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Design Data
D. N. Pearce.
Directory
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Editor and Publisher gratefully acknowledge the help and assistance that have been given in the comp-
ilation of this handbook by many companies in the Fastener Industry.
you name it...
cover into the unit or by providing locating tabs on cost of fastening is in the piece part price. 81 per
the cover or the unit. Alternatively the cover could cent of the cost of fastening is in the application
be an injection moulding provided with a 'tuck under' on the assembly line.
locating tongue or tongues and an integrally mould-
ed fastener detail which would engage in a hole in
The above point is .extremely important, always
the unit. Also always check strength requirements
remember that a 10 per cent saving in assembly
to avoid wasteful 'over engineering'.
costs can be more significant than a 40 per cent
saving in piece part price.
Does the fastener specified perform the job best?
A fastener that fails in service is both unreliable Will the fastener have to be removed during
and uneconomical, therefore, the operating environ- service and if so will it be easily removable?
ment should always be checked and a fastener selec- •
ted that will withstand the physical effects involved. This is animportant consideration which is fre-
Always consider what forces will act on the fasten- quently overlooked, some designers only concern
er and whether extremely high temperatures will be themselves with the initial assembly and give little
involved during manufacturing or in service. Do not or no consideration to removal and replacement
expect fasteners to overcome faulty design of com- during service. A designer's responsibility does
ponents or assembly. The proper fastener can not finish when the finished product leaves the fact-
only be selected after, or even better at the time, ory because, in the event of the product having to
the joint or assembly has been properly designed. be dismantled to rectify a fault or for routine serv-
icing, it is important that these operations can be
Every part of a fastener, i. e. in the case of the carried out by the service engineer or mechanic
screw, the head, the thread, the point and the wash- in the minimum of time. In many cases particular-
er, should be selected to perform a specific func- ly in the event of a warranty claim, the cost of this
tion. Consider each feature as a means of improv- work has to be borne by the manufacturer, there-
ing performance. It is most important when con- fore affecting his overall profitability.
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If it is known that the fastener will be in a posi- theory explains how motion of the fastened parts
tion that is subject to rapid corrosion, the designer can cause turning of a nut on a bolt. To visualise
should give consideration to using fasteners which this situation, consider a weight resting on an in-
will not freeze up. There are a wide range of excel- clined plane. If static friction exceeds the com-
lent injection moulded plastics captive nuts avail- ponent of weight that tends to cause sliding, the
able today which are easily snapped into place dur- body remains at rest. If the plane surface is vi-
ing final assembly and are self retaining. They brated or if mechanical shocks are applied to it,
provide insulation at the fastening point and are the effective coefficient of friction is reduced. As
corrosion free. They also have a prevailing torque vibratory motion of the plane surface becomes
type locking action and automatically accommodate more intense, a point can be reached when a weight
for any panel misalignment. It is virtually imposs- begins to slide down the plane. A loose nut on an
ible to overtighten them and with the latest designs axially vibrating bolt will tend to 'walk' up and
of 'reverse' nuts with split heads the metal screw down the bolt. The mechanism is much the same
will often fail before the nylon nut. as the sliding weight.
Does the fastener have the proper specifications Vibration reduces the effective coefficient of fric-
for material? tion and provides energy. Masses and shapes are
never perfectly symmetrical, and consequently
Quite often stainless steel is specified for fasteners that energy produces motion. A few hours after
when brass or aluminium could do the job just as assembly a 'settling down' process takes place.
well, and with considerable cost savings. The mechanical fits and finishes involved deter-
mine to a great extent how much initial clamping
Does the fastener have the proper specifications load will be lost. With precise, well finished,
for finish? parts, this relaxation may be limited to 2 or 3 per
cent of pre- stress. With rough surfaces, loose
Always define the function of the component and thread tolerances and lack of squareness, as much
select a plating or paint specification which has as 10 per cent of the original loading may be lost.
the minimum cost but which will meet the design
specification. Particular attention must be given Iffastener loosening is caused by repeated mech-
to the avoidance of hydrogen embrittlement when anical shocks which set up extremely high frequ-
considering finishes for spring steel components, ency vibrations, in fastener systems, there is not
this point is covered in more detail at the end of much hope of solving problems by eliminating these
this Chapter. shocks, they are characteristic of the fastener
environment and cannot be avoided. There is no
VIBRATION practical way to 'tune out' all the exciting forces.
Some fasteners must, of course, carry heavy loads. The factors that tend to prevent loosening are, high
They resist various combinations of tension and pre-stress or bolt tension, the length of bolt under
shear loading, usually without permitting any sig- stress and vibration energy dampening. Of these
nificant relative movement of the fastened parts. three, bolt tension and length are relatively inflex-
Most threaded fasteners are screwed up tight so ible, being determined by the individual fastening
that they clamp the fastened parts together. It is application. Dampening, however, is of special
desirable to maintain this initial clamping force- importance. Measured against all the practical
or as large a portion of it as possible. requirements a fastener dampening material must
meet, nylon plastics emerges as a clear first
Although the primary function is to permit conveni- choice. It is a good damper of high frequency elas-
ent assembly and disassembly, threaded fasteners tic waves in fasteners. It stays in place. It lasts
are expected to stay in place between those events, indefinitely in service. Nylon has a memory of
without fail!
its initial shape and it tends to recover after de-
forming forces are released. It serves as a lubri-
Characteristics the designer wants then, are, re- cant during assembly and disassembly. The plas-
liability, strength, tightness
and convenience in tics does not harden, flake, powder or crumble,
service. He looks for ways to combine all these however, nylon is not a usable material at temp-
ideals economically. eratures above 350°F, and it is this one limitation
that prevents almost universal use of nylon in self
Ifa fastener loosens and falls off during service it locking fastener systems.
has failed as completely as if it had broken. A bolt
that is strong enough to carry its load when tight In conclusion then, a designer should give consider-
may fail from fatigue if the joint loosens enough to ation to specifying a nylon captive nut or a metal
permit 'fretting' - or even if some of the initial self locking nut incorporating a full nylon locking
clamping force is lost. In fact, in the case of a ring. For high temperature applications an all
pre-stretched joint, failure has occured as soon as metal self locking nut of the distorted thread or
the pre- stress is lost, which may be a long time beam type should be considered.
before the bolt 'rattles'.
CORROSION AND PROTECTIVE
It is wellknown that nuts and bolts tend to loosen FINISHES
if the components they fasten are subjected to vibra-
tion or repeated impacts. A generally accepted Corrosion protection for a fastened joint encompas-
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ses much more than a consideration of the corros- wrenching during assembly or destroyed by care-
ion resistance of the fastener itself. Actually re- less handling? If not, it may be alright to let the
quired is an analysis of the entire assembled joint fastener corrode in place along with the rest of the
as a system. This system includes structural de- assembly. On the other hand, if it will be necessary
sign, materials, protective coatings, stresses, pro- to remove and re-use the fastener, then in all pro-
duct life expectancy and environmental conditions. bability no appreciable fastener joint corrosion may
be tolerated.
Consequently, designing for maximum fastener
joint corrosion resistance is a complex problem that The economic factors of the design also must be
cannot be readily resolved by applying a few gen- considered. Cost can be one of the most important
eral rules of thumb. As a matter of fact, corrosion factors in the design analysis. An assembly may
is one of the least understood design considerations be completely protected from corrosion, if cost in
in fastened assemblies. terms of money or performance is no object. For
example, corrosion resistant high strength fasten-
The need for adequate protection against corrosion ers can be produced from some materials that cost
in fastened joints is increasing, owing to the longer from upwards of 40s. per lb. On the other hand,
operating life and current warranty periods of mech- design requirements may be relaxed to permit fast-
anical equipment. eners to be specified that are larger than actually
required, thereby, making the loss of strength
Furthermore, environments are becoming more from corrosion unimportant. Or the fastener used
corrosive, normal operating temperatures for some may be made of low strength material with high
types of equipment are going up, load stresses are corrosion resistance to a particular chemical to
increasing, and optimised designs in some cases be encountered.
are leaving less margin for strength losses. All
of these factors point to the need for greater con- Generally, the analysis of corrosion protection in-
trol of corrosion in fastened assemblies. volves a detailed consideration of the following
basic elements in the fastener joint system.
The first step in designing for optimum corrosion
resistance in fastened joints is an analysis of the
If the design problem is one of direct corrosive
factors producing corrosion, among which are time,
attack, the first line of approach probably will be
environment, stresses, and the effects of joining
to choose a material that offers high resistance to
dissimilar materials. Designers must ask them-
the corrosive element in the particular environ-
selves how long the assembled product should last.
ment involved. Another consideration in choosing
Corrosion may be no problem in a product which is
materials, however, is the possible incompati-
intended to be used up or destroyed shortly after
bility of mating metals. Where similar metals can-
manufacture. Storage life, also, is a factor that
not be used, the choice should be metals which are
must be considered in the corrosion analysis.
close together in the galvanic series. Metal couples
What are the environments to which the fastener that are far removed in galvanic potential should
and joint will be exposed during the useful life of the be avoided. For example, a bare stainless steel
product? How will salt on the roads, or sulphide, insert in a bare magnesium plate probably would
smoke, ash or smog in the air affect the assembly? loosen from galvanic corrosion in only one or two
What will humidity and atmospheric conditions at days after assembly. Where metals close in the
coastal airports do to an international continental galvanic series are not possible, the designer may
jet while it is on the ground between flights? What apply a fastener material that is cathodic to the
corrosive liquids, cutting oils or sealants will splash joint material and rely on the area rule principle
on the machine tool? Will the assembly be used to control corrosion. The area rule principle is
in a vacuum or a relatively air-tight enclosure? based on the idea that the rate of galvanic corro-
A condition that affects cadmium coatings. sion is a function of the relative areas of anodic
(less noble) and cathodic (more noble) metals. The
These questions are typical of those that the design greater the area of the anodic metal, which is the
engineer must evaluate in his study of fastener metal that corrodes, the less severe the corrosion.
joint design with optimum resistance to corrosion.
In practise, it is sometimes possible to use incom-
Moisture and humidity are environmental conditions patible metals such as steel fasteners in an alumi-
that must be considered in such a study, since cor- nium structure without serious corrosion provided
rosion, generally, is an electro-chemical process the area of aluminium is relatively large. If the
and the presence of an electrolyte encourages chem- materials are reversed, and the aluminium rivets
ical reactions. Temperature is also a factor, be- are used in a steel structure, corrosion will be
cause high temperatures accelerate chemical re- rapid because of the relatively small area of the
actions. Static charges and electric currents that aluminium anode.
are normal in electronic equipment and electrical Protective coatings are normally used as economi-
equipment may create or accelerate corrosive con- cal substitutes for expensive, corrosion resistant
ditions by providing circuits for galvanic reactions
base materials or to prevent galvanic corrosion
between dissimilar metals. between incompatible metals.
End use of the product is still another factor to be
Low cost coatings include paint, hot dip zinc and
considered. Will protective coating be abraded by phosphate oils.
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Zinc galvanising is widely used as a protective of the metal being treated. It is a well established
coating for industrial fasteners with broad toler- fact that atomic hydrogen can and will diffuse
ances. Thick coatings of galvanised zinc, however, through steel, whereas steel is opaque to molecu-
are unsuited for precision threaded fasteners. lar hydrogen. Under loading, which causes the
components to flex, bend or flatten, the atomic hy-
Where cost is a governing factor, and corrosion is drogen will migrate ahead of the stress and collect
not likely to be severe, conversion- type coatings at dislocations (usually grain boundaries) and form
provide economical protection for close tolerance molecular hydrogen which cannot further diffuse.
industrial fasteners. Included in this category are Pressure will build up at these points until it ex-
various phosphate base coatings for carbon and ceeds the tensile strength of the steel at which time
alloy steel fasteners. rupture occurs. Each of these ruptures acts as a
sharp notch which effectively lowers the ductility,
Passivation, another form of conversion treatment, and as this occurs at countless points throughout
makes many stainless steel alloys more resistant the component, it exhibits a very brittle nature.
to corrosion. Unless the part is charged very heavily with hydro-
gen, it will exhibit good properties when first load-
Electroplating, generally, is a superior process ed, failure will occur later from a few minutes to
for providing corrosion protection for fastened ninety hours. Components which show no failure
joints. Chromium plating, for example, which is after being loaded for 96 hours are considered to
known as a barrier plating, provides a layer of be free from embrittlement.
metal that is more noble and therefore less sus-
ceptible to corrosion than the base metal. Another Prevention of hydrogen embrittlement begins with
form of electroplating is known as a sacrificial type. good heat treatment. All oil and grease from prior
This type of plating uses cadmium, for example, manufacturing operations should be removed. A
because it is less noble than the base metal, so it proper atmosphere must be maintained in the hard-
corrodes, thereby protecting the base metal of the ening furnace to prevent the formation of scale or
fastener. soot. After quenching, the work should be cleaned
of the quench oil before the tempering operation.
Economical corrosion protection is provided in
many non- fastener applications by use of noble As zinc is less noble than cadmium in the electro-
metal barrier coatings such as chromium plating. motive series, more hydrogen will be liberated and
However, to be effective, a noble metal coating absorbed during electroplating with zinc than cad-
must be at least 0.001 in. thick, to bridge over the mium. For this reason zinc plated parts are more
impurities common to deposited platings. If the susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement than cad-
coating is thinner than 0. 001 in. the plating may be mium plated parts.
worse than no protection at all because breaks in a
noble metal coating expose the less noble metal After plating, the work should be baked to remove
below to rapid deterioration by galvanic action. as much of the hydrogen as possible, as the speed
and completeness of the hydrogen removal varies
The two most widely used sacrificial platings for directly with the temperature, the highest tempera-
threaded fasteners are cadmium and zinc. Since ture possible should be used. The limiting factor
cadmium and zinc are considered toxic to humans, usually is the ability of the plating material to with-
tin is often used in food industry applications. Fre- stand oxidisation. For the customary finishes,
quently, cadmium and zinc coatings are rendered such as zinc and cadmium this upper limit is about
even more corrosion resistant by post plating chro- 425 F. Whilst four hours at this temperature will
mate conversion treatment. remove most of the hydrogen and is generally ad-
equate for parts loaded in pure tension, a minimum
If cadmiumplating is exposed to temperatures of eight hours is required for parts which are load-
above 450°F it begins to melt and attacks the base ed in bending.
material. Cadmium should not be used in airtight
applications since, in the absence of oxygen, it As a measurement of the effectiveness of the dif-
forms whiskers of cadmium salts. ferent processes of production, it is good practice
to daily test load random samples from each type
of plating in accordance with acceptable, internal
HYDROGEN EMBRITTLE MENT A. Q. L. sampling practices.
Care must be taken to prevent hydrogen embrittle- It can be seen that simple or idealised solutions to
ment when some metal fasteners are electroplated. corrosion problems rarely are practicable and
Delayed embrittlement failure caused by the absorp- since the designer usually must work within a bud-
tion of free hydrogen during cleaning and electro- get and an established framework of functional re-
plating occurs primarily in plated carbon and alloy quirements, it may be concluded that designing for
steels. optimum corrosion resistance requires careful
study, intelligent analysis and wise compromise.
The cause of the embrittlement is hydrogen which The designer must select from the many ways of
is trapped beneath the surface of the metal, a reducing corrosion, the materials, coatings, sea-
source of which is the acid cleaning prior to elec- lants and environmental controls that will provide
troplating and the plating process itself. In both adequate corrosion protection to meet the major
cases, atomic hydrogen is liberated at the surface design parameters at an acceptable cost.
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Retaining rings and fixes
by F.H. Bowler (Moulded fasteners Ltd. , Plastics Div. , Geo. Salter & Co. Ltd.)
The retaining ring or circlip is designed basically They differ from the standard internal and external
to provide a shoulder, on a shaft or in a bore, and rings in two ways - the section height is increased
in so doing offers an economic and mechanically and the lugs inverted, so that they abut the bottom
sound method of positioning and retaining compo- of the groove. Due to the lug design these rings
nent parts. provide less contact with the groove wall and there-
fore have a lower thrust load capacity than the
This Chapter deals mainly with retaining rings pro- basic rings. For certain applications, however,
duced, by high speed press methods, from metal the following characteristics may well prove either
strip. The range manufactured to-day is now very advantageous or desirable:
wide, and from the original basic types, alterna-
tive shapes and designs have been developed to suit a. Due to the lug design on the internal ring a
and satisfy specific applications. larger clearance diameter is possible through the
ring. On the external ring, a smaller overall dia-
Fig.1 . meter is possible - a useful feature when an as-
sembly is required to pass through, or locate in,
INTERNAL BASIC EXTERNAL BASIC
a minimum diameter housing.
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Fig. 4. around the outer circumference of the internal ring
INTERNAL BOWED EXTERNAL BOWED and around the inner circumference of the external
ring. The groove required for these rings has a
corresponding 15° bevel on the load bearing wall
of the groove. The ring should be seated at least
half way in the groove to provide sufficient contact
area with the load-bearing groove wall.
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Fig. 8. Fig.12.
PRONG-LOCK (REGISTERED TRADE MARK)
Fig. 13.
MILLED RECESS
*^a.
TJ
Fig. 9.
(a)
ASSEMBLY FIXTURE (b)
INSTALLATION
(a) RING PLACED NEXT
IS (b) RING IS THEN PUSHED
TO SHAFT AND COM- FORWARD UNTIL
PRESSED WITH SCREW PRONGS PASS OUTER
DRIVER (OR APPLICATOR) CIRCUMFERENCE OF
UNTIL LOCKING PRONGS SHAFT AT WHICH
ENTER GROOVE TIME RING SPRINGS
BACK TO NORMAL
BOWED POSITION AND
PRONGS LOCK AROUND
SHAFT
the vertical section of the fixture, and the recessed The bowed ring is designed to provide resilient
jaws of the applicator spring round the ring holding end-play take-up similar to that of the basic types
it firmly. - for best results the ring is installed with the con-
cave surface abutting the retained part. These
Being held under spring tension, the ring cannot be rings cannot be used with a dispenser, due to the
dislodged until it is applied to the groove. As the bow - but may be assembled with an applicator.
ring's gripping power on the shaft is greater than
the tension of the applicator jaws, the ring remains The ring illustrated in Fig. 12 is an excellent bow-
in the groove when the applicator is withdrawn. ed type ring. It provides end-play take-up, but in
Applicators can be angled or cranked to suit cer- addition the two small 'ears' provide a positive
tain locations. lock behind the groove and ensure that the part
cannot dislodge. Two flats, one on each side, give
a good bearing surface. Assembled as shown in
Fig. 13.
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Table 1 .
o Push— on
ty.
fix with an arched rim For increased strength and thrust load capaci-
Extra long prongs accommodate wide shaft tolerances.
Push-on fix with a flat rim, has shorter prongs and smaller outside dia-
© Push-on fix with three prongs only, which provides stronger fixing than the
above parts. Also provides a large shoulder relative to spindle diameter.
©
fix is is
O Push— on
Push-on
fix
fix
with only two prongs, diametrically opposed, and the design al-
lows for considerable flexing, allowing quite wide tolerance on spindle.
The ring
is applied and removed with pliers, usually
a heavier or stronger type, to cope with the heavier
gauge - for suitable production assemblies a fix-
The inexpensive tool illustrated in Fig. 14 simpli- ture can be designed to incorporate a wedge moving
fies theassembly operation of pushing on the cir- between the lugs to spread the ring, the spindle can
cular push-on fasteners. It provides clearance for then be fed into'the ring. The 'Gripring' can be used
the locking prongs to flex as the fastener moves on tubes where the groove for a conventional ring
along the shaft and exerts an even thrust around would be impossible, on plastics spindles, castings
the periphery. A similar tool exists for the rect- and other parts not normally machined to close
angular parts, but with the latter parts application tolerances.
pressure is only exerted on the two long sides of
the fastener. On a mild steel shaft the 'Gripring' offers good re-
sistance to thrust loads, e. g. for a \ in. dia. shaft
Itwill be appreciated that the push-on fix detail ± 0. 002 in. the appropriate ring will withstand
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MATERIALS - FINISHES - PACKING counted and identified - the tape has the ring type
and size printed on it - there can be no tangling
The standard material for most types of rings.
of retaining
rings and fasteners is carbon spring steel En42 Development of special parts is often undertaken,
or CS70. On certain small type sizes, beryllium and these mostly occur in the 'push-on' field where
copper is standard. Providing a sufficient quantity a specific fastening for a component can be satis-
is required to justify purchase of the material, fied by a clip incorporating the 'fix' detail.
most parts can be manufactured in beryllium cop-
per or phosphor bronze, should the application call Quantities have to be sufficient to justify design
for a non-ferrous part. and tooling and a requirement in excess of 100, 000
parts would normally be necessary if a low piece
part price is to be achieved.
Generally speaking, it is found that stamped re-
taining rings and wire formed retaining rings are
complimentary to each other, both serving indus- WIRE FORMED RETAINING RINGS
try generally in a very wide field of application.
These are normally coiled automatically from cold
drawn spring wire of a uniform section and shape.
Production of stainless steel retaining rings in this The gap ends are cut according to the design re-
country is now practically nil, due mainly to the quirement and may be square or angled. The wire
difficulties of obtaining suitable strip material and ring is available in various cross sectional shapes,
the limited demand which makes economic produc- the most popular, however, being round, square
tion impossible. As a result most stainless rings and rectangular.
are imported from the USA.
Probably the biggest single advantage of the wire
The normal standard finishes for most parts in ring is its ability to expand or contract over a
spring steel are 'chemical black' or 'blued' finish. much wider size range than the pressed ring, this
Where desirable cadmium and zinc plating can be being due to the material grain structure. As a
applied and zinc chromate paint is also used for result of this spring action, they are able to com-
certain parts and applications. pensate large shaft or bore tolerances if seated
without radial play. They are particularly useful
Basic type rings, E-rings and 'Crescent' rings, can for shafts or housings of non-standard dimensions,
all be tape stacked, and this type of packing offers i. e. not covered by the pressed rings, and where
several advantages. The rings are easily handled. the quantity does not justify press tooling.
salten I
components group
c OMPONENTS
GROUP
Saltercast Grey iron casting, aluminium Concise Tools All types of Press tooling,
sand casting and pressure die Ltd. Multi-Slide tooling. Experience
casting. in high class multi-stage tools.
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Eyelets
as denoting a metal re-inforcement or neatener Drawn. Assembly or fastener eyelets are made
for a manufactured hole in some less rigid mate- from brass, copper, steel, nickel, monel and alum-
rial. The usage of metal eyelets in this context inium in diameters from 0. 047 to 0. 750 in. and in
goes back a century or so, notably on sails and tar- lengths up to 2. 5 in. see Fig. 1. These are pro-
,
paulins, and the smaller varieties later began to duced by three basic means dependent upon length
be used on boots and corsets. During the interven- to diameter ratio. The larger proportion of these
ing years hole reinforcement eyeletting, latterly eyelets have a length: diameter ratio of less than
by automatic and semi-automatic means, of labels 4:1 and are produced from the surface of metal
and swing-tickets, tents and camping equipment, strip by progression or follow-on drawing opera-
industrial aprons, waterproof clothing, bedding, tion. This method produces an eyelet of good mec-
travel goods, etc. has assumed increasing cur-
, hanical and visual quality, having a degree of taper
rency and perhaps the most recent extension of this
is the eyeletting of reinforced polyethylene shroud- Fig. 2. Seamed eyelet
ing to enable building work to continue during the
winter season.
