What Every Engineer Should Know about Threaded Fasteners
eBook - PDF

What Every Engineer Should Know about Threaded Fasteners

Materials and Design

  1. 216 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

What Every Engineer Should Know about Threaded Fasteners

Materials and Design

About this book

This valuable reference presents a considerable body of materials knowledge distilled from the leading industrial institutions' practical experience in developing and improving threaded fasteners, introducing engineers to the selection, procurement and quality control of fasteners. It gives elementary design formulas for fastener sizing, properties and sample calculations. Illustrated with tables and drawings, this volume is an important reference for any mechancial, design, manufacturing, automotive and aerospace engineers, technologists and technicians; fastener manufacturers and sales personnel, under graduate-level coureses in manufacturing and mechanical engineering and industry in-house training courses in fastener design and manufacture.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. About the Author
  8. 1 Introduction
  9. 2 Definitions of Screw Threads
  10. 3 Thread Forms
  11. 4 Comparison of Thread Series
  12. 5 Classes and Grades of Thread Fit
  13. 6 Effect of Thread Fit on Performance
  14. 7 Criteria of Strength and Fracture
  15. 8 Selection of Materials
  16. 9 Practical Strength Limits
  17. 10 Materials for Corrosive Environment
  18. 11 Materials for High Temperatures
  19. 12 Low Temperature Materials
  20. 13 Mechanical Properties of Fasteners
  21. 14 Strength of Internal Threads
  22. 15 Carbon Steel Fasteners
  23. 16 Effects of Alloying Elements
  24. 17 Fastener Grades
  25. 18 Design Features of Nuts
  26. 19 Grades of Nut Strength
  27. 20 Overtapping and Identity of Grades
  28. 21 Guidelines to Bolt and Nut Selection
  29. 22 Stainless Steel Fasteners
  30. 23 Advantages and Limitations of Austenitic Stainless Steels
  31. 24 Use of Ferritic Stainless Steels
  32. 25 Use of Martensitic and Precipitation Hardening Stainless Steels
  33. 26 Applications of Copper Base Alloys
  34. 27 Special Features of Aluminum Alloys
  35. 28 Nickel Based Alloys
  36. 29 Titanium Alloys
  37. 30 Super Alloys
  38. 31 Fasteners of Nonmetallic Materials
  39. 32 Behavior of Fasteners
  40. 33 Stresses in Fasteners
  41. 34 Formulas for Torque and Preload
  42. 35 Working Load Criteria
  43. 36 Spring Constants
  44. 37 Prying and Joint Separation
  45. 38 Design Calculations
  46. 39 Comments on Quality Control of Fastener
  47. 40 Basic Units
  48. Index