text.skipToContent text.skipToNavigation

Crimp Drive® Anchor

Crimp Drive®

The Crimp anchor is an easy-to-install expansion anchor for use in concrete and grout-filled block. The pre-formed curvature along the shaft creates an expansion mechanism that secures the anchor in place and eliminates the need for a secondary tightening procedure. This speeds up anchor installation and reduces the overall cost.

Five crimp anchor head styles are available to handle different applications that include fastening wood or light-gauge steel, attaching concrete formwork, hanging overhead support for sprinkler pipes or suspended ceiling panels.

Key Features

  • Available in carbon steel in five head styles
  • Designed to handle different applications that include fastening wood or light-gauge steel, attaching concrete formwork, hanging overhead support for sprinkler pipes or suspended ceiling panels
  • Curved design helps speed up anchor installation and reduce the overall cost

Material

Carbon steel

Finish

Zinc-plated and mechanically galvanized

Installation

  1. Drill a hole using the specified diameter carbide bit into the base material to a depth of at least 1/2" deeper than the required embedment.
  2. Blow the hole clean of dust and debris using compressed air. Overhead application need not be blown clean. Where a fixture is used, drive the anchor through the fixture into the hole until the head sits flush against the fixture.
  3. Be sure the anchor is driven to the required embedment depth. The rod coupler and tie-wire models should be driven in until the head is seated against the surface of the base material.

Warning

Industry studies show that hardened fasteners can experience performance problems in wet or corrosive environments. Accordingly, with the exception of the duplex anchor, use these products in dry, interior and non-corrosive environments only.

Options

Head Styles: Mushroom, rod coupler, countersunk, tie-wire and duplex

Product Notes

  • Mechanical galvanizing meets ASTM B695, Class 55, Type 1. Intended for some pressure-treated wood sill plate applications. Not for use in other corrosive or outdoor environments. See Technical Notes for corrosion information.

Technical Information

Crimp Drive® Design Information

Codes

  • Factory Mutual 3031136 for the 3/8" Rod Coupler.

Related Links

Related Literature

Anchoring and Fastening Systems for Concrete and Masonry Catalog 2016-2017
C-A-2016
C-A-2016 is a 2-year, 340-page catalog detailing Simpson Strong-Tie products used for anchoring into concrete and masonry. Updates include new anchor products within adhesives and mechanical anchors.
Catalog

Product Information Tables

Crimp Drive® Anchor Product Data
Size (in.) Model No. Head Style/Finish Drill Bit Dia. (in.) Min. Fixture Hole Size Min. Embed. (in.) Quantity
Pkg. Quantity Carton Quantity
3/16 x 1 1/4 CD18114M Mushroom Head/Zinc Plated 3/16 1/4 7/8 100 1600
3/16 x 2 CD18200M 1 1/4 100 500
3/16 x 2 1/2 CD18212M 1 1/4 100 500
3/16 x 3 CD18300M 1 1/4 100 500
3/16 x 3 1/2 CD18312M 1 1/4 100 500
3/16 x 4 CD18400M 1 1/4 100 500
1/4 x 1 CD25100M 1/4 5/16 7/8 100 1,600
1/4 x 1 1/4 CD25114M 7/8 100 1,600
1/4 x 1 1/2 CD25112M 1 1/4 100 1,600
1/4 x 2 CD25200M 1 1/4 100 500
1/4 x 2 1/2 CD25212M 1 1/4 100 500
1/4 x 3 CD25300M 1 1/4 100 500
1/4 x 3 1/2 CD25312M 1 1/4 100 500
1/4 x 4 CD25400M 1 1/4 100 500
3/8 x 2 CD37200M 3/8 7/16 1 3/4 25 125
3/8 x 3 CD37300M 1 3/4 25 125
1/4 x 3 CD25300MG Mushroom Head/Mechanically Galvanized 1/4 5/16 1 1/4 100 500
1/4" Rod Coupler CD25114RC Rod Coupler/Zinc Plated 3/16 N/A 1 1/4 100 500
3/8" Rod Coupler CD37112RC 1/4 N/A 1 1/2 50 250
3/16 x 2 1/2 CD18212C Countersunk Head/Zinc Plated 3/16 1/4 1 1/4 100 500
3/16 x 3 CD18300C 1 1/4 100 500
3/16 x 4 CD18400C 1 1/4 100 500
1/4 x 1 1/2 CD25112C 1/4 5/16 1 1/4 100 500
1/4 x 2 CD25200C 1 1/4 100 500
1/4 x 2 1/2 CD25212C 1 1/4 100 500
1/4 x 3 CD25300C 1 1/4 100 500
1/4 x 3 1/2 CD25312C 1 1/4 100 400
1/4 x 4 CD25400C 1 1/4 100 400
1/4 x 3 CD25300CMG Countersunk Head/Mechanically Galvanized1 1/4 5/16 1 1/4 100 500
1/4 x 4 CD25400CMG 1 1/4 100 400
1/4" Tie Wire CD25118T Tie Wire/Zinc Plated 1/4 N/A 1 1/8 100 500
1/4" Duplex CD25234D Duplex Head/Zinc Plated 1/4 5/16 1 1/4 100 500
  1. Mechanical galvanizing meets ASTM B695, Class 55, Type 1. Intended for some pressure-treated wood sill plate applications. Not for use in other corrosive or outdoor environments. See Supplemental Topics for Anchors for details.