DESCRIPTION
Applications for metal eyelets are legion and in-
volve the whole spectrum of light industry but for
the purposes of this Chapter we can roughly sub- in the barrel (shank) and with some thinning down
divide them into three main categories: in the wall toward the shank end. The stock mat-
erial thickness will vary with the size of eyelet but
1. Assembly types is generally within the region of 0. 010 - 0. 020 in.
2. Contact types and (heavier gauges can be adopted for special pur-
3. Grommet types poses) and the average wall thickness will be some-
where below these figures. The flange or head on
this type of eyelet can be of more or less infinite
Fig.1 . Drawn eyelet.
diameter if so required and of one of three basic
configurations: round-rim, flat-rim or counter-
sunk (funnel). The average flange diameter approx-
imates to a 50 per cent increase on the barrel dia-
meter but special flange forms can be readily pro-
duced to order. The majority of such eyelets can
be automatically fed.
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n
a longitudinal butted seam, see Fig. 2. By this
Fig. 4. Single wing tag
means brass or steel eyelets of 0. 050 in. diameter
with a length of say 0. 500 in. can be produced with
parallel barrels whilst lengths of up to 2. in. can
be offered in larger diameters. Limitations exist
on the flange diameters that can be offered with
this type of eyelet and all will exhibit a segmental
slot in the flange relative to the butted seam. The
majority of these eyelets are not suitable for auto-
matic insertion.
n
Wire-end tags are similar to the single-winged tags
described above but having long wings of up to 2.0
in. or so, generally 0.031 in. wide, see Fig. 6.
These are usually of brass or phosphor-bronze,
suitably finished, and are used to terminate capa-
citors of various types. They are not suitable for
automatic assembly.
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New Unbrako Loc-Wel socket screws have a radically
different kind of locking element. They represent a
significant advance over all other conventional self-locking
screws. The locking element is a thin skin of nylon fused
onto the threads: no drilling or slotting is involved.
It has an exceptional plastic memory that has enabled
Loc-Wel to be used many, many times.
Loc-Wel is the first full-strength self-locking socket screw.
No grain flow lines cut. No metal removed. No hardness
"let down". And since the Loc-Wel element is spread
over 4, 5 or more threads a greater surface tension is
obtained, allowing adjustment over a wide range.
Loc-Wel is available now from Unbrako on most
Unbrako socket, cap, or set screws. With all normal
finishes (another exclusive Loc-Wel advantage).
No drilling
No slotting
No burrs
No chips
No moisture traps
No screw softening
No lock nuts
No lock washers
No spring washers
No kidding Loc-Wel
^
tinned or stannate tin- dipped, the former being a
solderable finish, with or without a prior nickel
flash to prevent zinc migration. Brass, copper or
phosphor-bronze solder tags will be normally elec-
tro-tinned or solder coated (hot-tin-dipped) with
or without a prior nickel flash.
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^1 Fig. 16. A powered
eyelet machine (Re-
produced by courtesy
of George Tucker
Eyelet Co. Ltd.).
Having regard to the availability of the thousands of To take full advantage of the low installed cost fac-
assorted sizes of fastener eyelets and to the easily tor, designs should take into account the require-
installed nature of the eyelet system, usually at ments of the hopper-fed semi-automatic eyelet
most requiring a mains electrical supply, design- machine in terms of accessibility and clearance
ers are sometimes inclined to assume the fact of diameters for the necessary pierced or drilled
eyeletting and leave this detail until too late a stage holes in the piece-parts. Such holes should have
of development. Great advantages can follow from approximately 0. 008 in. clearance over the nom-
considering the fastening aspect of the design at inal external diameter of the associated eyelet and
the earliest possible stage so as to (a) enable the should be at sufficient distance from any obstruc-
use of a standard eyelet with its obvious cost ad- tion as to allow the access by the tool-post. Tool-
vantage and (b) to utilise this eyelet in the most post diameters will of course vary with the eyelet
economical way in terms of operator and assem- diameter but a high proportion of fastener eyelets
bly machine efficiency. are clenched on tools of 0. 250 in. diameter held
in approximately 0.500 in. diameter tool posts. It
Counterbores in one or both of the external compo- will be seen therefore that in these circumstances
nents can often be arranged, subject to the strength a hole -cent re distance from the obstructing mem-
requirement involved, to enable a standard drawn ber of at least 0. 250 in. is normal but this dis-
eyelet to be used in place of the more expensive tance can be reduced slightly where the height of
tube eyelet, or to permit semi-automatic assem- the obstructing member is below say 1.0 in. and
bly. Such design considerations, to be effective the eyelet diameter will allow. Tool post heights
from the cost view-point, must be incorporated at of 1.5 in. and 3.0 in. are standard but posts of up
23
.
APPLICATIONS
Some typical applications for assembly eyelets in
Fig. 19. A pneumatically operated bench-mounted approximate order of ascending diameter size are
eyelet machine (Reproduced by courtesy of George exampled below.
Tucker Eyelet Co Ltd )
. .
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Assembly of terminals on low voltage batteries, tatively due to the weight factor and are currently
using drawn brass eyelets by means of powered cheaper than the brass equivalents.
eyeletters. The usage of an eyelet enables a satis-
factory electrical connection to be established with The above comments apply to 'standard' eyelets
or without re-inforcement by soldering. already tooled and in production, but inevitably
there will be requirements from time to time for
Assembly of automotive switches using drawn brass special manufacture of one or the other of the three
eyelet with rectangular flange, the flange acting as basic types of assembly eyelet. In this event the
electrical contact, thus eliminating separate com- various methods of manufacture dictate differing
ponent. economic ordering quantities and these are broadly
as follows:
sembly thickness proving more efficient than alter- 250, 000-300, 000 off, usually plus part cost of tool-
native methods. ing varying with eyelet size and with possibility of
using part of existing tooling.
25
Inserted fasteners
26
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Fig. 7. For thermosetting plastics or aluminium
alloys. Held in position by the action of the
insert itself. (By courtesy of Armstrong Pat- Fig. 11b. Insert cuts
ents Co. Ltd.) Fig. 11a. For rolling its own thread .Bore
threads into prepared is broached for in-
hole without cutting. sertion with an hex-
agonal key
screw which expands the fast- tapped hole) are used when the main component
ener. (By coutesy of the Pre- material is such that either the thread tapped in it
cision Screw & Mfg. Co. Ltd.) is substantially weaker than the screw or stud to be
Type (c) fasteners, other than the self tapping type, Wire thread inserts (Fig. 1) have the advantage
achieve security against exial and torsional forces over threaded bushes (Fig. requiring less
2) in
by inducing a radial force, producing 'hoop' stress space. Effectively, only half the thread depth of
in the component in which the fastener is located. the fastener to be used is added to the standard
In the case of rivet bushes, this radial force is tapped hole diameter as can be seen from Fig. 12.
sometimes replaced by the fastener splining the The driving tang can be supplied 'notched' to facili-
plate or panel, or by gripping axially with serra- tate removal in the case where it is necessary for
tions on the fastener flange biting into the surface the screw to be engaged through the entire length or
of the panel (Figs. 4 and 5). inserted from either end. Generally, wire thread
inserts are specified as 'notched' as these are
Type (c) fasteners, locating and holding by radial
force, take a number of forms, viz. , the expansion
insert which is either expanded by the action of the Fig.12. An installed wire thread insert. (By court-
insert itself (Figs. 6 and 7), or by the action of the esy of Armstrong Patents Co. Ltd.)
screw which is inserted after assembly of the mating
components (Fig. 8).
29
6
4 BA 5s. 6d.
On some applications where it is necessary to stan- Normally a 50, 000 run will be necessary for any
dardise the specification of the metal fastener, it part requiring special tooling unless, with the new-
is more economic to specify that all thread inserts er ranges, the resulting fastener consitutes a logi-
are plated rather than risk the mating of incompat- cal addition to the catalogue sizes.
ible fixings.
Unless the prospective user has considerable ex-
perience of the use of all the listed types, it is
Cost factors involved in the specification of other important to obtain manufacturers advice in deter-
than natural finish mining the best type for any new application. Quite
apart from strength, life and cost factors of the
Unlike nuts where zinc and cadmium plating is very inserts themselves, a very wide variety of tooling
common, plating of inserted fasteners is avoidable for insertion exists and the economics of the pro-
in most applications. ject may well be affected more by 'floor to floor'
time than in the cost of the actual insert.
As stated previously, the use of stainless steel is
normal for wire thread inserts for use in metal,
and phosphor bronze for use in plastics. ASSEMBLY METHODS
The question of cost penalty for special finishes is For Fig. 1 type wire thread inserts, tooling for
restricted to cadmium plating for wire thread or insertion is available in manual, power and semi-
bush inserts. Except for extremely high temper- automatic forms. The choice of method will de-
ature applications when silver plating is used on pend upon the quantity to be fitted and on the size
inserts manufactured from the Nimonic range of of the inserted fastener.
alloys. Fig. 22. Installation of tape fed air motor type
power insertion tool for wire thread inserts.
A surcharge of 35 per cent for cadmium on stain- (By courtesy of O. T.A. L. U Chambery.)
. ,
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x*1 Fig. 23. Installation of drill press
operated 'power' insertion tool
for wire thread inserts above 3£ in.
diameter (By courtesy of Arm-
.
The three basic forms comprise the .hand insertion For insertion in large hatch or production line pro-
tool (Fig. 21) and the reversible air motor tool with ducts, the hopper fed power insertion equipment
tape feed located in a roving arm which ensures (Fig. 26) enables much faster assemblies to be com-
pleted.
true axial alignment as shown in Fig. 22. For in-
serts above iin. diameter the tool shown in Fig. 23
is very successful and can be driven by a standard
pillar drill or a hand held drill as reversibility is FUTURE TRENDS
not required.
With the exception of the self tapping inserts, the
In all cases, the inserts are pitch controlled in the use of all the types covered so far lies mainly in
nozzle through which the fastener passes. This metals and plastics, although highly satisfactory
ensures, in effect, a continuous thread from tool applications of Fig. 1 type inserts in wood do exist.
to work piece as the former is spring loaded into
contact with the latter in operation. Building and constructional fasteners are not within
the scope of the Chapter, but the author believes
Fig. 24. Simple punch for inserting Fig. 7. type that fasteners for containers should receive at
inserts (By courtesy of Armstrong Patents
. least a mention as many products depend very much
Co Ltd
. .
on the use of lighweight and/or re-usable containers,
particularly where air transportation is a require-
ment.
Co. Ltd.)
Fig. 25. This tool locates the expansion plate
of the type of inserts shown in Fig. 7 (By
.
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Fig. 28 type also provides a fastening at the back
of the wall or panel, being inserted on the screw
from the outside. Whilst small, light and inexpen-
sive, pull test loads in excess of 50 lb. and shear
loads above 200 lb. can be demonstrated. The in-
sert is also very suitable for fastening metal cladd-
ing to timber frames.
Never this-
SAY NYLON
SELF LOCKING
SELF SEALING
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COLOURS
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34
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by E. Lamer (Firth Cleveland Fastenings Ltd.).
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Fig. 3. Standard hexagon body, showing Fig. 5. Round body 'blind' sealing clinch nut.
undercut abutment face locking indentations.
type is illustrated in Fig. 3 and represents a typical and following the same basic designs as those pre-
commercial variety, the spigot is of a length to ac- viously mentioned.
commodate a limited range of plate thicknesses
dependent on nut size. The abutment undersurface This type of body acts as a safety feature on those
of the nut body is back tapered to facilitate the flush applications where field servicing may be required;
fitting of the spigot with the inner face of the attach- the round body prevents inadvertent loosening of
ment plate. In the riveting operation the plate is the nut by the application of a spanner to the clinch
deformed into the relieved abutment surface, which nut body. Viewed from the wrong side a hexagon
is usually indented, thus generating a nut to plate clinch nut may be mistaken for a normal nut bolt
keying interference which gives the anti- rotational assembly, by the uninitiated.
properties.
Splined or serrated spigot
The degree of 'flushness' that can be achieved will
depend on the proportion of spigot length and plate The basic nut configuration, and design, is similar
thickness. For absolute flushness a slight counter- to other clinch nuts except that the anti -rotational
sink in the drilled hole may be necessary, where properties are achieved by the use of a serrated
spigot length and plate thickness is not wholly com- spigot. Installation techniques are the same as
patible, i.e. plate too thin to accommodate dis- for other nuts; the riveting operation forces the
placed spigot material. spigot serrations into the drilled hole, and into
the clamped face of the plate, giving high torsional
Hexagon nut body — heavy duty. For heavy duty resistance.
installations, embracing plate thicknesses of up to
6 swg. , some forms of nut body have an annular Tank sealing nuts
serrated ring on the underside of the nut abutment
face (Fig. 4). The serrated teeth embed in the at- This type of nut is used for making leak proof at-
tachments to water tanks, and other liquid con-
tainers (Fig. 5).
37
tersink of the spigot; the extra metal which has to
be displaced is spread radially inwards, and out-
wards, thus creating interference to the bolt entry.
Sheet metal too thick for the nut spigot raises the
reverse problems, in that insufficient material is
available for riveting, resulting in poor clamped
conditions. Attendant problems in this type of in-
stallation occur when mechanical riveting is used,
and the setting tool operates to a fixed height.
Where 'spigot' length/material thickness are mar-
ginally close, due account must be taken in vari-
ations in spigot length, due to normal commercial
manufacturing tolerances. In such critical con-
ditions the disparity between maximum and mini-
mum spigot length - usually of the order of 0. 010
in. - can make the difference between satisfactory
and unsatisfactory installations. The use of a coun-
tersink, or counterbore, can be employed in this
situation to achieve the correct relationship of spi-
got to sheet, as a last resort; the rivet setting tool
diameter must, however, be adjusted accordingly
to clear the parent sheet.
38
make fast
faster
-with Long-Lok self-locking screws and bolts
Long-Lok self-locking screws and bolts are designed to help designers by reducing
the number of locking components, cutting assembly time and providing a
vibration-resistant lock at any degree of torque. The locking action is effected by a
strip of special resilient material held in a longitudinal slot which imposes a
metal-to-metal drag between the threads opposite. Lock washers, split pins, safety
wires, popping - all are unnecessary. Long-Lok self-locking nuts and bolts lock as
they are inserted, reducing component and assembly costs. They also assist
after-sale maintenance and inspection they can be re-used up to 1 5 times without
:
loss of lock.
^
M #
Strip-Lokisa commercial version of the proven
Long-Lok product.
Bl||ftf"*** *lH
m UlMwUITllV
™^^^^ It is available at lower cost, where high volume
T-Sert This thin- wall insert, which has received fine acceptance, locks
externally and internally, and is used in soft materials such as
aluminium and plastics. It possesses high strength characteristics while
offering a re-usable locking method.
For full information about range and applications of Long-Lok products, j
Long-Lok Limited
Buckingham Avenue Trading Estate, Slough, Bucks.
Telephone Slough 26741 Telex 841 . 65.
39
.
Operating temperatures for steel nuts should be To meet these design requirements there is a large
limited to 200°C, and 125°C for brass and alum-
variety of anchor nuts available, the most common
inium nuts. types in use being as follows :
Fixed anchor
SIZE RANGE AND MATERIALS
This type is used when bolt misalignment in the
The most common materials used for clinch nuts final assembly is reduced to a minimum.
are steel and brass, and these should be available
as stocked items. Stainless steel (En58M) and light Fig. 8. (Top) Fixed anchor , single long lug stiffnut
alloy are available for specialised applications. -ig.9. (Centre) Fixed anchor , double lug stiffnut.
Fig. 10. (Bottom) Fixed anchor, corner attach-
The lack of a British Standard for this product ment stiffnut.
makes the permutation of material, thread type,
nut type and availability, a daunting proposition.
Although all thread forms BA-BSF/W-UNF/C are
catered for, usually, in the i to i in. range, not
all are readily available in all types of nut. Key
dimensions controlling installation features, spigot
diameter and length, nut body height may vary be-
tween suppliers, and even types of nut. Thus, it
is essential to establish precise control dimen-
sions, and supply conditions, at the earliest design
stage.
ANCHOR NUTS
Anchor nuts provide a means of obtaining a captive
nut, in the pre-assembly stage, in those areas of
final assembly that prohibit the use, through re-
stricted space, of the normal wrenching means.
This type of nut is widely used in the aircraft in-
dustry where assembly of wing sections, etc. ,
ADVANTAGES
The anchor nuts are affixed to the requisite mem-
ber in the early stages of jigging, where installa-
tion is easily achieved; thus final nut-bolt assem-
bly can be obtained by bolt driving only, permitting
assembly from one side. There are by-product ad-
vantages in that they can reduce assembly man-
power, and hence costs, and eliminate the danger
of incorrect fastening because of poor nut spanner
conditions, which are inherent in such situations
where the use of open-ended spanners only is pos-
sible. Assembly conditions are more stable, by
having one common driving member, this in turn
gives a more uniformly loaded assembly, torque-
tension relationship being more stable.
Single lug (Fig. 8). Generally used where attach-
ment to the plate is only possible on one side of the
nut axis, it allows the nut body to abut to a vertical
adjoining plane.
'floating' anchor nuts are contained in a continuous Fig. 14. Floating anchor , two lug, deep countei
strip, in various specified nut spacings in lengths bored stiffnut.
up to six feet.
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Table 2.
Pe r f o r mance
Material Finish Min . Tensile Max Operating
.
• Temp.
Carbon steel Cadmium plated, molybdenum 160,000 250OC,
disulphide dry film lubricant Ib./sq.in.
coated after plating.
members (Fig. 14). By this means a standard bolt all metal fastener is obtained. Basic metal thick-
length can be employed, and the elimination of pack- ness ranges from 0. 01 7 to 0. 048 in. for most vari-
ing shims, with consequent reduction in weight, is eties of nuts. Carbon steels are used for nuts in
achieved (Fig. 15). applications where the operating temperatures do
not exceed 250°C; above this temperature corro-
ATTACHMENT OF ANCHOR NUTS sion resisting steels are used. Table 2 outlines
the nut steels used, limiting operational tempera-
The usual method of attachment is by riveting, tures, tensile performance and the appropriate
during a pre-assembly jigging operation. In ex- finishes applied.
treme cases, however, the nuts can be riveted 'in-
situ' by locating the nut on the bolt and 'spotting' In order to improve vibration and shock resistance
through the rivet holes; that is, using the nut as a the nuts are provided with a 'stiff feature, or fric-
template. tion element, which induces a prevailing torque
when the bolt is assembled. This is achieved on
Friction welding is also used, this method however the 'all metal' type of nut, by elliptically deform-
is generally confined to the heat and corrosion re- ing the upper portion of the threaded section during
sistant steel nuts. In these applications, welding manufacture. To prevent thread seizure, or gal-
nibs are provided on the lug of the anchor nut, in ling, and induce uniform torque, the nuts are final-
place of the rivet holes. The use of welded attach- ly lubricated, the type of lubrication being depend-
ments are necessary in those applications where ent on nut material and finish, see Table 2.
the drilling of rivet holes is unacceptable, for rea-
sons of stress limitation. Such installations are The flexibility of the nut body, together with the
of a permanent nature. controlled lubrication, premits the nuts to be re-
42
Fig. 18. Fixed anchor nuts solid body welded Fig. 20. Fixed lug assemblies with annular
to attachment plate. nylon inserts for inducing prevailing torque.
Prevailing torque characteristics can be achieved smaller sizes of the Unified thread series. Sizes
by the use of the nylon insert type nut where a cap- 4-40 to 8-32 in the coarse thread range, and 10-32
tivated annular nylon ring, at the thread section to 1-24 in the fine thread range, class 3B threads.
remote from bolt entry is compressed by the pas-
sage of the bolt. The 'memory or recovery of the
nylon provides the frictional prevailing torque on
the bolt; withdrawal of the boit, allows the nylon DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
to reform to its original shape, thus allowing re-
application without loss of torsional characteristics. The lightweight range of anchor nuts is replacing
Nylon inserts retain their effectiveness in opera- the original captive nut assemblies, which covered
ting temperatures up to 125°C; heat resistant nyl- the larger diameters and British thread systems.
ons, or polyamides, are required for temperatures
above this range.
Standard type and sizes of nuts were contained in
In applications subjected to prolonged high temper- a cup which was then encompassed in an enveloping
atures (450°C), it is advisable to compensate the anchor plate (Fig. 17). The same system of lug
frictional element for temperature changes, so that configuration, floating, static and strip assemblies
at operating temperature the nut is not overstress- were, and are still, available. Variation in nut
ed. The 'Beam offset' type of nut (Fig. 16) is de- type, material, and thread sizes were many, viz.
signed for this purpose; the multiple axially slot-
ted body is deformed, and retains flexibility such Fixed nuts 6BA to iBSF
that the locking torque remains consistent at high Floating nuts 6BA to &BSF
operating temperatures.
Unified thread 6 UNC to I UNF are confined to the
The bolts used for such installations, such as ex- solid, or one piece, nut body, and are attached by
haust manifold systems, are also compensated for spigot welding rather than encaged (Fig. 18), Nut
temperature change by having a 0. 003 in. relieved materials include, carbon steel, corrosion resis-
pitch diameter. tant steel, light alloy, brass, phosphor bronze.
In areas that are extremely confined, or where It is recommended that nut, cup and anchor plates
weight reduction is of prime importance a range of in these assemblies are of the same material class.
'miniature' assemblies is available; the same mech-
anical properties are obtainable with these nuts as This system does permit the use of a wide permu-
with the standard range. Weight reduction is at- tation of proprietary nuts, materials, and thread
tained mainly by the reduction in the size of the types, in applications where weight is not of prime
attachment lugs; an indication of the weight of these importance. Whilst the accent has been placed on
assemblies can be appreciated from the following: the aircraft industry for the use of anchor nuts, the
advantages and benefits to be derived can apply to
iUNF Single Lug Standard 0. 47 lb. per 100 any installation where accessibility and loss of con-
i UNF Single Lug Miniature 0.33 1b. " " trolled installation is encountered. Fig. 19 illus-
i UNF Corner Lug Standard 0. 52 lb. " " trates one such type of the welded spigot variety
i UNF Corner Lug Miniature 0.30 1b. " " that is currently in use in the automative industry.
43
.
Nuts - locking
by T.E. Harris
There are many different terms for nuts with lock- THEORY OF THREADED JOINTS
ing media, but for the purpose of this Chapter two
types of locking nuts will be considered and referr- Reference to Fig. 1 will show the behaviour of a
ed to throughout as 'stiffnuts and 'free spinning
1
nut and bolt connection of two metal plates being
lockouts 1
.. clamped together as illustrated in Fig. 2.
o
/ The load on the bolt increases by an amount AF
D/' and the connected parts are more rigid than the
if
F2
bolt the load on these parts decreases by a greater
u.
F i
... F~"p* p
amount than AF shown by P-AF.
u
P-AF Fo It isobvious that since the external load on the
11
jr Pi T bolt follows a straight line law and the deforma-
tion can reach point Q when the compression of
the connected parts becomes zero (at B) then the
o
\ , joint will begin to open, since the parts can no
TENSION "^COMPRESSION longer expand to maintain contact.
