formers and CNC thread rolling machines to produce DIN 933, DIN 931, ISO 4014, and ASTM A325 compliant structural fasteners.

Manufactured from certified medium carbon steel (1045) and boron-alloyed steel (10B21), our Grade 8.8 bolts deliver minimum tensile strength of 800 MPa and yield strength of 640 MPa with 12% elongation. Grade 10.9 structural bolts exceed 1040 MPa tensile strength. Fasteners undergo continuous mesh-belt furnace quenching and tempering under protective atmospheres to guarantee uniform core hardness (HRC 22-32) without hydrogen embrittlement or surface decarburization.

Surface finishes include electro-galvanized white/yellow zinc (Cr3+ RoHS compliant), hot-dip galvanizing (HDG with coating thickness >45 microns for 30-year outdoor structural durability), black oxide with anti-rust oil immersion, and high-performance Dacromet / Geomet zinc flake coating exceeding 1,000 hours salt spray resistance without red rust.

Industrial Cluster Deep Dive & Supply Chain Edge

Yongnian District (永年区), Handan

The Fastener & Standard Hardware Capital of China
Direct Source Factory • Zero Trading Surcharge
Global & Domestic Market Share
Produces >55% of China's fasteners; over 4.5 million metric tons annual output
Regional Annual Output Value
Exceeds $5.2 Billion USD across 7,000+ fastener manufacturers and trading firms

Localized Ecosystem: Yongnian represents extreme industrial integration. Adjacent to the massive steel mills of Handan and Tangshan, fastener plants receive prime wire rod coil directly via freight train at zero regional transport markup. Within Yongnian, annealing facilities, pickling lines, cold heading workshops, thread roller makers, continuous heat-treating furnaces, and automatic hot-dip galvanizing lines operate around the clock.

The "Neijuan" Source Factory Edge: Massive localized volume makes Yongnian the price-setting benchmark for global fastener trading. A Grade 8.8 M10x50 hex bolt that sells for $0.45 - $0.70 in American or European industrial supply stores is priced at just $0.035 - $0.07 ex-factory in Yongnian, offering immense wholesale profit margins for importers.

Transparent Volume Tier Pricing Matrix (EXW / FOB)

Order Volume Tier Unit Factory Price (USD) Production Lead Time Buyer Advantage
5,000 - 19,999 pcs $0.045 / pc 7-10 days Small Commercial Order
20,000 - 49,999 pcs $0.038 / pc 10-12 days Standard Wholesale Tier
50,000 - 199,999 pcs $0.035 / pc 12-15 days Volume Distributor Tier
200,000+ pcs (FCL) $0.031 / pc 18-20 days Full 20GP Container Load (25 Tons)

End-to-End Production & Quality Control Process

01

Wire Rod Annealing, Pickling & Spheroidizing

Heavy 10B21 or 1045 steel wire coils are spheroidized in bell-type nitrogen atmosphere annealing furnaces, acid-pickled to remove scale, and coated with phosphate lubricant.

🛡️ Quality Checkpoint: Wire diameter tolerance ±0.01 mm; spheroidization rate >85%
02

Multi-Station Cold Heading & Shank Extrusion

High-speed 5-station cold heading machines shear wire blanks and forge the hexagonal bolt head and shank taper at up to 250 parts per minute.

🛡️ Quality Checkpoint: Head concentricity and hex socket dimensional check
03

High-Precision Thread Rolling

Shanks are passed through flat or rotary cylindrical thread dies, cold-forming threads with compressed grain flow for superior fatigue resistance compared to cut threads.

🛡️ Quality Checkpoint: 6g thread pitch tolerance verified via Go/No-Go plug gauges
04

Continuous Mesh-Belt Quenching & Tempering

Bolts travel through an endothermic gas-protected mesh-belt furnace at 860°C, oil-quenched, and tempered at 450°C to achieve Grade 8.8 structural ductility.

🛡️ Quality Checkpoint: Core hardness verified at HRC 22-32; tensile strength ≥800 MPa
05

Automated Optical Sorting & Bulk Packing

Bolts pass through 360-degree glass plate optical sorting machines checking 18 critical dimensions, then packed into 25 kg export cartons and shrink-wrapped on Euro pallets.

