Competitor Part Number Transposition
While Tru-Weld studs are the finest in the industry and are American made to exacting specifications, we recognize that you may be familiar with the weld studs from other brands. Any brand studs can be used in our welding machines. As a result, we provide this transposition chart to indicate competitor equivalents.
| Stud Description | Tru-Weld Type | Nelson Stud Type | Erico/KSM Type | SWA Type |
| Threaded (Pitch Diameter, Weld Base) | TP | CPL | PDB | PT |
| Fully Threaded | TT | CFL | PD | FT |
| Threaded (Reduced Weld Base) | TR | CDL | RB | RB |
| No Thread | NT | NBL | SWP | NT |
| Shoulder | S | SBL | SB | SB |
| Collar | CS | CKL | CL | CK |
| Tapped | IT | TBL | FBP | TF |
| Concrete Anchor | CA | H-4L | HCA | HA |
| Shear Connector | SC | S-3L | SC | SC |
| Capacitor Discharge | CD | ATA ATC ATS | CD | CD |
| Deformed Bar Anchor | DBA | D2L | DBA | DA |
| PSR Studs | PSR | PSR | ||
| Thru-Deck Shear Connector | DSC | |||
| A706 Stud Weldable Rebar | SWR | D6L |