DEFORMATION e
M
<
Clamped joint
'.-"to*]
~
where k^ = stiffness of bolt =
44
In both cases the same external load P is applied,
but the effect is vastly different. It can be seen
P EXTERNAL LOAD that in all cases the actual load is greater than the
F, = INITIAL TENSION
initial tension.
Ductile bolt - rigid joint. load on the joint and the greater the fatigue life.
or conversely the pre-tension necessary to prevent The converse is true in the joint represented by
Fig. 4 which could be a gasketed or spring loaded
opening when a know external load F Q is applied to
the joint can be found from: jointwhere high initial tension can be dangerous
due to subsequent loading overstressing the bolt.
Pretension Fi = F (Formula 1
°|V^cJ
Practically F^ should be between 1. 5 and 2 times
the value obtained from this formula.
=
stress
so that strain
E
Elongation
strain =
original length
P « EXTERNAL LOAD
F, = INITIAL TENSION
45
.
clamped length and the other with a 3 in. long clam- Turn of the nut method
ped length, both bolts being 'S' quality (50 ton/sq.in.
minimum tensile strength) steel. Consider both This is probably the most accurate practical meth-
bolts tightened to 60, 000 lb. /sq. in. od, but not widely used except in heavy construction
From formula 2: industries. Here the pitch of the thread gives the
degree of turn of the nut necessary to stretch the
1. Short Bolt: Elongation =
^tg—fp^ = 0. 003 in. bolt a given amount and thus engineer a given load
into it.
60,000 x 3
2. Long Bolt: Elongation = g— = 0. 006 in. Bolt length increase method
30 x 10
This would result in the joint with \\ in. clamped Torque/tension method
length losing 33 per cent of its original tension,
thus retaining 67 per cent, whilst the longer bolt This method is by far the most widely used in arriv-
joint with 3 in. clamped length would retain 83 per ing at the correct pre -tension in a bolt. The cor-
cent of its original tension. rect torque to engineer a given tension is predicted
in two ways:
This simple way of illustrating that the longer
is a
bolt is more
likely to retain its tension and there- a. By use of torque/ loading test equipment of the
fore perform more reliably in service in resisting type shown in Fig. 5 which simultaneously measures
dynamic loads, with subsequent increase in fatigue bolt tension and torque to turn the nut in order to
life. simulate actual conditions, a curve of load against
torque can be plotted for each case. A typical
It because in practice there are many thousands
is curve is illustrated in Fig. 6.
of cases where long bolts are not specified, that
the locking media are necessary on the nuts. Since there is a more or less linear relationship
between tension and torque, a percentage of the
yield torque can be taken to give the same percent-
NUT FUNCTION age of the yield tension, so that if a yield torque
of 20 lb. ft. were obtained, 15 lb. ft applied tighten-
The function of a nut is to engineer or stress the ing torque would give 75 per cent of the yield load
bolt to its full potential of strength and to maintain as the bolt pretension. This figure of 75 per cent
the loads resulting, throughout the life of the joint. is quite often used as the utilisation of full bolt po-
tential, but higher figures can be used if the joint
How is the necessary tension in the bolt predicted arrangement is suitable, as in the case of long duc-
and attained? Once the joint design is finalised tile bolt fixing a stiff joint.
and the required pretension calculated it can be
attained in a number of ways. Three of these are: The relationship between torque and tension is ex-
tremely inconsistent with factors such as thread
roughness, plating finish, squareness of the face
1 Turn of the nut method.
of the nut to the axis of the thread, material, lubri-
2. Bolt length increase method.
cation present and thread fit, being only a few of
3. Torque/tension method.
the multiplicity of factors involved.
APPLIED TORQUE
T = KFid (Formula 4)
46
pounds force, giving torque in pounds inches when Thread shear
d is in inches, and in pounds feet when d is in feet.
The nut shown in Fig. 7 is subject to high shear
K is a friction factor which varies according to the force on the first threads. If the nut material
condition of finish, lubrication, etc. , already men- lacks the ductility that enables it to deform under
tioned. The value of K is found to lie between 0. 1 tightening, thus allowing enough threads to engage
for MoS finished nut on a highly ground abutment to distribute the load more evenly, then progres-
2
surface, to over 0. 2 for dry self finish nuts on sive thread shear can occur. Relative material
rough finished bolts and with rough abutment sur- strength of nut and bolt to ensure satisfactory re-
faces. sults in this respect are described later.
T = 0. 18 x 4000 x 0.312
COARSE OR FINE THREADS
= 225 lb. in. or 18. 7 lb. ft.
Yet another important consideration affecting the
threaded joint is the selection between coarse or
NU DESIGN fine threads and the relative advantages and dis-
advantages of both are discussed here:
A high tensile bolt is only as useful as the tension 1. Coarse threads are easier to start than fine
that can be loaded into it, making the nut as criti- threads.
cal an element as the bolt. 2. Coarse threads are less likely to seize during
tightening.
The thread of a nut is subject to a force during 3. The stress distribution with coarse threads is
tightening which can be expressed as two compo- more even than with fine - even when each is of
nents: (1) horizontal or radial force acting outwards the same material.
and tending to dilate the nut at the base; (2) vertical 4. Fine threads have approximately 10 to 15 per
or shear force acting in a line parallel to the axis cent load carrying advantage over coarse threads
of the bolt. in the Unified thread series.
5. Fine threads have greater torsional strength
Wall dilation than coarse threads, because of the higher value
of cross sectional area of the bolt core.
A nut must have sufficient wall thickness and mat- 6. Fine threads tend to strip earlier than coarse
erial strength to resist the radial force which is threads due to nut dilation causing early disengage-
trying to spread the base of the nut. However, one ment from male threads.
advantage from this is the spreading of the load to 7. Fine threads have a greater resistance to un-
threads futher away from the abutment face, com- screwing as a result of their lower helix angle.
pared with an over rigid nut in which the load dis-
tribution is one of excessive load on the first threads MATERIAL. SELECTION
followed by a rapid dropping away as shown in
Fig. 7. The material is selected for the bolts required in a
joint on the basis of service loads on the joint, size
of bolts, number of bolts, type of thread selected,
Fig. 7. and whether the fastener has to be corrosion re-
i Load distribution sistant. Once this bolt material has been selected
over threads. it is essential to select the correct nut material.
While the bolt must be capable of sufficient strength
to resist failure by external joint load, the nut must
be capable of engineering this bolt and we have
seen that, in order to do this, it must be ductile
y
/ enough to distribute the load as evenly as possible
over the maximum number of threads to minimise
\ thread shear. The nut material is usually several
grades of material strength lower than the bolt
material (usually about 75 to 85 per cent in terms
of material used) and is expressed in the British
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Table. 1 . Proof load for nuts - Unified hexagon series.
Bolt stress Grade Grade 1 Grade 3 Grade 5
size UNC UNF UNC UNF UNC UNF UNC UNF UNC UNF
in. sq.in. sq.in. ton. ton. ton. ton. ton. ton. ton. ton.
1 .0324 0.0368 1.134 1 .288 1 .620 1 .840 1 .782 2.021 2.430 2.760
A
16 0.0532 0.0587 1.862 2.054 2.660 2.935 2.926 3.228 3.990 4.402
i 0.0786 0.0886 2.751 3.101 3 930
. 4.430 4.323 4.873 5.895 6.645
i .1078 1 1 98
. 3.773 4.193 5.390 5.990 5.929 6.589 8.085 8.985
ie
i
0.1438 0.1612 5.034 5.643 7.190 8.060 7.91 1 8.869 10.78 12.09
1 0.184 0.209 6.440 7.176 9.200 10.25 10.12 11 .28 13.80 15.37
1 0.229 0.258 8.016 9.031 11 .45 12.90 12.60 14.19 17.17 19.35
3
I 0.338 0.375 11 .83 13.12 16.90 12.60 18.59 20.63 25.35 28.12
i 0.467 0.513 15.97 17.96 23.35 25.65 25.68 28.21 35.02 38.47
1 0.612 0.667 21 .42 23.34 30.60 33.35 33.67 36.68 45.90 50.02
The proof load figures for BS1768 are shown in a joint is secure against 'slackening' it is also sec-
Table 1 and are tested by assembling a sample ure against 'turning loose', whereas a joint secured
nut on a hardened thread mandrel and the nut load- against 'turning loose' is not necessarily secured
ed to the appropriate load shown for the particular against 'slackening 1
.
We have examined, in the first part of this Chapter, This has been used for many years as the standard
the theory of joint design, and have seen that if cor- many manufacturers. It specifies
for stiffnuts by
rectly selected fasteners are specified and the cor- a minimum unscrewing torque figure for the nut
rect pretension has been applied by properly app- using an unused bolt.
lied tightening torques the joint will remain intact.
Six nuts are taken from a test sample and mounted
It because of breakdown of abutment surface and
is on unused dry bolts and the average torque to resist
other factors causing relaxation of tension and the unscrewing is measured over at least three turns
difficulty of arriving at the correct pretension in
the first place, that makes locknuts necessary.
Table. 2. Nut and bolt selection
Also, design limitations sometimes necessitate the
use of short bolts on joints which are not rigid in Nut Bolt
that they may be gasketed, pivoting or sprung and Grade Tensile Strength (min.)
high pretension and high bolt stretch cannot be
achieved. Grade P 35 ton/sq. in.
Grade 1 S 50 ton/sq . in
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Table. 3. Proof load stiffnut specification.
Proof load (lb.)
Nut Grade A Grade B Grade C
Size UNC UNF UNC UNF UNC UNF
109,000 120,000 1 50 ,000
at a uniform speed between 2 and 30 rev. /min. mum figures for prevailing torque (on) during first
the static torque being ignored. After this the same application and first and fifth minimum breakaway
nut is mounted on the same bolt and immersed in a torques on removal as shown in Table 5.
light oil and the test repeated.
An unused standard bolt of thread fit Class 2A is
The average of the six dry and the average of the taken and an unused stiffnut screwed on to it, the
six oiled unscrewing torque readings are to be not prevailing torque being the 'on' torque measured on
less than the values in Table 4, and the minimum first installation with no load on the bolt and with
individual unscrewing torque reading is to be not the locknut in motion, and with the bolt protruding
less than 75 per cent of the values. through the locknut between two and three threads.
An endurance test is specified in which a nut is The breakaway torque is measured on the first and
screwed on a standard bolt for at least three threads fifthremoval and is the torque required to start the
through the friction or locking element and then re- locknut in unscrewing motion at a point where the
moved, the cycle being repeated 30 times. bolt protrudes through the locknut by between two
and three threads, the bolt unloaded at this point.
The final unscrewing torque must be at least 50
per cent of the figure shown in Table 4 in each case. Stiffnuts described below (except the first four) are
tested to this specification.
Other tests performed are bolt tolerance test, tor-
sional strength test and high and low temperature •Nyloc'
tests.
This nut (Fig. 8) is probably the best known in this
The described below, i. e. 'Nyloc',
first four nuts category and is one of the most reliable of all stiff-
'Parlox', 'Aerotight' and 'Philidas', are all design- nuts. It consists of a plain nut portion surmounted
ed to satisfy this specification, whilst all others by a shroud which has been rolled over and keyed
described under stiffnuts are tested to the Indust- after insertion of a ring of nylon material. The
rial Specification for prevailing torque type hexagon keying is to prevent rotation of the insert during
locknuts. application.
Industrial specification
iin. UNF 1 .3
fiin. UNF 2.4
iin. UNF 4.0
&in. UNF 6.1
Jin. UNF 8.8
Ain. UNF 12.4
iin. UNF 16.4
iin. UNF 27.0
*in. UNF 41 .5
1 in. UNF 60.0
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nylon. Price is also slightly higher than some of
METAL—s. ,-— NYLON the metal types described later.
SHROUD ^— ^r
— INSERT
The main advantages of this nut are reusability, When the nut is applied to a bolt, the bolt thread
reliability in performance which is second to none, forces the arms upwards towards their original
no bolt damage and high resistance to turning loose position with the resultant pressure due to the re-
due to extreme vibrations. silience of the nut material causing a locking action
on the bolt threads. The orientation of the beams
The disadvantages are temperature limitations and makes for easier application than removal.
limitations on its use in chemicals which attack
It is claimed that the 'Aerotight' nuts can be used
to 300°C with no problems. They are available in
various thread sizes, materials and finishes.
•Phil idas'
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Fig. 11. Aerotight nut. Fig. 12. Phil idas nut. Fiq.13. Cleveloc nut.
Fig. 14. Stover nut. Fig .15. Two-way nut Fig. 16. Uni -torque nut.
'Philidas' nuts are available in all standard threads metal prevailing torque stiffnuts and is formed by
and in many materials and finishes. controlled deflection of the top portion of the nut at
two opposite flats of the hexagon. The control of
Advantages are high temperature performance, this deflection ensures that the locking action is not
resilience, reliability, reusability and resistance sudden but is gradually applied over the last two
to many chemicals and oils. Notch effect of slott- or three threads of the nut so that thread galling
ing can be considered similar to 'Aerotight'. on application is avoided.
One of the big disadvantages as with many of the The nut was originally a symmetrical plain nut so
allmetal. stiffnuts is occasional bolt thread damage that the formed stiffnut can be used from either end.
as a result of over deflection of the crown. If this The spring like action of the elliptical section de-
velops a progressive and strong locking action on
does not occur the locking performance is reliable.
the bolt threads.
'Stover'
Advantages and disadvantages are similar to those
As can be said for the 'Clevelock' nut the 'Stover 1
of 'Stover' nuts but with the added advantage of hav-
nut (Fig. 14) is one of the newer generation of all ing no orientation porblems.
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'Uni-torque'
'Eslok*
Binks'
Fig. 20. Whiz Tite nuts. Tite design details. external lock washer
(Fig. 21). The number, shape, height and curve of tion cannot be expected. With high strength joints,
the teeth are critical in the performance, which is the collapsing load of the washer may be low com-
aimed at creating a higher breakloose (off) torque pared with the normal design pretension of the bolt,
than the application or tightening torque. and the washer effect is reduced to that of a plain
washer until the tension drops to below the flatten-
It claimed by the manufacturer, that the 'Whiz
is
ing load of the washer.
Tite' is designed so that when vibration or shock
load are applied the teeth grip the abutment surface
with unequalled locking power. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
•Keps- Firth Cleveland Fastenings Limited.
Parlox Limited.
'Keps' is the term applied to a nut and washer com- G.K.N. Limited.
bination and work on the principle or spring action Whitehouse Industries Limited.
in both the External Lock Washer Keps (Fig. 22) Glynwes Screws & Fastenings Limited.
and the Plain Dished Washer Keps. E.S.N. A.
Brown Brothers (Aircraft) Limited.
Dished and external lock washer Keps come into ITW Limited.
theirown on short bolts where high bolt elonga- North Bar Tool Co.
Self sealing nuts and also Quick-release pins: Nylon panel fastners
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8
The first pressed metal nut was designed for use on When assembling, it is only normally neccessary
top of a tightened load-carrying nut to prevent the to run the nut down the thread until the assembled
nut from backing off or loosening under severe vib- parts are brought into contact and the first resi-
ration. They can, however, be used singly for stance to turning begins. A further *toi of a turn
light assemblies and, in many instances, replace is all that is necessary to complete the assembly.
the three more conventional parts used, namely, a
plain nut, flat washer and lockwasher. When the assembly is completed a double locking
action is applied by powerful spring forces being
extended upwards by the helix on to the underside
These types of fastener are single thread locknuts
of the threads and downwards by the underside of
made of hardened and tempered carbon steel and
the nut on to the assembly. At the same time further
can be assembled like ordinary nuts. The thread
engaging area is a formed helix in true relation
Fig.1. Illustration
to the pitch of the screw thread, in which the inner
contour is designed to provide maximum strength
showing the double
from a single thread nut. At the same time, it is
sufficiently resilient to yield in a spring like manner,
when tightened, to provide a vibration proof lock.
JUtr
fe^fcy- livp»)
locking action. The
arrows indicate the
directions of locking
Assembly can be by hand or power operated tools. [W| forces
of
Co. Ltd.)
(By courtesy
.
Carr Fastener
They have certain advantages over other methods of
fastening:
They can be removed and reused repeatedly, with The Regular type locknut (Fig. 2) is the nearest in
full security,as long as the coned centre portion appearance to. an ordinary hexagon nut. For light
has not been unduly flattened by excessive tighten- duty assemblies (Fig. 3) it can be used alone but
ing torque. They are interchangeable with other where higher stress is involved, it can be used on
locking devices and generally require no change in top of a solid nut (Fig. 4). The solid nut carries the
design when used. load and the pressed metal nut is applied to main-
tain the original tightness. Regular types can be
Because the fasteners are made from hardened and applied in confined spaces. Where it is not possible
tempered spring steel and require no other mater-
Fig. 2. Regular type single thread pressed metal
ial to effecta positive lock they will withstand, and
nut. (By courtesy of Carr Fastener Co. Ltd.)
are not affected by, temperatures up to 400 F. For
convenience in assembly either the nut or the screw
can be driven.
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! .
five
minutes
We'll putyou wise to Dotlocs:
what they are, how they work, and why you should use 'em.
Dotlocs - what they are Regular type Dotloc With just the one part to handle
The double locking is common to most. you'll them much much faster
Our Dotlocs are the most effective fit . .
engaging part is spirally formed in application and type used. Forget like what know. But
to I'd like
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)
Tension type
Fig .3 . Regular type used for retaining a volume The Tension type nut (Fig. 11) is similar in appea-
control switch to radio chassis . (By courtesy of rance to the Regular type except for a small barb
Carr Fastener Co. Ltd.) on the edge of each flat. This nut is applied in such
Acorn type
Adjusting type
Fig. 4. Regular type nut used on top of an Fig. 6. Acorn type used as a locknut on higher
ordinary nut as a locknut. (By courtesy of stress assemblies. (By courtesy of Carr
Carr Fastener Co. Ltd.) Fastener Co Ltd.
.
a way that the barbs will bite into the surface of the
assembly (Fig. 12). They are used in instances
where adjustment of the screw is necessary. Once
the nut is applied and tightened, the screw can be
adjusted as many times as is necessary. Varying
degrees of tension in the screw can be obtained by
varying the torque applied in seating the fastener.
They grip satisfactorily on most materials such as
mild steel, brass, aluminium or plastics, but are
not recommended for use on hardened steels, cast
iron or chromium plated surfaces. Table 4 shows
commonly available thread sizes.
Wing type
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Table 1 Commonly available thread sizes of
.
pushed on. The integral latch on the flat side drops
the Regular type locknut. into the hole positioning the nut in readiness for
Thread Size Thread Size the screw, but at the same time allowing some
movement for centring. They can also be used in
4 BA i in . x 26 any position in a panel by inserting through a slot
2 BA 1 in . x 26 (Figs. 17 and 18). Captive nuts are made from
ft in. WHIT & in . x 26 hardened and tempered spring steel, and are avail-
1 in. WHIT ft
in. x UNF able in a wide range of sizes to fit standard screw
i in. BSF threads. The engaging portion of the thread is a
ftin. BSF specially formed spiral in true relation to the pitch
| in - . 32 of the thread in which the inner contour is designed
to provide maximum strength from the single thread.
At the same time, because the material is hardened
Fig. 7.. Adjusting and tempered spring steel, it is sufficiently re-
type . (By courtesy silient to yield in a spring like manner when tight-
ofCarr Fastener ened, providing a vibration resistant lock. This
Co. Ltd.) feature eliminates the use of other forms of lock-
ing such as toothed washers, etc. It is only neces-
sary for the screws to be turned to finger tightness
and then given a further half to three quarters of a
turn to be fully locked, tightening the screws until
they can be tightened no more is not necessary.
Captive nuts
These fasteners (Fig. 16) were designed for appli- arranged that when it is snapped into the prepared
cation to sheet metal, as a quick and simple fasten- hole two spring legs open out behind the panel thus
ing for sheet metal and plastics where a threaded preventing the fastener from being removed. These
hole is required. A specified hole is prepunched legs also help to prevent the fastener turning when
or predrilled in the sheet and the captive nut is the screw is tightened.
57
) ). )
Fig.10. Adjusting
type used as spring
adjustment on indust-
rial equipment (By
.
courtesy of Carr
Fastener Co. Ltd.)
ofCarr Fastener
Co. Ltd.
Table 3 . Commonly available thread sizes of
the Adjusting type
Helix washer
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studbolt, studiron, allworm, allthread, nippling, wormrod, screwed stick,
threaded rod, stemming, threaded stem .... Whatever you call it we can
supply it in brass, copper, mild, HT and stainless steel, aluminium, nylon and pvc. Threads?
BA, Whit, BSF, UNF, UNC, BSP, CEI, ISO and left handed! Length? You name it!
There are even more applications than names for it. Suspending, clamping,
jigging, tensioning, jacking, and prototypes are just a few. But all you need
to remember is Telcomatic Studding. There are stockists throughout the
country. Ask us for price list and further details. We also manufacture a vast
range of other fasteners and turned parts -ask us about things like tie
rods, allthreads, nuts and specials.
Telco Telco Limited, Alma Road, Enfield, Middx. Tel: 01-804 1282. Telex 21783
Birmingham: Aston Brook Street, Birmingham
Tel:021-359 4828 Telex 33572
6.
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allowance will have to be made in the stud dimen-
sions so that the finished stud diameter does not
exceed the tolerances. At the point where the fast-
ener will engage the stud, the following tolerances
should be specified: metal studs + 0. 002 in. (in-
cluding plating) - 0. 003 in. plastics studs + 0. 005
;
Fig. 21. 45° turn nut. (By courtesy of Carr Zip Twist fastener
Fastener Co. Ltd.)
A variation on the self threading principle is the
'Zip Twist' fastener (Fig. 28). This fastener is in-
tended for use on 3 mm. dia. plain studs of the more
fragile materials.
Thread Size To Suit Panel Thickness Fig. 24. Helix washers used to make right angle
in. mm joints in tubes . (By courtesy of Carr Fastener
Co. Ltd.)
iin. ACME 0.036 - 0.064 0.95-1 .65
10 PK 0.036 - 0.064 0.95-1 .65
&in. WHIT 0.036 - 0.064 0.95-1 .65
10-32 0.036 - 0.064 0.95 - 1 .65
2 BA 0.036 - 0.064 0.95-1 .65
8 PK 0.028 - 0.064 0.71 - 1 .65
8 PK 0.036 - 0.064 0.95-1 .65
2 BA 0.036 - 0.064 0.95-1 .65
10 -32 0.036 - 0.064 0.95-1 .65
i in. ACME 0.064 - 0.090 1 .65 -2.29
i in. x 20 UNC .036 - .064 0.95 - 1 .65
8 PK 0.028 - 0.064 0.71 - 1 .65
8 PK 0.048 - 0.064 1 .22 - 1 .65
8 PK 0.060 - 0.100 1 52 - 2 54
. .
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Table 9 . Avail abl e sizes of the Helix washer.
Fig. 25. 'Dotloc' type Table 10. Available sizes of self threading fasteners
self threading fast-
ener. (By courtesy of Stud Size Type Washer Base Dies
Carr Fastener Co. Ltd.) in. mm. in mm.
