Most engineers who deal with bolted joints are familiar with torque tables for SAE-grade bolts, but these are all too often used without regard for the yield strength of internal threads or the bolt’s ...

When the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft goes into orbit around Saturn next July, it will have endured not only the vibration, shock, and temperature extremes of a Titan IV rocket launch, but also the ...

Threaded fasteners are galvanized in specialized galvanizing facilities that centrifuge the fasteners to remove excess zinc from the threads. Australian Standard AS1214 recommends the obligatory ...