🛡️ Quality Checkpoint: Defect rate below 50 PPM (parts per million)

Comprehensive Technical Specifications

Manufacturing ClusterYongnian District, Handan, Hebei (China Fastener Capital)
Standard Production Lead Time10-15 days
Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ)5000 pcs (Multi-size/style supported)
Strength GradeClass 8.8 (Tensile ≥800 MPa, Yield ≥640 MPa) / Class 10.9 (≥1040 MPa)
Thread Size RangeMetric M6 up to M36 (Imperial 1/4" up to 1-1/2")
Bolt Length Range10 mm up to 300 mm (Full thread or partial thread shanks)
Manufacturing StandardDIN 933 (Full thread), DIN 931 (Half thread), ISO 4014, ISO 4017, ASTM A325
Thread PitchStandard metric coarse pitch (Fine pitch available upon request)
Core HardnessGrade 8.8: HRC 22 - 32 (HV 250 - 320); Grade 10.9: HRC 32 - 39
Salt Spray ResistanceClear Zinc: 72 hrs; Yellow Zinc: 96 hrs; HDG: 500+ hrs; Dacromet: 1,000 hrs
Head MarkingGrade 8.8 / 10.9 + Manufacturer ID mark (custom client stamping supported)
MaterialsMedium Carbon Steel (AISI 1045), Boron Alloy Steel (10B21), Chromium-Moly Alloy Steel (40Cr / 4140), Low Carbon Steel (Q235 / 1008)
Finishes & TreatmentsElectro-Galvanized White Zinc (Cr3+), Yellow Zinc Dichromate, Hot-Dip Galvanized (HDG >45μm), Black Oxide with Oil, Dacromet / Geomet Flake

International Compliance & Quality Certifications

ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management
IATF 16949 Automotive Fastener Standard
CE EN 15048 Structural Bolting
CE EN 14399 High-Strength Structural
RoHS & REACH Compliant

Ocean Freight & Port Logistics (Tianjin Port Corridor)

Primary Seaport of Departure

⚓ Tianjin Port (Xingang) - 380 km direct freight highway corridor

Air Cargo Express Hub

✈️ Zhengzhou (CGO) or Beijing Capital (PEK) for express air shipments

Container Stuffing Capacities

📦 20GP Container: Exactly 25 to 27 Metric Tons (maximum payload allowable by ocean lines)

Harmonized Tariff HS Code

📋 7318.15.00 (Threaded bolts and screws of iron or steel)

Export Packaging Standard: 25 kg net weight / inner craft carton (25 x 25 x 18 cm); 36 cartons (900 kg) / fumigation-free wooden pallet banded with steel straps

Frequently Asked Sourcing Questions

Q: Why is Yongnian District the largest fastener hub in China?
Yongnian produces over 55% of all fasteners in China. Located near northern China's premier steel centers in Handan, local factories acquire raw steel coils at direct mill cost and process them through automated heading, heat-treating, and plating plants within a single continuous industrial zone.
Q: Do you provide Mill Test Certificates (MTC) with 3.1 chemical and mechanical test data?
Yes. Every shipment includes certified 3.1 inspection reports detailing exact heat numbers, chemical analysis (C, Si, Mn, P, S, B), tensile proof load tests, wedge tensile testing, and Rockwell hardness readings.
Q: Can you stamp our brand initials on the hex bolt head?
Yes. We custom machine the cold heading forming dies to include your brand logo or trademark alongside mandatory property class markings (e.g. '8.8 XYZ').
Q: What is the difference between cold electro-galvanizing and hot-dip galvanizing (HDG)?
Electro-galvanizing provides a smooth, shiny 5-8 micron coating suitable for indoor machinery. Hot-dip galvanizing dips bolts in 450°C molten zinc, creating a metallurgical iron-zinc alloy layer exceeding 45-65 microns, ideal for outdoor infrastructure, solar farms, and marine environments.
Q: How do you ensure zero defective parts in large wholesale orders?
In addition to standard manual dimensional sampling, all critical fasteners pass through high-speed automated laser/optical sorting tables that check head height, thread pitch, and straightness at 600 pieces per minute, keeping defect rates below 50 PPM.

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