Jin. 3.18 Washer 0.437 11.11
ftin- 4.76 Washer 0.500 12.70
*in- 4.76 Acorn - -
heat treated would give the required hardness, and
yet still have the 'built in' resilience necessary to
Jin. 6.37 Washer 0.539 15.08
achieve the double locking actions. A 0. 45 to 0. 60
Jin. 3.18 Washer 0.531 13.49
per cent carbon steel (to BS1449 En43F) is used for
all the parts covered in this Chapter. The heat conditions where the parts are not exposed directly
treatment consists of passing through an electric- to the weather.
ally heated Austempering furnace and quenching
in a salt bath. This treatment produces a VPN of Phosphate black
500 to 580.
Walterised for good bonding in initial corrosion
The standard finishes available for the aforemen- resistance properties the parts are finished with
tioned products are as follows: phosphor etch stoving enamel. An even black matt
satin finish results.
Black oil
Zinc chromate
A low cost finish for conditions where maximum
corrosion resistance is not important. The finish This highly corrosion resistant finish consists of
is glossy black coated with a corrosion resistant a walterised coating followed by two coats of zinc
oil. chromate stoving enamel. Appearance is olive
green semi-matt.
Walterised finish
Nickel plate
A blacK phosphate coating on the parts which are
then immersed in a corrosion resistant oil for fur- Bright nickel plate is a highly corrosion resistant
ther protection. This finish is suitable for use in finish and does not tarnish with atmosphere sulphur
compounds.
Fig. 26. Self threading fasteners can be applied
10-15 off square to the stud and still seat Table 1 1 . Typical assembly torque and stud tensions
correctly, and also can be applied to studs which Stud size Torque (lb ./in.) Stud Tension (lb .
This Chapter is divided into two main sections, ed stress area which a fine pitch series gives. What
plain nuts and weld nuts. There is also a short they frequently forget is that although the stress
note on torque- tension relationships. area is higher with a fine thread this is only rele-
vant when considering the bolt strength. Further-
Industry uses thousands of millions of nuts every more, unless the tolerance class, i. e. the class
year. Apart from some precision and miniature of fit, of a nut on a bolt, is carefully controlled, a
applications, they range in size from 8 BA (0.086 fine thread is far more likely to fail through strip-
in. ) through BA (0. 236 in. ), i in. 4 in. , I in.
, ping than is a coarse thread.
A in. , i in. , etc. through to 6 in. Thereafter, non
'standard nuts are almost exclusively specials and
1
It desirable that the length of the internal thread
is
diameters of two feet and more have been known. and dimensions be such that, taking into account
its
differences in the strength of material of the inter-
By far the most commonly used sizes are t in. , nal and external threads, the threaded portion of
3 in. and f in. and, particularly in the motor in- the external thread will break before either the
dustry, these three sizes fulfil the majority of external or internal threads strip. The reason
applications. quite simply is that bolt fracture is readily noticed;
stripping of the nut threads is not.
THREAD FORMS With this in mind therefore, standard nuts are de-
signed to give sufficient length of engagement to
Nuts are supplied in a variety of thread forms, but cause the bolt to fracture rather than the nut to
themost common are BA, BSW, BSF, UNC and strip. Advantage can, however, be taken of the
UNF. Again, the motor industry tends to prefer increased area in the nut over which the load is
the Unified range whilst general engineering mainly taken compared to the bolt, and, in most cases,
uses BSW and BSF. With the advent of metrication, nuts are of a lower tensile strength material than
however, BSW, BSF and BA have now been declared the bolts on which they are used.
obsolete. The 'recognised' thread forms are now ISO
Metric and ISO Unified inch (both having a coarse
and a fine pitch series). Although Unified is widely TOLERANCING
used in the motor industry, it is now thought that
it will eventually give way to Metric. British motor As far as the class of fit is concerned, it is worth
companies have already began using ISO Metric noting at this point that the ISO recommended toler-
fasteners and even the Americans, who until re- ancing system is specified by numbers and letters.
cently seemed to be against the use of Metric, have For example: 5H/4h; 6H/6g; 7H/8g. These corre-
now begun to seriously investigate the possibility spond to 3A/3B, 2A/2B, 1A/1B for the Unified
of changing over. Thus, although current usage series.
of nuts covers most thread forms, by 1971/72 it
is anticipated that 25 per cent of them will be ISO The tolerance class is a combination of the toler-
Metric. ance grade and the tolerance position, signified by
a number and a letter respectively. Nuts (i. e. in-
Although ISO Metric has two series of pitches, only ternal threads) are referred to by capital letters.
the coarse pitch is currently available from stock. The small letters refer to the externally threaded
It should be suitable for the majority of applications. members.
ISO Metric coarse is finer than Whitworth, but an
increased angle of thread and a larger root radius
compensate for this. With regard to the replace- MANUFACTURE
ment of BSF, similar considerations counterbalance
the difference in pitch between Metric coarse and It is often thought that most nuts are turned from
BSF making the substitution by Metric coarse a hexagon or square bar. This is not now the case
practical and safe proposition. Nevertheless, de- for sizes up to I in. diameter, which can be cold
signers may require ISO Metric fine nuts and can forged. There are several nut forging and press-
then take advantage of the fine pitch series. How- ing processes, but the most common is one in which
ever, before specifying 'fine' nuts, he should care- a nut forming (transfer) machine cuts off a slug
fully examine his reasons for doing so. Many have of 'round' wire and forms it into a nut blank. Tap-
admitted that they have decided to use fine on tradi- ping is all that is then required. A typical pro-
tional grounds alone, others because of the increas- gression is shown in Fig. 1.
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minimum tensile strength of Grade 'X 1
bolts.
on an indenting machine, which cuts hexagon blanks cold formed washer faced nuts only);
from rectangular section bar. Very large nuts, or
iii. A line of contiguous circles indented on one or
3 in. diameter and over, are forged 'by hand' on
hammer forging machines. more of the flats of the hexagon and parallel to the
axis of the nut (for nuts made from the bar).
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BS916
STRENGTH 4 B e* 12* 14*
GRAOe 5
SYMBOL 8 14
Nuts to this standard must possess a minimum i S e 12
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marking of strength grade is manoatory
The designation system for steel nuts should be a
number which is-feth of the specified proof load Fig. 4. Strength grade designation marking of
stress in kg. /sq. mm. The proof load stress is the nuts.
minimum ultimate tensile strength of the highest
grade of bolt with which the nut is to be used.
Designation of nut 4 5 6 8 12 14
Proof load stress (kg/sq. mm) 40 50 60 80 120 140
rnii
Fig. 3. Grade 8 nut.
Fig .6. Example of marking of bar turned nut.
Table 1 .
Brinell hardness HB max. 302 302 302 302 353 375 All nuts
Rockwell hardness
HRC max 30 30 30 30 36 39 All nuts
Vickers hardness HVmax. 310 310 310 310 370 395 All nuts
Table 2
NOTE. Nuts of a higher strength grade may be substituted for nuts of a lower strength grade.
.
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Table 5. Nut materials. Grades of carbon and alloy steel for nuts to BS1750 and ASTMA.A 193.
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spatter is reduced because the collar protects the act settings of welding machinery for these nuts
threads of the nut from molten metal during the because there are so many inter-related variables.
welding process. Secondly, the collar prevents It is preferable, therefore, to carry out a few short
direct shearing of the welding projections by itself tests with the welding machinery.
bearing on the parent metal.
Collarless nuts
Pressure
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Plastics fasteners
1. Plastics technology was advancing rapidly and Light weight. The majority of plastics are light
new engineering plastics were being widely in weight, with specific gravities of about 1.2,
accepted by forward thinking designers. compared with mild steel at 7. 87. Whilst the in-
Labour costs were rising rapidly which in- dividual saving in weight of one fastener may be
creased the costs of 'secondary operations small, the overall reduction, when the total per
associated with regular fixing devices. Plas- automobile, appliance or the suchlike is consider-
tics do not normally require any after opera- ed, can be great. This is particularly so in the
tions. aircraft industry where a multitude of fasteners
3. Engineers were becoming more concerned are used in connection with cable and pipe fittings,
with installed costs rather than the price of and for attaching insulative and decorative panels.
the actual fastener unit. Thus plastics fixings, Fig. 2 shows a lightweight, non- conductive, self-
which are normally more expensive than met- fixing cable clamping arrangement.
al counterparts, were accepted for their full
value. Fig. 2. A special
lightweight cable
strap that can be
ADVANTAGES fixed in a variety
of ways
The main advantages of plastics fastenings are
listed as follows:
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Fig. 3. Refrigerator Fig. 4. A refrigerator
shelf supports that door bearing bush that Fig. 5. Two common designs for evaporator
have integral rivets is self retained by way
supports The arrangement shown is typical of
.
incorporated in the of a special leg detail.. many assemblies incorporating plastics fixings.
design The rivet pins
.
are shown in the as locking elements in nuts and bolts. Many pro-
undriven position. prietary lock nuts and bolts feature small plastics
locking pieces.
Self-colouring. Unlike most traditional fasteners,
plastics fixings can be moulded in pigmented com-
pounds, so as to be self-coloured. In consequence, DISADVANTAGES
if scratched, the marks and witnesses are unlikely
to show. Also the component will not rust or cor- As well as the above advantages, it is necessary
rode if maltreated. The many plastics trim pad to consider the disadvantages of particular fasten-
fixings on modern automobiles illustrate good use ing methods. In the case of plastics these are gen-
of the above properties. erally as follows:
When used
Self locking. in conjunction with screws,
many polymers are self locking and prevent en-
gaged threads from rotating. This advantage is
particularly apparent where nylon inserts are used
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Plastics fixings are difficult to prototype. Unlike of successful applications. The following figures
metal fixings, which can easily be hand made, plas- therefore indicate some typical examples of plas-
tics pieces are best produced from single cavity tics fixings in use. Fig. 7 shows two ferite rod
prototype tools. A mould of this nature, the size clips which are used on radio assemblies. This is
of which shown in Fig. 6, will cost in the re-
is
a double ended fastener also acting as an insulator
gion of £100. However, this enables the user to and spacer. It is moulded from nylon 66 and would
obtain many samples; very often in different plas- cost about lid. each. Fig. 8 illustrates a self-
tics at a minimal cost.These sample tools can fixing pivot. The pivot has a special rivet detail
also frequently be of added value when contempla- whereby the fastener legs are pushed into a hole
ting production tooling since some manufacturing
and the protruding pin is driven through the part so
difficulties can be overcome in advance. as to expand the legs behind the panel, thus giving
a secure blind fix. A fastener of this nature would
Plastics fasteners are not strong. This is true in
cost about Id. each moulded in nylon. Fig. 9 shows
as much that plastics are inherently weaker than a simple plastics grommet that is used to secure
metals and some other traditional materials. How- a front entry indicator lamp. It is moulded in nyl-
ever, many fixings made from metals are grossly on 66 and the head also acts as a decorative bezel.
over engineered. For instance, one may ask why Some of the bezels are vacuum metallised for fur-
an automobile number plate should be held on with ther effect.
5 in. mild steel bolts when plastics fixes moulded
in a suitable polymer would certainly be as strong
a,s the application requires.
POLYMERS USED FOR FASTENERS
The following thermoplastic materials are current-
Heat affects plastics fixings. Most complaints of
ly used in the fastener industry and they have been
plastics failing at elevated temperatures are caused
listed in an approximate order of importance.
by engineers and designers failing to adequately
test their pre-production prototypes. There are
many instances Nylon 66. Probably 50 per cent of all plastics fas-
of plastics fastenings being suc-
cessfully and economically used on electric ovens
teners aremade from this material. Its main vir-
tues are:
and automobile under-bonnet applications. These ap-
plications have been beneficial because careful con- 1. A 'springy' material.
sideration has been given to material choice, com- 2. A relatively hard surface.
ponent design and thorough environmental testing 3. Good chemical resistance.
4. A 'tough' plastics.
5. Fair resistance to creep.
Plastics fixings are weakened by exposure to sun- 6. High temperature performance relative to
light. It is true that ultra violet rays will often have other thermoplastics.
a detrimental effect on certain plastics. However,
stabilised grades of most plastics are available in Nylon 66 is a fairly expensive raw material and it
many instances. Generally these materials will costs the moulder about 3jd. per cubic inch.
need to be black in colour, if the ultimate in per-
formance is required. Nylon 6. This grade of" nylon has many of the pro-
perties of Nylon 66 but is less springy and has a
softer surface.
APPLICATIONS
Nylon 11 . A more specialised grade of nylon which
The merits of a fastener
system are generally best theoretically has a lower temperature performance
described by illustrating actual proven examples than other nylons. It is relatively soft material and
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easy to process. Most grades of nylon are hygro- Polycarbonate- This is a specialised plastics with
scopic to quite a degree, nylon 11 is considerably good high temperature characteristics. It is strong,
better in this respect. It is more expensive than can be transparent and very tough if correctly pro-
other nylons. cessed. Its main use for fasteners would be where
the fastener was being used as a lens as well as a
Acetals. This group of plastics are divided into fixing in areas where elevated temperatures could
homopolymers and copolymers. Both types are be expected. Polycarbonate is an expensive raw
used by leading manufacturers and there is little material.
to choose between the two materials. In many ways
acetals have similar properties to nylon 66 but can PPO (polyphenylene oxide) and its derivatives are
usually be identified in their natural form by their being considered for some fastener applications
slightly whiter appearance. The choice of plastics where a performance similar, but superior, to
is best left to the experienced fastener producer, acetal is required. PPO is also expensive and
especially in the case of acetals and nylon. How- difficult to process, but it has yery good temper-
ever, it can be concluded that the acetals are gen- ature characteristics.
erally more springy than nylons and in consequence
prove to be a very useful fastener medium. Polysul phone. This material has many of the pro-
perties of PPO but also has outstandingly good
electrical and chemical properties.
Polypropylene. The use of this material is gener-
ally confined to larger components which have some Whilst many plastics have been described in this
integral fixing device. Examples of this material's Chapter it is interesting to note that about 75 per
use would be found in cable clips, cable straps, cent of all plastics fasteners are made from either
housings and covers. Polypropylene is strong and nylon or acetal. Of the remaining 25 per cent about
relatively inexpensive and can therefore be used 15 per cent are produced in polythene leaving the
for larger fastening devices where the raw mater- rest of the plastics with a 10 per cent share. Thus,
ial is a greater proportion of the manufacturing one can see that the more sophisticated materials
cost. Polypropylene may be 'waisted' so as to form are only contempleted in very special instances
a section that will hinge. Consequently it has been where peculiar environmental and operational con-
successfully used to make hinges that incorporate ditions are envisaged.
integral rivets and fixes.
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Fig.13. Nylon
PRICES OF PLASTICS FASTENERS push-in-nut
Unit cost: 20s to 60s
The next section has been included to assist en- per 1000.
gineers in evaluating the cost of a plastics fixing. Size ranges from
The figures given are typical of a particular type. number 4 screws
However, it must be stressed that figures have upwards. The bores
not been taken from any one manufacturer's price are not threaded.
list. Therefore the illustrations must be regarded
as typical of a type of fixing. As mentioned earlier,
it is wise to consider the installed cost of the fix
when looking at prices. Also, as with all mass Fig.14. Nylon/
produced items, the unit cost is considerably in- polythene hole plug.
fluenced by the extent of the tooling. Usually higher Unit cost: 20s per 1000.
tool charges result in lower unit costs. Materials will vary
according to application
Tooling costs
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2. Fully test all applications before releasing for tics fixes in the UK. Today it is calculated that
production. This particularly applies to appli- each year over 700 million plastics fixing devices
cations where elevated temperatures are to be are used in automobile industry alone - such has
expected. been the growth of the business. No doubt the use
3. Make sure that hole sizes are closely toler- of plastics has been due to the many factors pre-
anced - most plastics fasteners require care- viously mentioned, however it is also sure that the
ful attention to hole details. activities of practitioners in value engineering in
4. If fixing holes are punched ensure that fasten- various companies has done much to highlight the
ers are inserted from the 'punch' side. virtues of plastics fixings. The future trends al-
5. Allow for paint build up in holes and test fas- most certainly depend on their ever increasing use
teners wherever possible in piercings that have as moulded-in fixing details in larger components.
been painted under production conditions. The increased usage of existing devices can also be
6. Use correct installation tools wherever rec- foreseen as more sophisticated plastics become
commended. widely used. Furthermore, whilst metal fastenings
are generally becoming more expensive as raw
FUTURE TRENDS material prices rise, this should not be so in the
plastics industry, where price of raw material has
In 1960 there was practically no market for plas- remained static or has even dropped.
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11
Because of their simplicity of design, pin fasteners in view of their demand and improved characteris-
offer a neat and effective approach to assembly in tics this section has been expanded to explain more
a variety of applications. Pin fasteners represent fully their capabilities.
one of the basic methods of joining parts and can
be used as pivots, shafts, retainers, stops, locat- Even here there are two basic forms of pins - first-
ors, etc., in most industries. Traditional forms ly, the solid pin with grooved surfaces and secondly
such as tapered, dowel and cotter pins which were the tubular pin either with a spirally wrapped coil
intended as location surfaces, are among the oldest or with a cross section of a tube with a longitudinal
fastening elements in use and are still finding valid slot along the entire length.
applications in certain assembly functions. Although
today some fasteners which have been in use for The high resistance to vibration and impact loads
years are still demanded by some designers, the of these pins have proved to be the greatest attri-
greatest potential in design for fastening service is bute of this fastener. In assembly the radial forces
offered by a group of pin devices that are of more produced by these parts put pressure on the side
recent origin. Although all of these fasteners are walls of the hole and develop a secure frictional
characterised by the inherent simplicity of the pin, locking grip against them. In addition to the fric-
details of design and construction vary widely. tional locking action several other desirable cha-
racteristics of these pin fasteners stem from the
Basically there are two types of pin available, con-
c resilient surface construction. All of these pins
sisting of machined pins and radial locking pins. are re-usable, and can be removed and re-assem-
bled many times without appreciable loss of fasten-
ing effectiveness, although once a pin has damaged
MACHINED PINS the side walls of the hole it does begin to lose ef-
fectiveness, and the designer should always ensure
Hardened and ground dowel pins. These pins are that the pin used would not cause damage, other-
high quality parts manufactured to exacting require- wise this will result in the pin loosening in the hole
ments, the assembly of which necessitates a press and eventually becoming ineffective. With this type
or tap fit into reamed holes. of pin the need for accurate sizing of the holes is
eliminated as the design of these pins allow for the
Tapered pins . The wedging action of this type of pin to be larger than the hole into which it is to be
pin is obtained by a force fit assembly into a taper- inserted - a reduction in the expanded diameter of
ed hole which often necessitates a three drilling the pin is made when tapped into the hole. Holes
operation and then finally a reaming operation with drilled to standard production tolerances are usual-
a tapered reamer. The standard pins have a taper ly adequate and in Fig. 1 a comparison of hole tol-
of tin. per foot measured on the diameter. As erances allowable with different types of pin can
a simple low cost fastener element, the standard be seen.
taper pins have been widely used for light duty ser-
Grooved straight pins. Locking action of the groov-
vice in the attachment of wheels, levers and simi-
ed pin is provided by parallel longitudinal grooves
lar components, to shafts. To provide a tight fit
uniformly spaced around the pin surface. The con-
the taper pin is usually driven into the hole until
ventional practice is to use three grooves, rolled
it is fully seated. The taper on the pin aids hole
alignment in assembly. Fig.1 . Graph showing permissible hole tolerances
of pin Fastener Forms .
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) . )
or pressed into solid pin stock. The grooves tend bration loads. Under normal application conditions,
to expand the effective diameter and when the pin holes produced with standard fractional drills and
is driven into a drilled hole corresponding in size held within the practical tolerance shown in Fig. 1
to the nominal pin diameter, the deformation of for slotted tubular pins, will provide adequate
the raised grooved edges produces a force fit with locking action where the material of the hole is
the side walls of the hole. The best results with satisfactory. Because of their design, the slotted
this type of pin are obtained under average assem- tubular standard pin is not practical for use with
bly conditions when the holes are drilled closely automatic assembly operations, although more
to th,e same size as the nominal pin diameter. Un- recently these pins have been manufactured with
dersized hole specifications should be definitely the slotted section narrower than the thickness of
avoided. Also, when the part material is apprecia- the material used in the manufacture of that dia-
bly harder than that of the pin, chamfered or round- meter. This, unfortunately, reduces the effective-
ed hole edges should be specified to avoid shearing ness of the spring type action. The shear values of
the expanded pin section. these pins as shown in Table 1 are only obtainable
when the force of shear meets the pin with the slot-
Spring pins. Resilience of walls under radial com- ted section 90° from that direction. Higher shear
pression forces is the principle of two pin forms strength can be obtained with the use of these pins
developed for fastening applications. One design if two pins are used in conjunction with each other,
employs a spirally wound metal strip to achieve but in double pin assemblies random orientation
almost a coiled spring effect, the other has the of the slots is recommended.
shape of a slotted tube to provide the desired effect.
Both of these pins are made to controlled diameters Spirally wrapped pins. Standard sizes of these pins
greater than the holes into which they are inserted. cover a range of nominal diameters from ^to }
When compressed on being driven into the hole, the in. and in length from } to 6 in. Standard mater-
pins exert spring pressure against the hole wall ials are heat treated carbon steel, heat treated
during the entire engaged length to develop a strong chromium alloy stainless steel and work hardened
locking action. nickel stainless steel. Three series of pins are
available to meet varying load and service require-
Slotted tubular pins. Standard sizes of these pin ments. Light duty pins are recommended for low
fasteners provide a range of standard nominal dia- shear loading and are suggested for use in soft or
meters from ii to i in. and in length from $ to 4 in. brittle materials and in delicate instruments. The
Standard materials are heat treated carbon steel medium duty pin is the optimum in balance between
with corrosion resistant steel available in some high shear strength and great shock resistance.
cases. These pins offer a tough yet resilient self Heavy duty pins are recommended for extreme
locking fastener that can withstand shock and vi- service conditions where shock and vibration loads
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are severe. The coiled design, which is more One main point that requires a re-appraisal of en-
recent than any other type of pin fastener design, gineering thinking which has been prevalent in the
offers characteristics of the cross section which past, is the understanding of dynamic situations
will withstand higher shock and vibration loads.
with which most fasteners are presented. There
The overlap on the outside surface is a slit edge is a so-called 'rule of thumb to double the static
1
which is slightly broken to prevent wear in the mov- shear strength requirements for applications sub-
ing parts. Orientation of the overlap in assembly ject to shock or dynamic situations. This rule re-
with directional applied load is not necessary. Pro- sults from the great difficulty in analysing dynamic
duction drilled holes are recommended. With toler- situations without performing the actual simulated
ances more liberal than those for other types of tests. The continued flexibility of a spring pin in
pin, both plus and minus hole tolerances are per- the hole creates a new relationship between static
missible on nominal diameters of & in. and greater. shear strength and dynamic loading. It has been
Standard, pins have a swaged chamfer on either proved that a flexible pin will repeatedly outlast a
end to facilitate assembly. The locking force de- solid pin which has greater static shear strength,
veloped by the spirally wrapped pin is a function and it would be advisable to ensure that a pin be
of length engagement and pin diameter. Pin inser- used that will remain flexible even after it is in-
tion and removal forces can be readily varied to serted into the hole. These facts do not make the
meet specific application requirements by control problem of analysing a dynamic situation easier,
of hole and pin sizes. These pins are suitable for but comparative tests will prove the results in each
application in blind or open locations. application.
The material most commonly used for pin fastener Obviously one of the prime considerations in design,
construction is En49A carbon steel or mild steel, is servicing and the cost of the finished article.
although other materials are available, stainless During a survey on pin fasteners it was found that
steel in particular. The spirally wrapped pin is only 19 per cent of the assembled price was for the
stocked in the widest range of materials as stan- actual pin, the remaining 81 per cent of the cost
dard. There are various finishes available on the was for fitting that pin. Therefore, when consider-
carbon steel and the most common of all is the zinc ing the prices of pins, the very important factor of
or cadmium plated finish, which both give a fair ease of assembly should be taken into considera-
resistance to corrosive conditions. There is also tion. In an effort to reduce this assembly cost, a
the phosphate coated finish which not only combats new range of pin insertion machines are available
corrosion but also, in certain cases, can increase that can feed, position and insert normal types of
the frictional hold of the pin on the side walls. pins at a rate of up to 20, 000 per day. These mach-
ines are of definite interest to the production en-
gineers, whilst also concerning the designer on any
Ordering quantities vary from manufacturer to
future designs. Comparatively cheap to buy, these
manufacturer and if only small quantities are re-
quired, say less than 1000 in the smaller diameters,
machines will facilitate ease of assembly especially
in the smaller range of diameters and lengths that
to 50 in the larger diameters, a surcharge is made
are usually a menace on the assembly lines. The
by companies who will supply in these smaller
machinery will take standard type of pins down to
quantities.
»in. in diameter.
Special types of pin fasteners are available, and Because pin fasteners can offer a real saving not
because of their design the spirally wrapped pins only on the piece part price, but also on assembly
can offer the widest variety of special designs pos- costs, the designer not only has the task of finding
sible. Some slotted tubular pins and grooved pins the situations where other fasteners can be replac-
can also be supplied in special forms; normally, ed by a cheaper method, but, because of the num-
however, most companies do insist on a minimum ber of different types of pin fasteners available,
quantity of 50, 000 pins on a special production line. has the decision of which pin fastener to use, and
The spirally wrapped pins can be supplied in quan- it is hoped that this brief resume of pins available,
tities of as little as 1000 on small diameters, al- together with their characteristics, will make that
though a set up charge is made. job a little easier.
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arc stud welding parent metal is heavier, arc stud welding can be
control unit with used.
hand held gun.
This unit has the
Material composition. Mild steel and austenitic
capacity to weld
stainless steel is compatible with either process.
fasteners up to J in.
Various aluminium alloys can also be welded with
diameter at rates
either system. Copper, brass, and galvanised
of 10/12 per minute.
sheet can only be welded with the CD process. Die-
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1.
2. Pressure on the stud welder seats the arc shield takes place in approximately 6 milliseconds. The
firmly with the work completed fastening develops the full strength of
3. The trigger is pulled, the solenoid energises the stud and plate material and will not break in
and the lifting mechanism in the stud welder lifts the weld area.
the stud , thereby creating a pilot arc between the
end of the stud and the work surface
4. The welding contactor closes and as the stud special weld tip. This results in high temperature,
remains off the work the welding arc puddles the which melts the weld end area of the stud and the
metal under the stud and melts a small portion of area of parent metal immediately below it. The
the end. stud is forced into the molten metal and, upon cool-
5. When the cycle is automatically completed, the ing, a uniform cross sectional bond is achieved.
solenoid de-energises and the stud welder's main
spring plunges the molten end of the stud into the A vast selection of studs and fasteners are current-
molten area of the work where a complete bonding ly available as standards, varying in size from
of the metals forms at once 8 BA to ft in. These studs are available with all
6. The molten metals solidify almost instantly, forms of thread, including Metric.
fusing the metals in a permanent bond . When the
stud welder is removed from the stud, the arc Itis normal for CD studs to be manufactured by
shield is knocked off. The stud should appear as a cold heading process; threads, where required,
illustrated. being rolled and not cut. Some of the more comp-
lex types are manufactured by an automatic turning
process, and where necessary further secondary
cast zinc and certain cast and sintered alloys can operations, such as slotting or cross drilling, are
also be satisfactorily welded with the CD process. carried out.
Fastener shapes . It is usual to consider fasteners CD studs are normally manufactured from the fol-
of circular section;but unusual shapes, such as lowing materials:
square or rectangular pins, can be satisfactorily
welded with both processes. Mild steel (En 2 A)
Stainless steel (Eno8B)
Aluminium (Commercially pure)
FASTENER TYPES Aluminium alloy (3^ per cent magnesium)
Copper (Electrolytic or lead free rolled)
'Capacitor discharge' (CD) Brass (lead free 63/35 or 70/30)
The CD process operates on the principle of capa- Table 1 will enable the designer to select the type
citor stored welding energy, which is instantaneous- of fastener required for his application from the
ly discharged by the equipment system through a
standard range available. It should be remember-
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directly end welded to the parent metal in a fraction
of a second, although these times are long when
compared with the CD process.
Fig. 5.
I !
Shown above
•
small selection of the
is a
are available as standards, varying in diameter
from 1 to 11 in. Thread forms include RA, UNF,
BSW, BSF and Metric. Arc studs are available in
infinite variety of CD
stud types; including, the following materials:
threaded studs .nameplate, insulation and pierced
hanging pins , tapped pads knock-off pins and
square and rectangular shaped studs Mild steel (En32A)
Stainless steel (En58B)
Aluminium alloy (3| per cent magnesium)
ed that all material listed above can be offered in
this standard range.
u
u-S (ft o 3
fr
n
Fig. 6. A small selection
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Table 1 . Standard 'capacitor
(a)
T
U
discharge' welding fasteners.
Head Thickness
T (inches) Maximum Length '
I_' (inches) Minimum Length 'L' (inches)
Stain- Stain-
Allum. Mild Pure Alum Mild Pure Alum.
Brass less Brass less Brass
Alloy Steel Alum. Alloy Steel Alum. Alloy
Steel Steel
- - 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 0.375 0.375 0.375 0.375 0.375
0.050' 0.050 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 0.312 0.312 0.312 0.312 0.312
0.050 0.050 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 0.312 0.312 0.312 0.312 0.312
0.050 0.050 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 0.312 0.312 0.312 0.312 0.312
0.050 0.050 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250
0.050 0.050 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250
0.050 0.050 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250
0.050 0.050 1 .5 1 .5 1 .5 1 .5 1 .5 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250
0.050 0.050 1 .5 1 .5 1 .5 1 .5 1 .5 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250
0.050 0.050 1 .5 1 .5 1 .5 1 .5 1 .5 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250
0.050 0.050 1 .5 1 .5 1 .5 1 .5 1 .5 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250
0.050 0.050 1 .0 1 .0 1 .0 1 .0 1 .0 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250
0.050 0.050 1 .0 1 .0 1 .0 1 .0 1 .0 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250
0.050 0.050 1 .0 1 .0 0.75 0.75 1 .0 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250
Tolerances Tolera nces ± . 01 5 in Tolerances ± . 015 in.
±0.010 in.
NON-FLANGED NON-FLANGED
THREADED STUDS PLAIN PINS
(c)
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Table 2. Standard 'arc' weldingfasteners
MATERIALS: LOW CARBON MILD STEEL AND 18/8 OR 18/8-1 STAINLESS STEEL.
AVAILABLE THREAD FORMS: BA.BSW.BSF .UNF .UNO ,ANF .
U^
AFTER WELD
(AW)
fin.
Jin.
0.563 iin.
0.682 Ain.
1
1 Ain
in iin.
iin.
Ain. 10.0
Ain. 10.
in.
in.
in.
A in
as in 32 5.5 in,
h^H
AFTER WELD
iin.
iin.
0.494
0.606
1 iin. iin, lain Ain 5.5 in
(AW)
1 Iin. iin, Sin. Ain 3.5 in,
NOTE: 1. A FULL RANGE OF ARC STUDS WITH METRIC THREAD FORMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.
2. SHORTER STUDS OF 'BREAK-OFF' TYPE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AS STANDARDS.
3. STUDS OF GREATER LENGTH THAN THOSE LISTED ABOVE ARE AVAILABLE TO SPECIAL
ORDER
All shapes. All sizes. That's our versatile range
of standard studs. If we don't have in stock
exactly what you need studs can be speedily
made up your requirements. And remember,
to
all of these studs can be welded in under
a second. Saving time. Saving money. Try us.
P.S. We make stud welding equipments, too.
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DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS m. High application rates (upHo 1800 welds per
hour with single head automatic bench machines).
Arc stud welding
FASTENER COSTS
To achieve the lowest fastener cost, it is recom-
mended that first and fullest consideration should
always be given to:
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Arc stud fastener costs compared with those of
the threaded studding used in the original opera-
tion. The installed cost of the fastener was, how-
ever, considerably reduced.
MATERIAL SELECTION
AND SPECIFICATION
Arc and capacitor discharge stud welding can be
carried out on a variety of base materials. How-
ever, CD stud welding is more versatile in this
respect, the weldable range of base materials in-
cluding mild steel, medium carbon steel, stainless
steel (austenitic), lead free brass and copper, alu-
minium and aluminium alloys. With arc stud weld-
ing, applications are limited to low carbon mild
steel, stainless steel (austenitic) and magnesium
Fig. 8. based aluminium alloys.
soever on the inside surface, which makes it easier Table 3 indicates the weldability of the above quoted
to clean andrenders it leak- proof. base materials related to CD studs produced in a
variety of materials.
With this particular application, utensils can be
welded at the rate of 400 per hour and a cost saving With certain arc stud welding applications, it is
was effected over the original method of riveting. necessary to pre-heat the base material immediate-
ly prior to welding, for example when welding to
2. Another application for capacitor discharge armour plate, or to special high yield structural
stud welding which has proved to have considerable steels. It is essential, therefore, for technical
advantages over the previous technique, is in the advice to be sought from the stud welding manu-
production of high quality plastering trowels.
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Table 3
the thickness of this coating being 0. 0001/0. 0003 in. If arc studs are required with a cadmium or zinc
The main purpose of this copper flash coating is to plated finish the cost of the stud can increase by
protect the stud during storage, which also has the as much as 50 per cent. This high cost is due to
additional advantage of ensuring a good electrical the fact that the weld end of the stud needs to be
contact between the stud and the chuck during the protected during the plating process, each stud,
welding operation. therefore, has to be handled individually.
To ensure trouble-free welding conditions, the de- a. Elimination of punching or drilling operations.
signer should always aim for the stud to be welded b. Elimination of tapping operations.
to clean, unpainted, or unplated, surfaces. Failing c. Relatively simple positioning of jigs or tem-
this, it is possible to CD weld satisfactorily through
plates required.
electroplated zinc and cadmium surfaces. It is not d. Equipment can be used by unskilled operators.
recommended that CD welding be carried out on e. Assembly can be made from one side.
painted surfaces of any kind, unless the area to be f. Thinner parent materials can be used.
welded is scraped or ground clean beforehand.
After considering the above advantages to be gained
from using stud welding, it is wise then to consider
In the case of arc stud welding to pre-coated sur-
the most suitable, and of course, the cheapest type
faces, as a general rule, it is not recommended
to of fastener for the application in question. The
weld through pre-plated surfaces of any kind. How- cheapest fastener available is of the cold headed
ever, using specially designed arc shields, it is flanged type (Table 1), these varying in price from
possible to achieve high quality welds when welding 2s. per hundred upwards, depending upon the mat-
through electroplated zinc surfaces. Welding through erial used, the quantity purchased, and the size
hot dipped zinc coatings is defintely not advised. required.
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Do you spend hours looking
for the right material ?
Design Engineering has long since recognised that time is often wasted
searching for the right material and the best way to form it, and then trying
to find the most suitable manufacturer. It is to ensure that the best advice
is always on hand that Design Engineering Handbooks have been conceived.
In the Design Engineering Handbook on Metals base metals, precious
metals, refractory metals, irons and steels-, and coated metals are examined.
Nine of the 34 chapters deal with the forming of metals, whilst the other
chapters discuss the advantages and limitations of each material, its
applications and design considerations, together with the latest developments
For more information and a list of Design Engineering Handbooks, write to
the Publications Manager, Product Journals Ltd., Summit House, Glebe Way,
West Wickham, Kent.
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Table 4. KSM standard CD stud load strengths.
This same range of studs can be purchased without The selection of arc studs currently available en-
a flange, but as this involves a further operation ables a range of fasteners varying from 4 in. dia-
during manufacture, it must, of course, be realis- meter to 1 i in. diameter to be satisfactorily end
ed that the cost will be higher. welded to base materials, however, with this pro-
cess it is necessary to utilise a ferrule and the very
Internally threaded fasteners are manufactured by nature of the stud, therefore, makes its cost high-
a slower auto turning process and the cost for a er than a comparable CD fastener of the same size.
fastener of this type would therefore be higher than
for that of an externally threaded fastener. If fasteners above A in. diameter are to be welded
with portable equipment, it is essential to use the
Several thousand different types of fasteners are arc stud welding process. It is better on the grounds
currently available and it must be appreciated, of economics, therefore, to design around a CD
therefore, that in an article of this type it is dif- fastener in sizes up lo in. diameter.
,-|
Itcan be seen, therefore, that particularly with Since this time, further developments have been
short- run work, it is better to aim for the stand-
single and multi head bench production machines
ard range of fasteners offered by the manufacturer. with electro mechanical charging and control cir-
cuits. Following on from this, a similar range of
Ordering quantities machines have been developed with all solid state
control. This change to solid state systems has
When considering the use of CD welding, it should opened the field up even wider by enabling the stud
be borne in mind that the minimum ordering quant- welding equipment manufacturers to offer single
ity for standard fasteners is 2000 off. and multi head machines with automatic stud and
base component feed, each head being capable of
In the case of special fasteners, this minimum welding at a rate of up to 1800 fasteners per hour.
quantity can also be as low as 2000 off. However,
for special auto turned fasteners, this minimum The requirement for accurate positioning of fast-
quantity may be raised to 5000 off, depending upon eners to mass produced components has, at this
the setting up time and the tooling charges involved. stage, led to the development of special purpose
The stud welding manufacturer is, however, usual- automatic machines with logic control systems,
ly prepared to accept orders on a blanket cover or which utilise a pre-programmed tape controlled
scheduled call- off, provided the fasteners covered indexing bed, thereby combining high application
on these orders are called-off within a maximum rates with accurate positioning of fasteners, a typi-
period of twelve months from the date that the or- cal unit is illustrated in Fig. 10.
der was placed.
Arc stud welding
In this way, the customer can gain the advantage
of quantity discount. An indication of the scale of This process, although established in this country
discounts for varying quantities of CD and arc fast- for a much longer period, has not developed along
eners is shown in Table 6. the same lines. The requirement for arc stud weld-
Table
ARC WELDING FASTENERS
STUD 100 250 500 2,000 5,000 10,000 50,000 100,00 200,000
QUANTITIES TO TO TO TO TO TO TO TO AND
249 499 1 ,999 4,999 9,999 49,999 99,999 199,999 UPWARDS
DISCOUNT PLUS PLUS LIST LESS LESS LESS LESS LESS LESS
SCHEDULE 60.0% 30.0% PRICE 4.5% 9.5% 11 .5% 14.0% 18.6% 21 .0%
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13
'Quick release fastener' is a generic term used to periods of cycling loads have been applied in ser-
cover any device which is designed to give a simple vice. The fasteners are capable of resisting very
and rapid means of closure and release. This may high shear and tension loads and the principle of
range from a clip device to secure kitchen cabinet these fast threaded fasteners is generally well
doors, to a highly sophisticated and complex mech- known. Such types are often descriptively called
anism for use on aircraft. This range of devices long reach, high shear fasteners. A typical fast
may be loosely grouped into five basic headings and thread fastener is shown in Fig. 1.
these are: rotary stud, toggle, latch, press button
and slide. Rotary stud devices are those most com- However, the majority of rotary stud quick re-
monly termed quick release fasteners (or in mili- lease fasteners are of the quarter-turn variety.
tary phraseology - turnlock fasteners), and it is in- This type of fastener offers very rapid locking and
tended that this Chapter should be restricted to a unlocking, and when locked can withstand predeter-
description of this type of fastener. mined loads. The use of quick release fasteners
can therefore save many valuable man hours in un-
locking panels where the equipment requires fre-
GENERAL DESCRIPTION quent servicing. As the stud portion of the assem-
bly is usually of a fixed length it is necessary to
Rotary stud fasteners comprise a solid fastener supply different types of stud lengths for different
stud or pin which passes through a hole in the dis- thicknesses of material. Designs differ according
mountable panel or component and this is usually to manufacture but generally the stud lengths in-
held captive but free to rotate in the panel and an crease in increments of 0. 010 in. on miniature
anchor member, frequently called a receptacle, is types of fasteners to ranges between 0. 025 in. and
secured to the inner face of the fixed structure to 0. 050 in. on other larger types of fasteners. It
which the dismountable panel is to be attached. In will be seen therefore that proper selection of stud
operation the dismountable panel is offered up to length is essential to meet total material conditions
the fixed structure, the fastener stud being brought and allowances should be carefully made for total
into preliminary engagement with the anchor mem- tolerance build up during fabrication, rubber strips,
ber. A brief turn of the stud completes the engage- paint or other surface finish layers.
ment, thus providing a strong and vibration proof
fixing. With most rotary stud fasteners a 90° turn Thus it may be difficult to standardise on one parti-
is sufficient to lock the fastener, although a simi- cular length of fastener where varying panel thick-
lar quick release function can be achieved with ness conditions may occur. The second point where
fasteners based on multiple thread principles. These difficulty sometimes occurs is that too little atten-
are usually two or four start threads and the female tion is given to the inclusion of quick release fast-
thread is usually generated in the anchor member eners in the early design of equipment and conse-
or receptacle or, in some designs, as an internal quently the selection and call-up of any particular
threading of the fastener stud. Various forms of fastener is generally left until the equipment is
friction or depitching methods are used to lock the either built or in a very advanced stage. It is ex-
threads against accidental release under vibration tremely important that consideration of the quick
or shock loads. The chief advantage of this type release fastener selection should be given at the
of fast thread fastener is that they are capable of earliest possible opportunity and this foresight will
pulling rigid materials together which may have undoubtedly result in a correct selection of the
distorted or be subject to residual stresses after fastener for the particular application.
Fig .3.The Dzus panel fastener in operation on Fig. 4. The standard Dzus fastener in use on
microwave equipment . y switchgear cubicles.
MATERIALS to reduce the cost of installation. In certain cases
the spring element of the assembly may now be
The normal quick release fastening device has a spot welded or clipped on, whilst the stud itself
stud produced from carbon steel and heat treated can be retained in the unlocked panel by means of
whilst the receptacle or spring component is pro- retaining devices which can be hand fitted. A great
duced from some form of spring steel. The speci- deal can also be done by customers themselves in
fication of the stud will normally be produced from providing the correct form of tooling (for mount-
the group of steels having 55 ton/sq. in. tensile ing holes, etc. where a production run justifies
)
strength as typical. However, quick release fasten- the initial tool cost.
ers are available in other alloy steels and where
It isextremely difficult to be specific about the
high stressed fasteners are required a tougher
cost of a quick release fastener assembly, bearing
type, having 75 ton/sq. in. tensile strength, maybe
in mind the various sizes and types of fastener
used. The call for stainless steel fasteners is also
increasing and, in addition, fasteners may be pro- available, and only a rough guide can be given for
duced from phosphorus bronze or brass. The nor- the potential user. In its simplest form, the metal
mal fastener material will have a hardness range quick release fastener assembly may cost as little
of 262-311 HB, although this may vary dependent as 5d. per assembly when called up in large quanti-
upon the make and type of fastener. ties. Fastener size, fastener quantity, head style
and finish all play important parts in determining
This broadly covers the materials from which metal the eventual cost of a fastener assembly. In its
fasteners are produced, although at this stage it most sophisticated form, a complete fastener as-
should be stated that a relatively new departure in sembly may cost as much as 30s. each.
the quick release field is to produce fasteners from
plastics. This aspect of quick release fasteners Even at the highest level the cost of quick release
will be covered more fully later. fasteners may well be justified by the function they
perform and the eventual time they will save. As
Itis quite usual to provide some form of protective machinery and equipment becomes more expensive
finish to the metal parts of most fasteners and this and sophisticated so the cost of servicing and down
is generally cadmium or zinc plating with, perhaps, time through machine failure increases. Designers
chromate passivation. Other forms of decorative and engineers are increasingly aware of this factor
or functional finishes can be supplied and the most and are, therefore, able to justify the initially high-
usual of these is chromium plating. er cost of quick release fasteners.
The selection the fastener finish will, of course, It should perhaps be emphasised at this point that
depend to some extent on the actual application. the main benefits of quick release fasteners, under
Where appearance is important chromium plating normal circumstances, accrue not to the manufac-
offers an obvious advantage. Where the fastener turer of the equipment in which they are installed
will be subject to weather conditions it is import- but in fact to the manufacturer's own customers.
ant that the appropriate grade of plating is stated. Thus, forms of quick release device often have a
The cost of chromium plating can add considerably sales appeal of their own and have been, on a num-
to the. cost of the fastener but where the fastener ber of occasions, used as a selling feature for the
is visible and is incorporated on an expensive piece end product.
of equipment the cost of this finish may well be
justified. It is perhaps more usual for the head
As quick release fasteners are used in such a wide
of the fastener to be painted once fitted to the cus- range of industries and on so many different types
tomers equipment, thereby blending with the gener- of machinery or equipment it will be obvious that
al appearance of the equipment. In this case a the manufacturer of quick release fasteners re-
cadmium or zinc plate with chromium passivation ceives orders varying in quantity from only a few
is the most suitable, as this finish provides a good to hundreds of thousands. As in many other in-
key for paint. Furthermore, this finish is relatively dustries this creates a number of commercial pro-
inexpensive and, provided that the correct thick- blems, but in general even very small orders will
ness of plating is applied, will give satisfactory be accepted. As in other fields, it is usual to fix
service under adverse weather conditions. Of a minimum order charge and this will vary from
course where corrosive atmosphere is likely to be manufacturer to manufacturer. In view of the fact
encountered, it is more usual for the customer to that the commodity is a relatively low cost item
specify stainless steel parts that require no after the minimum charge may be of the order of £1
treatment. This sum will normally cover supply of fifteen to
twenty standard assemblies or perhaps as few as
ten assemblies where the fastener has some spec-
PRICES ial feature such as a wing head.
Itwill be obvious to the reader that as this form of The figure of £1 will normally only apply to stocked
fastening device offers advantages over permanent, fasteners. A fairly large percentage of fasteners
more conventional fasteners, they will be rather produced are designed for special applications, and
more costly than, say, a screw or bolt and nut. in these circumstances the minimum cost for spec-
Furthermore, not only will the piece part cost be ials can be higher. In these cases there will usual-
higher, but the cost of installation -is likely to be ly be setting-up charges and the minimum order
higher. Much has been done recently in an attempt charge is likely to be £2 at the lowest, and may
If every
ad in this book
Fig. 5. The Dzus Dart assembly manufactured
acetal copolymer.
in
there d still not
even be as high as £5. It should be emphasised
that the figures quoted in this section are intended
be room for all
as a guide only and the policy on this particular
matter will obviously vary from manufacturer to
manufacturer.
the new Dzus
In addition to the prices discussed above and the
various guides given on ordering quantities it should
Fasteners.
be mentioned that under certain circumstances it
will be necessary to make some charge for tools
where a special fastener assembly is required.
Obviously such a charge will only occur where re-
latively large quantities are required and tool costs
can be negotiated with the individual manufacturer
should the occasion arise.
FUTURE TRENDS
Recently developed plastics have made possible
fastening devices which were not feasible ten years
ago, and although there are still some limitations
imposed by this material, for example reduced
load capabilities, there are now a number of plas-
tics quick release fasteners available. The prin- So we printed our own book.
ciple of this new type of fastener is usually based
upon that of the metal fastener, i. e. the fastener stud
has projecting members which engage on ramps in
the anchor member itself. Plastics fasteners
differ from metal fasteners in that the resilient
element is supplied by the characteristics of the Once, there was only one kind of Dzus fastener.
plastics, thereby obviating any spring member of The kind everyone knows. The quarter-turn-and-
the assembly. A typical assembly usually cdm- click kind.
prises the same three basic components, i. e. stud Now there's a bookful. Pawl latches. Universal
retainer and receptacle. threaded fasteners. Ejecting fasteners. Panel fast-
eners. And more besides.
Examples of this type of fastener are the GKN
You need our book like you need the phone book.
Right there beside you.
Rotolock fastener, the Dzus Dart fastener (Fig. 5)
So send the coupon.
and, in addition, some of the Oddie fasteners are
available in a combination of metal and plastics. Send me your big D4 Dzus fastener catalogue.
The normal plastics materials used for quick re-
lease fasteners belong to the acetal homopolymer Name
or copolymer family. Company
Address
There are many other trends in the quick release DEFH/69
field and perhaps the most sgnificant of these is
the attempt to produce a satisfactorily variable
grip fastener. This fastener would retain the vir- WA
tues of quick release and at the same time obviate
Dzus Fastener Europe Limited
the necessity to change fastener lengths with varia-
Farnham Trading Estate Farnham Surrey Telephone 4422
tions in material thicknesses.
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NOTE S
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14
Blind rivets are so called because they are design- lation cycle. This enables the very best clench
ed to be installed from one side of the work only by to take place before the sheets are jammed against
a single operator. They find application not only the expanded rivet shank.
for truly blind situations where access to the rear
of the rivet is impossible but also where the work Avoidance of external forces. To obviate the risk
is of such size or shape as to make rear access of damage to fragile structures, it is important
at least inconvenient and require a second operator. that the installation forces and their reactions are
contained in the rivet and its associated installa-
tion tool. Blind rivet systems are usually, but not
DESIRABLE PROPERTIES OF RIVETS invariably, designed to achieve this requirement.
Shear strength. The ability to resist applied shear Minimum rear protrusion. When used in blind 'box'
loads. sections of limited depth it is important that the
rivet can be properly seated before the installation
Tension strength. The ability to resist applied cycle begins. It is therefore essential that a blind
tensile loads. rivet protrudes by the least possible length from
the rear of the joint members before installation.
Clench. The ability of a rivet to draw the joint
members tightly together and close any small gaps
present before the rivets are installed. Although RIVET TYPES - GENERAL
usually associated with another property known as DESCRIPTION
pretension, it should be distinguished from it.
All blind rivets employ a tubular rivet body in some
Pretension. The ability to develop and maintain a form. The means of expanding the blind side tail
tensile load in the rivet and hence a compressive is a convenient method of classification.
force on the joint members. This property is bene-
ficial in several ways. Firstly, it improves the Group A. By pulling a stem or mandrel into the
shear strength of a joint by producing a high fric- hollow body. Virtually, all rivets suitable for air-
tional resistance at the interfaces of the joint mem- craft applications occur in this group. This can
bers. Equally important is the increased resist- be subdivided into:
ance of the joint to alternating stresses (fatigue).
Ideally, the static tensile stress induced in each 1. Pull- through.
rivet by pretension should exceed the maximum 2. Break-head or stem.
tensile stress value in the alternating stress cycle. 3. Self-plugging break-stem.
If this condition is obtained, the rivets themselves 4. Self- plugging lock- stem.
are not subject to tensile alternating stresses and 5. Tail splitting break stem.
the effects of fatigue are avoided. 6. Screwed stem.
Grip range . The variation in total joint thickness Group B . By pushing a stem or mandrel into the
in which a rivet can be satisfactorily installed. A hollow body.
wide grip-range is beneficial to the user since it
reduces the number of basio rivet lengths he needs Group C. By detonating an explosive charge within
to stock and also reduces the chance of error in the hollow body.
assemblies where more than one basic length of
rivet would otherwise have to be used. Group A
Hole-Fill . . The ability of a rivet to accommodate (1) Mandrel pull-through type. In this rivet, the
its own tolerances and those of the hole, and fill bore is reduced in diameter at the tail in the form
the clearance between the rivet shank and the hole. of a taper such that when a mandrel with an enlarg-
Good hole-fill promotes uniform distribution of ed head is pulled through, the shank is expanded
shear load between a group of rivets and thus pro- to form the blind tail (Fig. 1). The mandrel is ef-
duces a joint with improved proof shear strength, fectively part of the installation tool and is capable
i.e., a higher load may be applied to the joint be- of expanding a large number of rivets. The tool
fore a permanent set is produced. It is very de- itself,which may be manually or power operated,
sirable that the hole filling operation occurs after contains a magazine of rivets and pulls the mandrel
the tail expansion and clench phases of the instal- through the rivet while reacting on the rivet head.
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MATERIALS
Steel, Monel, Aluminium Alloy, Copper,
Pure Aluminium —for in situ anodising after
setting.
BASIC TYPES
Standard Open
Sealed (pressure tight up to 500 p.s.i.)
Grooved (for soft panels, timber, etc.)
VARIATIONS
•$%" —
to 3" diameters in a wide range of
lengths to suit any specific application— thus
saving cost on excessive metal in oversize
rivets.
SERVICES
We have tools for all services: mechanical,
hydraulic, pneumatic —
and the only
electric blind riveting tool on the market.
Special corner heads and extension nose-
pieces are available for applications in-
accessible to ordinary blind riveting tools.
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of higher strength but limited ductility. However,
hole fill tends to be incomplete being usually limit-
ed to the tail portion.
Fig. 2. Break
stem rivet ('Pop').
ra ra S S the rivet bore from the head end and the rivet shank
isthen closed tightly round it. In operation
similar to the other 'Pop' types.
it is
tailproduced. In the 'Pop' rivet the stem head (4) Self-plugging lock stem type (aircraft). The
enters the rivet bore which assumes an enlarged limitations of the two-piece self- plugging rivet
tubular form (Fig. 2). In the 'Avex' rivet the stem described above are mainly overcome by this fam-
head is largely prevented from entering the rivet ily of rivets which usually consist of three com-
bore, the tail being thereby folded and compressed ponents: rivet body, stem and locking ring. On
(Fig. 3). instaUation, the stem is drawn into the body form-
ing the tail and plugging the bore as before, but it
In the 'Pop' rivet the amount of tail deformation is is arranged that the stem breaks flush with the
only moderate, allowing the use of rivet materials rivet head regardless of joint thickness. This feat-
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Fig. 6. Cherrylock rivet.
ure is essential to the function of the locking sys- On installation, the tail splits into a number of
tem in which a locking collar is forced into suitably regular 'petals' which curl round to touch the blind
formed recesses in both rivet head and stem. Thus side of the joint. The stem is also provided with a
the stem is subject to a positive mechanical lock series of rolled grooves and the body with a large
in addition to the purely frictional retention of the diameter head from which projects an integral
previous type. The time-consuming stem-trim- sleeve portion. After the 'petal' tail is formed, but
ming operation is also avoided. The means of ac- before the stem fractures, the tool, which is pro-
commodating joint thickness variation while main- vided with a suitable 'anvile' nose, swages the pro-
taining a flush stem break, demands special tech- jecting collar material radially inward into the stem
niques. Three systems to achieve this are in cur- grooves providing a positive stem lock. This rivet
rent use. In the first, the plugging portion of the is known appropriately as the Daisy (Fig. 9;.
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Fig. 9. Huck 'Daisy' rivet
(front of installation tool
shown in views 2, 3 & 4).
Fig. 10. Screwed Explosive rivets possess relatively low clench and
stem rivet
pretension porperties, and strength is somewhat
limited by the fact that the bore remains perman-
(Jo-Bolt).
ently unfilled.
( >> 1
o filling thebore with interference- fitted pins. It
should be noted that while the rivet can be installed
without applying loads to the work, the same does
not apply to the pins which are driven by a hammer.
Fig. 12. Explosive
rivet. The tail expansion of this rivet is rather limited
by virtue of its means of operation. This feature
is of little consequence in most applications of
reasonable thickness but may cause difficulty in
usually detonated by the application of heat by some joints of very thin material.
103
or small volume work. The use of sealants does
not affect these types.
Self-plugging break-stem
Both types may be rapidly and efficiently installed The bulbed version has a much larger blind tail,
by power tools usually of the pneumatic -hydraulic presents a much larger bearing area to the blind
type. Hand pliers are available in many forms side of the joint and therefore is very suitable for
and may be employed for difficult-access positions thin sheet applications. Hole filling tends to be
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'Jo- Bolts' are usually manufactured with the body
and stem in high tensile low alloy steel or with an
aluminium alloy body and low alloy steel stem both
in conjunction with a collar in 18-8 stainless steel.
For corrosive conditions, 'Jo- Bolts' have also been
JAWS
JAW HOUSING- made in limited quantities in martensitic stainless
steel, again with an 18-8 stainless steel sleeve.
with lock-stem rivet (Huck blind bolt). used in situations where high strength is unneces-
sary and where freedom from corrosion, chemical
inertness or electrical insulation is a vital factor.
less complete however since this property depends Typical applications are therefore found in internal
in this case on axial compression of the rivet with- fitments on refrigerators, trim and accessory at-
in the hole. Bulbed rivets are available in alum- tachment on motor vehicles, and panel and com-
inium and monel. ponent assembly on electronic equipment. Nylon
has the property of absorbing appreciable amounts
The "Huck Blind Bolt' is available in alloy steel in of moisture from its environment which has the
diameters from &to i in. with grip range of A in. effect of lowering its electrical insulation and pro-
'Huck Blind Rivets' based on the same principle are ducing dimensional instability. Where these fac-
available in aluminium alloy, monel and precipita- tors are important, other plastics may be chosen.
tion-hardening stainless steel in diameters from Acetal resins, for instance, offer superior dimen-
*to ft in. The grip range of the rivets is rather sional stability and reduced moisture absorption.
limited at approximately a in. Polystyrene and polyethylene offer superior insula-
tion properties. Polyethylene is much more flex-
Tail—splitting break-stem ible than polystyrene which tends to be brittle.
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Compatibility of rivet and sheet from the corrosion
principles are unlikely. This is mainly because
aspect must also govern the choice. It is obviously
only a limited number of basic blind rivet princi-
of little satisfaction to a consumer of a riveted pro-
ples are possible, and these have already been
duct to have the rivets in a perfect state of preser-
well explored.
vation while the adjacent joint material is severely
corroded as a result of electrochemical action. In
There is, however, wide scope for improvement
cases where a rivet is desirable from strength con-
in installation tools.Faster, more efficient eco-
siderations but is incompatible with the joint mat-
nomically designed tools will be needed in the drive
erial, a solution to the difficulty can often be ob-
to increase productivity, improve operator com-
tained by plating the rivet with a suitable metal.
fort and reduce operator fatigue.
This should be chosen to have an electrode poten-
tial intermediate between those of rivet and joint
Still more advanced is the continuous hopper-fed
material. For instance, if it is desired to rivet
riveting machine several versions of which have
aluminium or magnesium alloy sheet with uncoated recently appeared. This concept is capable of
stainless steel rivets, we have an unsatisfactory
being extended to a completely automatic assembly
combination from the corrosion aspect due to the
system dispensing with the human operator entirely.
large difference in electrode potential between rivet
and sheet. Plating the rivet with cadmium provid-
In the aircraft field where cost is less of a con-
es a zone of intermediate potential and the corro-
sideration, the demands of the aerospace industry
sion tendency is reduced to an acceptable level. will require the exploitation of very expensive and
Cadmium plating is, however, usually limited to sophisticated materials to satisfy the very severe
aircraft and special applications due to its relative-
structural and environmental conditions. These
ly high cost. Zinc plating is usually applied to materials will probably include precipitation hard-
rivets for commercial use where necessary from
ening stainless steels, the 'multiphase' alloys,
the corrosion aspect, as its basic cost is of the ord-
titanium alloys, beryllium alloys and perhaps even
er of Aith of that of cadmium and for many environ- ceramics.
ments offers results almost as good as cadmium.
For fasteners subjected to elevated service temp- As the reader may have noted, the perfect blind
eratures, silver plating is employed in place of rivet with all desirable features embodied in a
cadmium due to the low melting-point limitation of single design, has so far eluded inventors and re-
the latter. mains to be developed.
FUTURE TRENDS
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
In the commercial development is
field, future
likely to be directed mainly towards the means of The author wishes to thank his colleagues, F. A.
installation. Detail refinements in rivet design Summerlin (Chief Engineer, Avdel Ltd) and G. R.
are, of course, continuously being made but 'major Russell (Standards Engineer, Avdel Ltd) for their
-breakthrough' advances involving completely new assistance in the preparation of this Chapter.
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much more than
justfasterfastening
Avdel offers you a major breakthrough in fastening in —
production cost, in time, in quality.
—
Avdel the most sophisticated advance in industrial fastening
techniques in the last 1 00 years. Yet simple to incorporate in any
production system in industrial fabrication or mass production
assembly. And simple to operate. Because Avdel systems can be
—
operated with 1 00% consistent quality even by unskilled, semi-
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15
Rivet diameter Hole diameter Rivet diameter Hole diameter Table 1 Recommended
.
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Half the television sets in Britain have
a built in commercial for B &T R
TUBULAR RIVETS used for the attachment of friction linings are cov-
ered by BS3575 1963. In addition to specifying
:
Solid rivets only were available until 1874, when the dimensions, materials and recommended hole
an American, Mellen Bray, patented the solid sizes for the rivets, it also specifies the correct
drilled tubular rivet. This was, to all intents and rivet hole sizes for the components being riveted
purposes, a solid rivet which had a hole drilled together.
up the centre of its shank (see Fig. 1). The idea
Equipment used for setting tubular rivets is the
same as listed for solid rivets, but due to the fact
SOLID DRILLED TUBULAR RIVET that the shank of the rivet is now hollow, consider-
ably less power is required to form a satisfactory
Fig.1
clinch. For
this reason, equipment which is con-
siderably lighter and, therefore, cheaper, can be
was to produce a rivet which was self piercing employed. Another advantage of having a tubular
through leather and similar materials. The rivet shank is that it is possible to design a setting tool
was driven straight through the leather and clinch- or snap which can locate in the hole and roll the
ed in one operation, the slug of the material being clinch into a uniform shape, thus avoiding the dis-
riveted being retained in the bottom of the hole. tortion often experienced with solid rivets.
This speeded up the operation very considerably, When setting a tubular rivet, the clinch can be
compared with the use of solid rivets, where first formed either into a plain roll or rose- cut, by em-
a hole had to be punched in the material, the rivet ploying a suitably profiled anvil (see Fig. 2). Where
inserted, the work turned over, and a washer plac- a particularly smooth finish is required, it is also
ed over the projecting portion of the shank, which possible to set the tubular rivet into a cap (Fig. 3).
was then clinched by means of a hammer and snap.
Today, the principal use of tubular rivets is for Naturally a tubular rivet is considerably more- ex-
riveting components which are apt to vary in thick- pensive than a solid rivet, due to the drilling oper-
ness, or when the rivet is unsupported by the com- ation which has to be performed, but this is usually
ponent, and is, therefore, apt to buckle when being offset by the increased speed of riveting, coupled
set. An example of the former case, and where with the fact that the resultant clinch is neater.
probably the greatest number of tubular rivets is
used today, is in the riveting of friction linings to
brake shoes, where the brake shoe is apt to vary BIFURCATED RIVETS
in thickness from end to end. The rivet accommo-
dates this by the formation of a larger or smaller This rivet was first produced and patented in the
roll when forming the clinch. USA in 1889 by Jacob J. Unbehend. It is produced
by cutting a tapered section out of the centre of the
An example of the latter application is in the as- shank of a solid rivet (see Fig. 4a). It is princi-
sembly of folding tubular furniture, where the tubu- pally used where the rivet is able to penetrate the
lar components have to swivel one on the other. materials to be riveted together, and unlike the
Here a rivet is required which can be set to give original use of the tubular rivet, it can pierce the
a sufficiently large clinch without the setting force components without removing any of the material,
causing the rivet to buckle and lock the components thereby unimpairing its strength. It can be driven
together. through the material using a hammer, while hold-
ing the rivet with a specially formed wire clip.
Standard ranges of tubular rivets are covered by When the prongs of the rivet have pierced the mat-
two British Standard Specifications. Part II of erial, they are clinched by hitting them with a ham-
BS1855:1952 covers the dimensions of oval head, mer, while the head of the rivet is supported on
flat countersunk head and flat countersunk bevel the hard surface. The normal method of setting
head solid drilled tubular rivets, with shank dia- these rivets, however, is to use a hand or auto-
meters &in. and No. 9|- gauge. Tubular rivets matic feed rivet setting machine, which drives the
Fig. 2. Fig. 4.
(a)
TJ
A SOLID DRILLED (b)
@D^
CROSS SECTION Cc) PLAN VIEW OF
I a d
TUBULAR RIVET OF MATERIAL AND THE CLINCH '*' ATED 0>) CROSS -SECTION (c) PLAN VIEW OF THE
CLINCHED RIVET SHOWING ROSE- oiSft^
RIVET OF MATERIAL AND CLINCH
CUT ROLL CLINCHED RIVET
110
rivet through the work and clinches it in one single to swell and thus completely fill the hole in the
operation, using a specially profiled solid anvil components being joined together.
which turns the prongs of the rivet outwards and
backwards into the face of the material (Fig. 4b). Semi-tubular rivets can be set by any of the meth-
ods previously listed for setting solid rivets, but
Though more expensive than a solid rivet, a bifur- again much lighter automatic feed equipment can
cated rivet is very much cheaper than a drilled be used, owing to the fact that the clinching force
tubular rivet. Its principal use is in the manufac- required to roll back the tubular portion is much
ture of travel goods of all types, fibre and leather reduced. Consequently, the semi-tubular rivet is
articles and the assembly of plywood containers very suitable for setting by means of an automatic
with terneplate angle pieces on the corners. It is feed rivet setting machine, where very high speeds
also used for riveting terneplate handles on to chip of assembly can be obtained. On straightforward
baskets, as .a normal bifurcated rivet can easily work an operator can set as many as 3000 rivets
penetrate this. material. an hoUr. The standard range of semi-tubular rivets
is covered by BS1855:1952, Part III, which gives
f roi Table 3
Fig. 5.
SEMI-TUBULAR RIVETS
This rivet was first introduced by the Tubular Rivet
and Stud Co. of America around 1929, when the
H
manufacture of light metal parts began to develop CLINCHING FORCE (LB.)
in a large way, and mass production techniques be-
gan to extend to all types of industry. Since that Rivet Rivet
time, the use of the semi-tubular rivet has been gauge Steel Brass Copper Aluminium 2.69 gauge
extended to the assembly of components made of
18 220 160 120 15 18
plastics, ceramics and other materials which can
17 280 240 175 27 17
be produced by moulding or die casting. Since the
A 365 330 233 40 160 &
holes can be drilled, punched or moulded in the 50
16 405 375 263 16
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15 500 460 320 70
components can be kept to fairly close limits, 375 90 141
141 580 530
there is no need to drill such a deep hole as in 14
14 705 640 445 120
the solid drilled tubular rivet. Semi-tubular rivets 330
13 800 713 500 145 13
are usually manufactured with one or two types of
12 1040 940 645 225 12
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11 1310 1180 810 322 11
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i 1420 1285 880 363 599 i
requirements.
10 1510 1365 940 400 10
91 1860 1680 1140 545 91
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9 2140 1940 1320 670 890 9
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8 2440 2200 1490 792 8
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7 2770 2500 1690 940 7
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the dimensions of oval and flat countersunk head sult is usually one where the rivet is half clinched
semi-tubular rivets, from ,$in. to No. 16 gauge. and the head stands proud on the other side.
Today, machine riveting with semi-tubular rivets The length of the rivet to be used must be equal to
is a very simple process, but there are a few es- the total thickness of the components being riveted
sential details which should be fully understood if together, to which is added a certain riveting allow-
good results are to be obtained and high rates of ance, which varies according to the shank diameter
production maintained. For example, it is essen- and the material from which the rivet is made.
tial tohave the correct diameter of hole in the com- Table 2 gives details of hole sizes and riveting al-
ponents to be riveted, and also to use the correct lowances for rivets ranging from No. 18 to No. 3
length of rivet. The diameter of hole is most im- gauge inclusive.
portant, so many designers have the mistaken im-
pression that a hole which will just take the rivet It is sometimes of interest to know the clinching
shank, as for solid riveting, is satisfactory, but force required when setting semi-tubular rivets
this is definitely not the case. The rivet holes must other than by means of specially designed rivet
be made large enough to permit the tubular end of setting machines, e. g. a press fitted with profiled
the rivet to roll around when being set and, at the setting tools. Table 3 gives details of clinching
same time, allow the shank to expand to fill the forces in pounds required to set steel, brass, cop-
hole exactly. If the holes in the components are per and aluminium rivets from No. 18 to No. 3
made too small, the rivet cannot roll, and the re- gauge inclusive.
113
.
16
Screws - machine
by D.S.Thompson (GKN Screws & Fasteners Ltd.)
The machine screw fastener is certainly one of the d. Capable of being driven easily, safely and ac-
simplest and cheapest methods for joining parts curately.
together. Despite the introduction of alternative e. Capable of withstanding the environmental con-
and more sophisticated fastening techniques, its ditions.
usage is still increasing and somewhere in the reg-
ion of 5000 million machine screws are used each Provided the machine screw can meet these re-
year in the UK in nearly every type of industry. quirements it will invariably prove superior either
in function or cost to other screw fastening systems.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION Its main disadvantage is that it requires to mate
with an internal thread to complete the assembly,
A machine screw consists of a shank, which is and with the large range of thread types in use, mis-
threaded, and at one end of the shank - a head match can occur; also tapping is an expensive pro-
which is equipped with a means of driving. It is cess. The development of self-tapping types of
surprising that from this simple design such a wide machine screw now provides, in many cases, a
range of combinations of shank size, thread type, more suitable method of assembly.
head style and method of driving should have evol-
ved. Such combinations run into several thousands British Standards
and present an immense variety of problems to
manufacturers and users. Screw threads and machine screws are produced
to the British
Standards shown in Table 1.
The prime function of a machine screw is that it
should be capable of securing a component in place.
Itis not often used to its maximum mechanical FACTORS INFLUI NCING MACHINE
strength or to perform a multiplicity of functions. SCREW DESIGN
The fundamental requirements are therefore:
114
Table 2.
ISO-UNIFIED THREAD DIAMETER AND T.P.I. ISO-METRIC THREAD DIA. & PITCH
0.060 1 .52 80 —
1 0.072 1 .83 72 64
2 0.085 2.16 64 56 M2.5 0.098 0.45 56.5
3 0.098 2.50 56 48
4 0.112 2.85 48 40 M3. 0.118 0.50 50.8
6 0.138 3.50 40 32
8 0.164 4.16 36 32 M4. 0.157 0.70 36.2
10 0.170 4.80 32 24 M5. 0.197 0.80 31 .8
1 0.250 6.35 28 20 M6. 0.236 1 .00 25.4
,-1 0.3125 7.94 24 18 M8. 0.315 1 .25 20.3
1 0.375 9.52 24 16 M10. 0.394 1 .50 17
Table 3
BA No. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1 . 0.
Recommended ISO-Metric Size M2. M2.5 M3. M3. M4. M4. M5. M5. M6.
115
British Standards specify 'round heads' for BA,
4 6 8 10 16 8 UNIFIED SERIES BSW and BSF threads and 'pan heads' for BSW and
III I H
BSF, ISO-Unified and Metric series. The round
head is composed of 2 radii, whereas the pan head
is flat and parallel to the base of the head, being
radiused at the edges. The only British Standard
to incorporate both round and pan is BS450 for
BSW/BSF screws, however, the most commonly
used style is round head. Although not incorpora-
ted in BS57 for BA screws, pan heads, sometimes
called 'binder heads', are also used. Round heads
are also used with ISO-Unified screws.
M2.5
H — r-
rt M3 M4 MS M6
-+-
M8 M10 M12
METRIC SERIES With the recess head, a combination of round and
SCREW DIAMETER
pan is used for all thread types and is termed a
Fig. 2. Diameter - pitch comparison. ISO- pan head (Fig. 7).
Metric coarse v Unified.
Fig. 5. Raised countersunk head .
poses.
The maximum or design size of head is controlled Slotted or recessed screws. The slotted machine
by a theoretical diameter to a sharp corner D and screw suffers several disadvantages:
the minimum head angle, i. e. 90°. The minimum
head size is controlled by a minimum head dia- 1. A multitude of slot widths, depths and lengths,
meter d, the maximum head angle, i. e. 92°, and a requiring many sizes of screwdrivers.
flushness tolerance. Fig. 3 shows the maximum 2. Usually has 'burrs' present, which can disrupt
and minimum metal conditions that can exist. The automatic assembly.
The edge of the head may be flat or rounded as shown 3. Screw head can suffer considerable damage
in Fig. 4. The flat portion is referred to as the during driving.
land and is required for cold forged heads. 4. Screwdriver blade can slip out of head thus
A variation of countersunk head is the 'raised coun- damaging surrounding surfaces.
tersunk head' (Fig. 5). This is sometimes called an 5. Difficulty in transmitting high driving torques.
HEAD STYLE
FLAT EDGE ROUNDED THREAD
EDGE SLOTTED. RECESS
FLUSHNESS
TOLERANCE
(MAX.) MINIMUM
MAXIMUM
CONDITION
CONDITION
^ V BA
BSW/F
UN
Round
Round
Pan
. Pan
Pan
Pan
Pan
MUSHROOM
(TRUSS)
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i
Then + 1 in.
20
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Table 6. Minimum tensile properties.
Steel 25 ton/sq.in 40 kg/sq.mm 40 hB
392 MN/sq.m.
Stainless Steel 37-42 ton/sq . in 60 kg/sq . mm 60 hB
628 MN/sq.m.
Brass 20 ton/sq.in. 32 kg/sq.mm. 32 hB
314 MN/sq.m.
Aluminium Alloy 20 ton/sq. in 32 kg/sq.mm. 32 hB
314 MN/sq.m.
i able 7.
RELATED TENSILE
MATERIAL FASTENER PRODUCTS SPECIFICATIONS STRENGTH HARDNESS
ton/sq.in.
0.1% Carbon Steel Slotted Machine Screws. EN2A/1
Bright Drawn 28 min. 140-200
Recessed Machine Screws SAE 1008
0.1% Carbon Steel Recessed Machine Screws. EN2A/1
Soft Drawn Weld Bolts. 25 20-1 60
SAE 1008
1
The nominal lengths of machine screws are subject Cold forged machine screws are generally manu-
to tolerances stated in the appropriate Standard. factured in either steel, stainless steel, brass or
Tolerance practice is not standard and is as follows: aluminium alloy, conforming to the minimum ten-
sile properties shown in Table 6.
ISO- Unified screws Unilateral tolerance - Minus
value. Cold forging steels do not exactly conform to En
ISO- Metric screws Bilateral tolerance. specifications, however. Table 7 briefly lists the
BA screws Unilateral tolerance - Plus materials used, typical mechanical properties and
value. related specifications.
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Table 8. Recommended tightening torque ratios for machine screws.
0.03
10-
0.03
5_ "
16
16"
_5_ '
16
16"
0.01- -
3_ 10—
16 3
16" 8—
3—
2
BSF BSW BA UNF UNC 1SO-M 30 35 L-B.FT.
360 400 LB.IN.
TIGHTENING TORQUE
Steel machine screws are cold forged from wire, curately controlled. This is fully appreciated with
which itself is subject to several drawing passes high tensile products but is often, and wrongly,
to achieve the smaller diameters. Each draw will
considered less important on mild steel items. It
work harden the material and the screw manufac- is perhaps to the credit of machine screw manu-
turing process of cold forging and thread rolling facturers that their products behave as well as
will further work harden the material. The final they do with such abuse. The essential feature of
product will therefore often possess appreciably controlling the tightening torque is to ensure that
higher mechanical properties than the minimum a suitable clamping load is established on the mem-
tensile quoted, rising to 40-50 ton/sq. in. for bers - insufficient and the assembly can be left
small diameter screws. Mild steel slotted machine loose or will work loose, too much and the induced
screws need not be stress relieved after manufac- tension will rise beyond the elastic limit perman-
ture and cannot have their strength properties in- ently stretching the screw. Problems exist not
creased by hardening and tempering. Some recess only in deciding the correct tightening torque for
screws are stress relieved to reduce the high stres- a particular application but also in ensuring that
ses induced immediately beneath the recess during it is in fact being applied. Under hand-assembly
forging. Such stress relieving is performed after conditions no control is possible unless special
the cold forging stage and prior to thread rolling
torque drivers are used, and here again setting
and the temperature should not exceed 550°C. It these to a predetermined torque and maintaining
is recommended practice that stress removal is it is not easy. Perhaps this problem will eventu-
achieved by stress relieving of machine screws ally be solved by the manufacturers of screw driv-
rather than annealing. ing tools. Many factors can affect the establish-
ment of the correct tightening torque, these are:
Tightening torques and breaking loads
119
2. Surface condition of components, i. e. oily, dry, Protective and decorative finishes
scaly, roughness or smoothness of thread.
3. Electroplated deposit and other surface coat- Most finishes can be applied
ings.
to machine screws
and the important aspect is to ensure that some
4. Underhead friction - dependent upon joint com-
corrosion protection is provided for without caus-
ponent materials.
ing thread form interference. Machine screws are
5. The length of thread engagement.
stocked to pre-plating limits, which, for Unified
6. The material and yield strength of the machine threads to class 2A, has an allowance of practically
screws used.
0. 001 in. and for ISO-Metric threads to tolerance
,
torques, locking washers are often used. Whilst Thread Form. Factors.
frequently preventing unscrewing, such washers
can often result in loss of tightness during service ISO-Unified 4
through bedding down. The best method of main- ISO-Metric 4
taining the stiffness of a threaded joint in general BA 5
is by adequate pretightening and provision of good BSW 4.3
bearing surfaces. BSF 4.3
120
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Table 1 1 .
Hardness Hv 40 to 60 12 to 22
Contact with other metals Similar characteristics. Contact with cathodic metals and alloys, for
example copper , nickel and stainless steel , will increase the attack
on the coating when wet. This can be minimised by suitable insulating
washers and jointing compounds Cadmium corrosion products are
.
The deposit thicknesses shown in Table 10 are ssary. To minimise thread interference on as-
those which will be obtained if plating is specified sembly when these thicker deposits are present, it
to BS3382 Parts 1-4. This gives a guarantee of is necessary to manufacture threaded components
minimum plating performance on standard threads. with special allowances. BS3382 Part 7 provides
'Commercial plating which is essentially just a
1
, the information on these allowances.
colour finish, provides no guaranteed minimum Greater corrosion resistance wihtout special thread
deposit thickness and may give coatings as little as
allowances becoming necessary can also be achiev-
0. 00001 in. BS3382 should be specified in pre- ed by either selectively plating those parts of fast-
ference to other British Standards for similar de-
eners which must have a thick deposit, usually
posit thickness as it is specifically designed for
the heads, and plating the threads with a thinner
threaded parts.
acceptable deposit, or by selecting an appropriate
For greater corrosion resistance, deposits thicker corrosion resistant alloy such as austenitic stain-
than those specified in BS3382 Parts 1-4 are nece- less steel.
121
Table 12. A typical price list for steel slotted screws, round and pan heads, Whit BSF BA UNC
and UNF threads.
} A 99,999 OVER
* R P R 70 35 105 70 35
& WHIT. i © P ©P P R 48 22 24 72 48 24
2 BA 3 ©P R 48 22 24 72 48 24
10 UN I ) p ©P R P R 48 22 24 72 48 24
© R 50 23 25 75 50 25
i © p ©P R P R 50 23 25 75 50 25
© ©P R R 54 25 27 81 54 27
© © R P R 56 26 28 84 56 28
R R R 60 30 90 60 30
Degree of protection from corrosion. It is not pos- Zinc and passivation. Deposit thickness 0. 00035in.
sible in this Chapter to give details of all the fac-- 72 hours before first white corrosion products.
tors determining the choice and thickness of a part-
icular plated deposit, however, the following points Under these test conditions cadmium is always
should be noted. superior to zinc in the time to first rusting. How-
ever, in service in industrial and urban atmos-
1. For sacrificial deposits, such as zinc and cad- pheres, cadmium performs less satisfactory than
mium, the rust free life is approximately propor- zinc, thickness for thickness, and hence the ac-
tional to a deposit thickness. celerated Salt Spray tests are not totally reliable.
2. Passivation of zinc or cadmium deposits will
increase their rust free life.
The following British Standard Specifications are
3. Zinc plating is superior to sherardising, thick-
concerned with electroplated deposits.
ness for thickness, and is more suitable for small
thread diameters.
4. Nickel deposits which are chromium plated have BS3382 Part 1 Electroplated coatings on threaded
improved appearance and corrosion resistance. components. Cadmium plating.
5. Corrosion protection in excess of five years in BS3382 Part 2 Electroplated coatings on threaded
all but mild environments is difficult to guarantee components. Zinc plating.
by electroplated deposits and austenitic stainless BS3382 Part Electroplated coatings on threaded
3
steel should be considered as an alternative. components. Nickel or nickel chrom-
6. Deposits such as zinc, cadmium and nickel are ium on steel.
more suitable for recess finishes. BS3382 Part 4 Electroplated coatings on threaded
components. Nickel or nickel chrom-
ium on copper or copper alloy com-
It always recommended that specification depo-
is ponents.
sitsare used whenever coatings are required to be BS3382 Part 7 Electroplated coatings on threaded
more than just a decorative finish. components. Thicker deposits.
BS1706 Electroplated coatings of zinc and
The effectiveness of a deposit is often measured cadmium on steel.
in terms of its performance in Salt Spray tests. BS1224 Electroplated coatings of nickel and
Whilst not particularly related to service condi- chromium.
tions these tests either state a minimum time to BS1872 Electroplated coatings of tin.
the first appearance of rust or the minimum time
for the first appearance of white corrosion pro-
ducts. The latter is a test of the supplementary AVAILABILITY
passivation finish, whilst the former is a rather
crude test of coating thickness. Typical minimum The basic factors of machine screw design have
specification performances in a neutral 5 per cent now been covered, these are: thread, head, point,
Nacl Salt Spray test of 95°F (ASTM B117 test) are: length, material, strength and finish, the final fac-
tor affecting a specification is availability.
Zinc. Deposit thickness 0. 0002 in. 24 hours be-
fore first rusting. From the 7 basic parameters listed above many
Zinc. Deposit thickness 0. 0005 in. 96 hours be- combinations arise. In recent years, most large
fore first rusting. manufacturers have produced new pricing policies
Zinc and passivation. Deposit thickness 0. 00035in. based on low prices for a preferred range of fast-
96 hours before first rusting. eners with price penalties for non-preferred sizes.
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Diameter M1 , M1 .2, M1 .6, M2 M2.5, M3 M4, M5, M6, M8 M10.
, ,
Table 1 3 Preferred
.
Metric sizes.
Length (mm) 5 6 8 10 12 16 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 etc.
A safety device enables a non-preferred size to be porated in the British Standard and the sizes shown
brought back to the same low price if orders of a in Table 13 should be utilised.
sufficient quantity are placed.
The strength classification for steel machine screws
Table 12 illustrates a typical preferred and non- is grade 4. 8 (40 kg. /sq. mm. and the tolerance
)
preferred pricing scheme. grade for screws is 6g (medium fit). 95 per cent
of metric screw usage in Europe is with coarse
This type of price list should be studied by design- threads and thus machine screws are stocked only
ers to ensure that price penalties are not being with the coarse thread series.
borne unnecessarily. The list is used as follows:
lows: Itis anticipated that the usage of BA, BSW, BSF
threads will decline from 1970 onwards and, by
1. The general description is stated at the top, 1975, 75 per cent of procurement will be for either
i. e. steel slotted screws, round and pan head, ISO-Metric or ISO-Unified screws. All new de-
threads BSW, BSF, BA, UNC and UNF. signs should now be based on one of these two
2. The hand column shows the diameter
first left thread systems and with immediate effect the use
within the thread range, i.e. 3/16 BSF, 2 BA, and of BSF threads should be totally discouraged.
10 UN. Prices for ISO-Metric fasteners are comparable
3. The second column lists length increments. with imperial equivalents.
4. The remaining columns are divided into two,
'AA' and 'A' sizes and 'B' sizes. 'AA' sizes are FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
the most commonly used and have the lowest price.
'A' sizes are preferred and have a low price. 'B' With such a basic product as a machine screw, few
sizes are non-preferred and are priced against or- startling developments are likely to occur in the
der quantity. immediate future. Improvements to quality are
5. The indication for 'AA', 'A' or 'B' is found most important to assist automatic assembly
under the column heading for the thread types, i. e. methods and the Pozidriv recess represents an
Whit, BA, BSF, UNC and UNF. If the letter R important development in this respect. Additional
for round or P for pan head appears against the features can be provided on machine screws to im-
length for the thread type, then that head styles is prove their usefulness such as:
an 'AA' or 'A' size. If the letter is 'circled' it is 1. Paint removal - the inclusion of flats or grooves
an 'AA' size, if not an 'A' size , or if not marked at the end of the screw to clear paint from tapped
the item is a 'B' size. Thus i in x &in. Whit holes.
steel round E) is shown as 'circled' and is there- 2. Locking - the incorporation of stiff elements in
fore priced from the column headed 'AA'. For the the threads or teeth under the screw head to pre-
same size with a pan head, it is shown without a vent untightening.
circle ahd is therefore priced from column headed 3. Earthing screws - the use of pips or teeth under
'A'. If the same style of screws has BSF threads, a screw head to ensure electrical contact between
there is no mark and they would be priced from the screw and mating member.
the 'B' list which would make such a screw twice 4. Screwdriving methods - variation in the form of
as expensive unless the quantity was in excess of recesses may arise although it is felt that industry
100, 000. Thus sensible screw design will save cannot afford a multiplicity of alternative screw-
costs. driving systems. More sophisticated methods of
automatic screw driving, possibly of the cartridge
It immediately obvious that the particular price
is
loaded type, are being required by the larger screw .
by T E
. . Harris
A class of screws exists which can be described for guidance and particular conditions affect the
under the general heading of this Chapter. They performance of the screw, and these particular
are (1) of the types which can form or cut a thread conditions may require different hole sizes from
in a hole already prepared, or (2) of the types those recommended. For example, harder mat-
which drill or pierce their own holes before form- erials normally require slightly larger holes and
ing the thread. conversely for softer materials.
low in place cost of the fastening. maximum major diameter of 0. 390 in.
(^ fymmm
tion or shock loads.
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"U" Type These screws are designed for use in materials
such as cast zinc and aluminium, sheet aluminium,
This is a type of thread forming screw which is sheet brass, lead diecastings, sheet steel, stain-
usually termed a metallic drive screw (Fig. 3). less steel and cast iron.
The screw has multiple threads with a long helix
They are available in coarse and fine thread pitch
angle, so that rapid advance into the material can
be achieved. As Fig. 3 illustrates, there is no slot series, the fine thread series being recommended
provided in the head of the screw and application is for the thinner materials, and the coarse threads
by hammer driving rather than a turning movement. for weaker materials. With weak materials a
greater thread depth is necessary in order to ach-
Whereas 'A' and 'B' type screws are primarily in-
ieve the same degree of stripping strength.
tended for use in light sheet metal, fibre reinforced
resins, resin impregnated plywood and similar *BT* Type
materials, 'U' type screws are designed for light
The form of these screws is similar to the 'B' type
alloy diecasting,.cast iron, brass, and plastics, as
thread forming screw, as can be seen from Fig. 5,
well as thick steel sheets. The maximum thickness
but in this case the thread cutting action is achieved
of the materials into which the 'U' type screw can be
driven, should be not greater than the diameter of by the provision of a single cutting flute extending
from the point a short distance along the shank.
the screw.
The screws in this group are provided with cutting 'D Type
1
•T'Type The 'Y' type screw (Fig. 7) has widely spaced threads
with a blunt tapering point similar to the 'BT' type
Fig. 4 illustrates this type of screw, which is of the screw. The screw is provided with multiple cut-
Unified machine screw type of thread, but with a ting flutes extending from the point to the head,
blunt, slightly tapered point. The screw is provided making it suitable for use in brittle plastics and
with one or more flutes and cutting edges extending diecastings. It can be used with extremely long
from the point a short distance along the shank of thread engagement especially in blind holes and is
the screw. unique among self tapping screws in this respect.
Fig. 5.
'BT' Type screw.
Fig. 6.
'D' Type screw.
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It is -evident from this graph that there is
a bigger
spread of stripping torque than of tapping torque for
all diameters. It is also important to realise that
with coarser pitch screws in thinner materials
the
difference between tapping torque and stripping
torque becomes less, so that accurate setting of
application torque becomes far more critical.
126
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS I
f (
^>
existing for this type of product there have been
I
forms have been designed to give greatly improved r-"^ > 30° -/ \ 60°
The 'Hi-Lo' screw provides greater thread engage- HI-LO STRIP TORQUE
ment than conventional self tapping screws with a
corresponding increase in pull out strength. Fig. 14 TYPE B STRIP TORQUE
illustrates this feature, as well as the increased
volume of material contained between the threads of HI-LO DRIVE TORQUE^
TYPE BDR1VE TORQUE
the 'Hi-lo' screw. This increased volume of mat-
erial gives both improved pull out strength and \
0.112 0.120
r +
0.128
+
0.136 0.144
Stripping torque. The high thread is designed with
a 30° thread angle to minimise radial forces pro- HOLE SIZE - INCHES
duced during driving to approximately half the value
Fig.16.
found with conventional thread forms. Fig. 15 com-
pares the force diagrams of the two thread forms.
The main purpose of the low thread is to provide
stability during the driving of the screw which
otherwise would have a tendency to tilt.
2P/10 APPROX
IT- Fig. 16 shows that one important property of the
screw is its low driving torque, and being a two
start thread the speed of application is faster than
AMERICAN NATIONAL MACHINE APPROX with conventional thread forms.
SCREW THREAD FORM
(COARSE & FINE) HI-LO THREAD (DOUBLE LEAD)
— 1 H-P/8 APPROX We have seen that the 'Hi-Lo' screw has all the
requirements mentioned as those of a self tapping
P - THREAD PITCH screw for plastics and shows improvement over
H - THREAD HEIGHT
T - THREAD THICKNESS conventional threads by (a) lower driving toraue,
AMERICAN NATIONAL SPACED L - THREAD LEAD
THREAD FORM (ONE RE V
. (b) higher stripping torque, (c) greater pull out
(TYPES 'A' & 'B') strength in tension and (d) reduced radial pressure.
Fig. 13.
The Taptite screw
127
The higher stripping torque obtained with a 'Tap-
tite'screw can be av. ibuted to the thread forming
•
128
.
0.02 0.03 0.04 0.06 0.09 0.13 0.16 0.19 0.22 0.25 0.31 0.38
Recommended extruded hole sizes are shown in Drilled holes can be very accurate and clean but
Table 2. Accumulation of chips which occur with can also be the most expensive method of providing
thread cutting screws is not a problem with the a hole.
'Taptite' screw which is consequently ideally suited
for use in blind holes. Piercing is generally the most expensive method
of providing a hole because it is not normally auto-
The torque characteristics of the screw are impro- mated. It normally involves the disproportionate
ved by the finish coating which consists of treating combination of cheap tools (a hammer and awl) and
the screw with a dry wax film after plating. The high labour costs.
wax assists in lubrication of the thread surfaces
during driving, thus preventing galling or seizing o Moulded holes can be provided in die castings or
the threads. mouldings of thermoplastic or thermosetting plas-
tics materials, fairly easily and cheaply. Problems
The screw is available in many different head styles can occur with holes required at angles to the gen-
and shank lengths. eral directional layout of the moulding, which neces-
sitates the use of more costly multi opening dies.
^SELF DRILLING OR PIERCING SCREWS Thus, it can be seen that costs of providing holes
vary considerably and studies have shown that in
The second category of screws to be examined is general it can be stated that the making of fastener
that of self drilling or piercing screws, and three holes in a separate stage of manufacturing is an
types have been selected for this purpose: expensive operation.
1. "Shakeproof Type 17 screw. It here that the self drilling or piercing fastener
is
2. 'Spat System' screw. comes into its own and should be studied in com-
3. 'Teks' screw. parison with other fasteners on the very important
basis of installed cost and not. as'is too often the
When considering this category of screws it is of case, on the basis of actual fastener purchase price.
paramount importance to study the cost of providing They completely eliminate the cost of fastener holes.
a fastener hole. Basic methods of providing holes
include: (1) punching, (2) drilling, (3) piercing and Type 1 7 screw
(4) moulding. For the purpose of this Chapter,
punching refers to a hole provided by the use of a The Type 17 self drilling screw consists of the spac-
punch and die, whilst piercing is the use of hand ed thread with a gimlet point and a sharp, off cen-
tools to puncture a hole without removing metal. tre, slot as illustrated in Fig. 18. It has advant-
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SCREW SIZE: NO 8
m
j
ui
5
a
a
2
The Type 17 screw is used for mounting gypsum Fig. 21 . Screw size No. 8.
board to metal studding for internal wall construc-
tion in modern buildings. In this application bugle
headed screws are used to sit snugly just below the angle to give the most effective piercing action.
outer surface of the board. The piercing action produces a plunged hole with
greater effective panel thickness and, as a conse-
The screwdriver used must be provided with a quence, 30 per cent greater pull-out strength when
'depth- setting' clutch which can be set to automatic- compared with the equivalent self tapping screw.
ally cut out when the top of the screw head is driven
to a predetermined distance under the outer surface With the piercing and tapping action of 'Spat Sys-
of the board. tem' screws there is no problem of unwanted swarf
interfering with mechanisms.
'Spat System" screw
The dual start thread gives balanced driving and a
The 'Spat (self piercing and tapping) System' has faster screwing action than that experienced with
been fairly recently developed, coupling the use of self tapping screws.
a special self piercing and tapping screw with a
special gun. The gun is dual purpose, providing Fewer fasteners or -smaller fasteners can be used
a high energy impact to pierce the sheet metal with because of the higher strength of 'Spat System'
the point of the screw and then providing the rota- screws so that "installed cost' is lower. Fig. 21
tion necessary to drive the screw into the locked shows a comparison of a No 8 'Spat System' screw
position, at up to 500 rev. /min. It operates off with a No 8 'A' type self tapping screw. A limitation
standard air line pressure of 80 lb. /sq. in. and is of the screw is that It is unsuitable for the thicker
provided with an adjustable clutch which allows metals because of difficulty with the piercing action.
torque setting for different screw sizes and appli-
cation conditions. Fig. 19 illustrates the gun and
a 'Spat' screw being applied to the kick strap on an The 'Spat System' screw is available in a variety of
automobile door surround. sizes, lengths and head styles.
H
L
A
B
-
-
-
SCREW LENGTH
S
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,
SCREW
ADVANCES Fig. 24. Teks driving torque profile.
PER
0.055 IN
REVOLUTION
WHEN
THREADED
torque limiting clutch device. The most desirable are required in plastics, diecastings, fibre rein-
running speed is between 2000 and 2500 rev. /min. forced plastics, etc. The 'Hi-Lo' screw can be
and the average axial pressure applied by the oper- specified for more critical applications, where
ator is of the order of 25-30 lb. very high pull-out loads are required with low driv-
ing torque and bursting stresses, as in softer plas-
In the selection of the correct 'Teks' for any parti- tics applications.
cular application great care has to be taken to en-
sure that the point length is sufficient to permit The 'Taptite' screw gives considerable strength ad-
breakthrough of the leading edge of the drill point, vantages compared with machine screws in diecast-
before the thread engages. Fig. 23 illustrates this ings and extruded holes.
clearly; when drilling the screw advances at appro-
ximately 0. 005 in. per revolution and with, for Finally, the self drilling or piercing generation of
example, a No 8-18 thread, the screw advances at fasteners gives low 'installed- cost' compare with all
0. 055 in. per revolution when the thread starts to other systems, with the 'Spat System showing ad-
1
engage. It is obvious that such a rapid advance .and vantages in thin metals compared with 'A' type
a chip thickness of 0. 055 in. would cause the point screws.
to burn and the screw to seize up. For this reason
also, 'Teks' cannot be used in blind hole applica- The 'Teks' self drilling fastener gives low 'installed-
tions. Once the correct selection has been made no cost' and can be used in a large variety and thick-
problems in driving should occur and the total dri- ness of materials.
ving time is normally less than 5 seconds.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
'Teks' have been designed so that the stripping or
breaking torque is greatly in excess of the driving G.K.N. Screws & Fasteners, Linread Limited,
torque for all conditions likely to be met in prac- ITW Limited, Barber & Colman Limited.
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18
Screws - set
by Dennis Troop and Barbara Shorter (Unbrako Ltd .
)
A set screw is essentially a semi-permanent fasten- and 451. Basic forms and point types are displayed
er. Its purpose is to hold a collar, sleeve or gear in Fig. 1.
on a shaft against torsional or axial forces. In con-
trast to other fastening devices, the set screw is Form selection is based upon factors other than
primarily a compression device. It produces a tightening: for instance, the selection of the type
strong clamping action which resists relative mo- of driver. The square head screw may be tightened
tion between assembled parts through the forces much more, but obviously in many considerations
that are developed by the screw point on tightening. its protruding head :s a major disadvantage. Other
considerations such as compactness, weight saving,
Selection of the proper set screw will depend upon safety and appearances may dictate the choice of
finding the best combination of form, size and point screw that is used.
style to provide the required holding power.
SIZE SELECTION
Basically set screws can be divided into two cate-
gories, by their forms and by the style of point, as The selection of size will, of course, be determined
required by British Standards 2470; 4168; 768; 4219 by the holding power required. Fig. 2 shows a typi-
(e) (a)
(e) Cup. By far the most widely used. For is deep enough to develop ample shear strength
quick, permanent location of gears, collars, across cone section
and pulleys on shafts, when cutting-in action
(h) Half Dog. Normally applied where perm-
of point is not objectionable. Heat-treated
anent location of one part in relation to another
screws of Rockwell C 45 hardness or greater
is desired spotted in a hole drilled in the
,
can be used on shafts with surface hardness
shaft Drilled hole must match the point dia-
.
up to Rockwell C 35 without deforming the point. meter to prevent side play: holding power is
shear strength of point. Occasionally used in
(f)Flat. Used when frequent resetting of one
place of dowels, and where end of thread must
machine part in relation to another is required
be protected Recommended for use with
.
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FASTENINGS
Macnays of Middlesbrough
have in stock the widest
selection of Bolts, Set-
screws, Machine Screws,
Socket Screws, Nuts and
Studs in the United King-
dom, including new I.S.O.
metric standards.
Delivery
from Stock can save Capital
Outlay, Storage Space,
Handling Costs and Spot
Losses. Free weekly deliv-
eries throughout the
country.
48-50 West
Middlesbrough
Teesside
Street
MORLOCK
Morlock Industries Limited
BoxWombourn, Nr Wolverhampton, Staffs.
Tel : M idd lesbroug h 48144 P.O. 2,
Telephone Wombourn 2431 -4 Telex 33276
: :
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Fig. 2. Shaft of thread engagement, thread type, type of driver,
and collar as- number of set screws and plating.
sembly shows
forces devel- Each of these factors are analysed below:
oped in typical
set-screw in- Seating torque
stallation.
Extensive tests have shown that torsional holding
power is almost directly proportional to the seat-
ing torques of cup, flat and oval point set screws.
The graph in Fig. 3 shows a typical plot of this
characteristic. An increase of 50 per cent in the
cal shaft and collar assembly in which force F de- seating torque will also increase the holding power
veloped by the cup-face on the shaft, due to tighten- of the set screw by 50 per cent, obviously within
ing, produces an equal reaction, force F,. This the strength limits of the assembly. For example,
clamping action results in two frictional forces. the torsional holding power of a one inch diameter
One occurs between the shaft and collar (F ) and set screw seated at 7000 lb. in. on a one inch shaft,
,
?
the other between the shaft and point. These forces as shown in Table 1, would be 3500 lb. in. or one ,
provide most of the resistance to relative axial and half of the tabulated value.
torsional movement of parts.
Point style
Some additional resistance is contributed by point
penetration. Cup point and cone point set screws A hollow set screw point is capable of contributing
are used without a spotting hole. In these cases as much as 15 per cent of the total holding power
they penetrate the shaft more than oval point of flat which it accomplishes by its penetration. A cone
point set screws because of their small face area. point set screw, which contains neither a spotting
hole nor a pre-drilled hole in the shaft, gives the
The total static holding power of the cup point set greatest increase in holding power because of its
screw as shown in Fig. 2 is a function of the two deeper penetration. The oval point, because of its
friction forces and the point penetration resistance, lesser contact area, gives the smaller increase.
and can be used as a single effective force acting
tangentially at the surface of the shaft. The magni- At the index where the cup point is taken as one,
tude of the single force equals the axial holding pow- the holding power values from Table 1 should be
er of the set screw, or the resistance of the assem- multiplied by 1. 07 for cone point. It would be mul-
bly to relative movement along the longitudinal axis tiplied by 0. 92 for dog points or flat points, and by
of the shaft. Torsional holding power is determined 0. 90 for oval points. These values assume the point
by multiplying the axial holding power by shaft rad- of the screw is not specially reset into the shaft
ius. Axial holding power is generally specified as and that the penetration is the sole result of tighten-
a tangential force in lb. , since design considera- ing. A dog point, for example, seated in a hole
tions may cause different sizes of shaft to be used drilled in a shaft acts only as a pin. In this case
with a particular size of set screw. the holding power must be determined by the shear
strength of the screw material.
In selecting a particular hollow set screw, engin-
eers are often guided by an old rule: set screw dia- Relative hardness
meter should be roughly equal to half the shaft dia-
meter. While the old rule is not without merit, its In some cases, hardness will be an important fac-
range of usefulness is- limited. Table 1 has been tor in set screw selection. An example is when
developed from experimental data and can be used there is less than 10 Rockwell C-scale points dif-
as a more scientific guide to size selection. ference between the set screw point and the shaf-
The holding powers, as indicated in Table 1, are Fig.3. Torsional holding power is almost direc-
ultimate strength and should be coupled with spe- tly proportional to tightening torque. Set screw
cific safety factors appropriate to the given appli- used to obtain plot was in. knurled cup-point
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cation and load conditions. A safety factor of 1. 5 type seated in one inch diameter shaft with hard-
to 2. under static load conditions and 4. to 8.0 ness Rockwell C-15.
under various dynamic situations should bring good 2
results.
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Thread type
Type of driver
165 lb. in. against one inch diameter shaft with For the slotted set screw, the maximum seating
hardness as indicated torque which can be developed by a screw
is that
driver. Deformation of the screw slot occurs at
ting. The graph in Fig. 4 shows a typical plot. As a torque value much less than a torque which would
illustrated, there is a slight gradual decrease in strip the threads.
holding power, actually about 6 per cent with in-
creasing shaft hardness up to 10 Rockwell points The maximum torque which can be applied tq sock-
below the hardness of the screw (Rockwell C 50). et or spline-head set screws is also lower than
At that point a loss of about 15 per cent holding that which would strip the threads, but it is higher
power is experienced. This 15 per cent loss re- than that which can be developed by the driver.
presents the amount of holding power contributed Consequently the torque which can be applied, is
by penetration of the point. Consequently, because a function of the driver. Conversely square head
the hardness affects the ability of the screw to pen- set screws can be tightened with a wrench until the
etrate, the lack of holding power is a function of threads strip or the screw fails in torsional shear.
lack of penetration. Table 2 lists typical recommended installation tor-
ques for square head set screws.
Fig. 4 is based upon a relatively hard Rockwell C
50 screw point. Here the 10 Rockwell point differ- Number of set screws
ential can be applied generally. From this we ob-
serve that a screw hardness of Rockwell C 45, a Two set screws will give more holding power than
15-20 per cent loss in holding power should be ex- one, but not necessarily twice as much. The hold-
pected if the shaft hardness is Rockwell C 35 or ing power is approximately doubled when the sec-
greater. ond screw is installed in an axial line with the first.
It is only about 30 per cent greater when the screws
are diametrically opposed. The tabulated torsional
Flat on shaft
and/or axial holding powers (Table 2) can be mul-
tiplied by from 1. 30 r.o 2. 00 depending upon the
Only about 6 per cent more torsional holding power
angle between the two screws. The graph in Fig. 5
can be expected when the screw seats on a flat sur-
face. Flatting does little to prevent the 0. 01 in.
shows how much to compensate for any angle bet-
ween. When the design calls for the two screws
relative movement which is ordinarily considered
to be installed on the same circumferential line,
as a criterion of failure. The axial holding power
an optimum displacement of 60° is recommended
will be the same.
as the best compromise between maximum holding
power and minimum metal between tapped holes.
Length of thread engagement This displacement gives 1. 75 times the holding
power of one screw alone.
Assuming that there is sufficient engagement
to
prevent stripping in the tightening process, the "able 2
length of thread engagement has no noticeable effect Recommended Tightening
on axial and torsional holding power. The length Screw Size Torques
of engagement depends upon such factors as the
lb. /in
amount of applied load, the type of material, type
of thread and screw diameter. In most uses, the
minimum length of engagement recommended is i 212
the diameter of the set screw itself. 1 420
1 828
Ordinarily this will permit the development of re- ft 1 ,344
commended seating torques without danger of thread i 2,100
stripping. The tabulated values for seating torque i 4,248
were developed with the assumption that the engage- i 7,704
ment length was long enough to prevent stripping. Recommended tigh tening torque for square head.
ever, it is difficult to develop an efficient quantitive
analysis of the set screw's capabilities in this re-
spect. Frequently a size or two larger set screw,
or an additional locking feature may be the solution
in applications where other means have failed to
develop satisfactory vibrational holding power. The
larger screw permits higher seating torque and
SCKS-^S .« (Dfi)
consequently develops greater clamping forces and
higher resistance to loosening.
Fig. 5. Angle between two set screws has a
straight-line effect on torsional holding power. MATERIALS
Plating The statements in this Chapter apply to screws
made from alloy steel, but set screws are also ob-
A soft plating, such as cadmium or zinc, will in- tainable in many other materials, including stain-
crease the holding power by 5 to 10 per cent for less steel or brass.
the same tightening torque. The plating acts as a
lubricant and less of the applied tightening energy
is dissipated in friction at the mating threads. A PRICING
comparable increase can be achieved by plating
the female tapped member or by using a thread The pricing of set screws is based on the same
lubricant. variety of considerations - design features, tooling
costs, the number of operations to completion - the
Set screws can also be plated purely for anti- cor- same factors that govern the pricing of any compo-
rosion purposes or for decoration. nent. Prices are usually quoted per 100. As an
indication small sizes of hexagon socket set screws
such as 8 BA have a basic price of 25s. per 100,
SCREW RETENTION 5 in. diameter are priced 20s. per 100 and f in.
diameter axe priced 50s. per 100. Very large
There is a significant difference in the perform- sizes, one inch diameter, are priced between 350s.
ance of set screws and a nut and bolt assembly, and 550s. per 100. Quantity of course, plays a
based upon their different functions. When a set considerable part in the pricing of set screws, and
screw point disengages, the parts it has fastened for this reason a system of quantity and single type
will normally separate. The nut and bolt assembly discounts is often employed. For example, socket
will hold parts together for some time in spite of and set screws of % in. diameter and smaller may
becoming loose. The dog point set screw seated in be subject to discounts ranging from 5 per cent
a drilled hole will hold parts together, but even to 20 per cent and more, for ordered quantities
here failure will follow rapidly after initial loosen- from 5000 to 99, 000 and more.
ing. Seating torque is essential to secure retention
of the set screw. Order quantities and specials
Referring again to Fig. 2, the shaft and collar as- Ifa customer orders direct from the manufacturers
sembly, as the screw is tightened, the pressure on normally a quantity of 10, 000 would be the likely
the point forces the screw back against the flanks minimum economical quantity. However, set
of the thread in the tapped hole, where friction is screws, like other fasteners, are available from
developed. It is this friction, plus the friction at engineers' suppliers who are geared up to supply
the point of contact of the screw and the shaft, that any quantity from a few off to thousands.
hold the screw in place. The cup point is highly
efficient because of high point -to -surface friction. A minimum order for a special may be considered
A number of screw designs have special locking at 250, but a customer would find that a more econ-
features such as ratchet -like teeth on the face of omical order number would be for 1000. For ex-
the point surface (knurled). ample, one small special set screw (\ in. BSW
x i in. ) would be priced 507s. 6d. per 100 for one
The diameter of the set screw is also a consider- hundred only, 181s. a hundred for 500 quantity and
ation in developing vibrational holding power. How- 101s. a hundred for 1000 quantity.
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Screws -wood
by J.M. Humphrey, C.Eng. .M.I.Mech.E. (G.K.N. Screws & Fasteners Ltd.)
Basically, there are two types of wood screw: the Wood screws can be removed, and re-tightened,
conventional wood screw and the wood screw thread- if subsequent adjustment to the assembly is neces-
ed to head. sary. Any adjustment is not possible in the case
of nailed joints particularly if the nails or staples
1. The conventional wood scre.w has a head, a have been clinched. Unclinched nails and staples
length of plain shank and a threaded portion term- can be subsequently removed but not without caus-
inating in a gimlet point (Fig. la). The thread form ing damage to the surface around the head of the
and gimlet point have been developed over the years fixing.
to give good holding power and easy entry when
driven into wood. At least 60 per cent of the over- The wood screw thread, as the screw head is rotat-
all length of the wood screw is threaded, the plain ed, draws the wood screw down into the wood and
shank, between thread and head, acting as a dowel creates a clamping force between the surface of
in the wood when attaching thin components. the wood and the screw head which, assisted by
friction between the mating surfaces of the com-
2. The wood screw, threaded to head, can have ponent and the wood, really grips the attachment.
either a single or two start thread running the full
length of the screw from the head and terminating Wood screws can carry higher axial loads, i. e.
loads tending to withdraw the screw from the wood,
than nails of a similar diameter inserted at right
angles to the wood grain.
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Wood screws are preferable to nails for vehicle
body or caravan construction when the framework
is liable to flex or bend in use.
MAIN DISADVANTAGES
Wood screws cost more than nails or staples and
are more costly to apply.
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
The three basic head styles on wood screws have
driving these wood screws into wood, i. e. turning
particular uses:
the screws in a clock- wise direction, the screw-
driver blade makes contact with the walls in the
The countersunk head wood screw (Fig. 2a) is prim-
slot. However, the wood screws cannot be un-
arily used for fixing wood to wood and for fastening
screwed, i. e. turned anti- clockwise, as the slot
metal to wood. The countersunk head is drawn, as
the screw is tightened, directly into the surface of
walls have been removed.
the wood attachment, if soft, or into pre-drilled
Note. Test the application with a conventional head
before attempting to drive the clutch head
first
wood screw!
countersunk clearance holes, if the wood is hard Headless screw (Fig. 3c). The shank of the screw
or the attachment is metal. This leaves the surface can act as a moving part, or stop, in a mating slot
of the attachment, or fixture, completely smooth, machined in a wood component.
e. g. the inside faces on the leaves of a butt hinge
are free to close up flush with one another. The Mirror screw (Fig. 3d). The chromium plated
countersunk head wood screw is the most commonly brass dome top, screws into a tapped hole in the
used of the three head styles. top of a countersunk head wood screw.
The round head wood screw (Fig. 2b) is primarily Plastidome tops and retaining washers (Fig .3e)
for fixing metal components to wood, e. g. metal These moulded plastics tops provide a decorative,
shelf brackets, gate latches and rough ironmongery or protective, cap for use with wood screws and
possessing punched clearance holes only. are available in various colours.
The raised countersunk head wood screw (Fig. 2c) Recessed head wood screws
is used for fixing costly attachments to wood and
which, from time to time, have to be removed for The recess wood screw (Fig. 4), as mentioned in
adjustment or repair, e.g. wood strips retaining BS1210, offers many advantages over its slotted
glass panelling, wood panelling and high class counterpart.
architectural ironmongery.
tion for the wood itself, as distinct from its sur- hazard of loose screws in an assembly. Higher
face, screw cups should be let into the surface or, torques can be applied and tighter joints obtained
alternatively, surface screw cups can be used. than with traditional slotted head screws.
Other head styles which have particular uses are: 2. Reduced damage to work surfaces since the
driver will not slip out accidentally and damage
Clutch head wood screw (Fig. 3a). This head style, expensive finishes as present in top- grade architec-
since it is non- removable, is thief proof. When tural ironmongery and pre-finished wood surfaces.
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3. Reduced operator fatigue because negligible of stops and starts have also to overcome
end-load is required to keep the driver in the re-
,
static
friction, i. e. the resistance to start the
cess. screw
moving. Pilot holes and thread lubrication are
therefore more often required when screws are
4. The fit of recess drivers makes for easier hand driven.
alignment and greater control in driving the screws
in near inaccessible positions; the screw and driv-
Conventional wood screws used with Fibre or plas-
er behave as a single tool. Once the screw is pos- tics wall plugs
itioned on the driver only one hand is required to
drive the screw home. The remaining hand is then The plain shank on a wood screw should never enter
freed to hold the components being assembled or the wall plug. Obviously, if one attempts to bury
to maintain the operator's balance if standing on a the shank of the wood screw into a wall plug,
since
ladder or scaffolding. Again, this is not possible there is not the available space between the shank
with the driver blade and slot combination. and drilled hole for ihe plug to expand, the wood
screw will sieze or lock and further turning will
break the wood screw at the thread shank junction.
WOOD SCREWS - CONVENTIONAL
THREAD Therefore, where there is a surplus length of shank
of the screw after passing through the article to be
The general applications of this type of wood screw fixed and which would otherwise enter the wall plug,
have been discussed under the uses of its different the latter should be sunk that much below the sur-
head styles. face.
Power-driving wood screw into timber The screws which are threaded to head are partic-
ularly suitable for fixing thin attachments to chip-
Itis possible to drive wood screws with power board. They offer 25 per cent greater holding
tools into timber which, if they were hand driven, power, because of the extra threaded length, than
would break; power driven screws have only to the equivalent conventional wood screw. This in-
overcome prevailing frictional resistance. Hand crease can be even greater in sandwich type chip-
driven screws, since they are driven in a series boards when the extra threads beneath the head can
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Table 1 . Availability of wood screws.
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Table 2 .
Wood screws, threaded to head, are particularly
Steel wood screws Reference suitable, when used in conjunction with plastics or
Relevant
note Nos. fibre wall plugs, for fixing attachments to glazed
British
Standards tiling inbathrooms; the plugs can grip into the tile,
as well as the brickwork beyond, without tending
Protective and
to burst the tile when the screw is driven home.
decorative finishes
Bright zinc plated 1 BS1706
(electro galvanised)
Bright cadmium 1 BS1706 MATERIAL, SELECTION AND
plated SPECIFICATION
Nickel plated (bright BS1224
or dull) Wood screw materials
Nickel chromium BS1224
plated The range of sizes and gauges available in various
materials is listed in Table 1.
Decorative finishes
Copper plated 2 Selecting the correct material
Brass plated 2
Bronzed 2 & 3 The material selection is primarily based on a
Blued choice bearing in mind the corrosion aspects of
Japanned the application, and the physical and chemical pro-
Berlin blacked perties of the material from which the attachment
Sherardised 4 BS729 is made, the physical strength of the wood screw
being much stronger than the wood into which it
Brass screws
is driven. However, wood screws, threaded to
head, are generally available in steel only.
decorative finishes
Selecting the correct finish
Nickel-chromium BS1224
plated
Nickel plated (dull
The selection of wood screws for particular appli-
BS1224 cations should be based upon the 'in-place cost.
1
or bright)
The fastener may cost more initially, but costly
Decorative finishes replacement action, due to rusting, for instance,
will be eliminated. The quality of plated coating
Bronzed 2 & 3
depends largely upon the thickness of the deposit
Aluminium wood but one should be careful to discriminate between
screws protective and decorative finishes, e.g. chrom-
ium plated brass screws are corrosion resistant
Protective finishes
whilst bronzed steel screws are decorative only.
Anodised and 2 BS1615 Protective finishes for wood screws are listed in
lanolin dipped Table
— 2.
Protective and
decorative finishes
Anodissd and dyed 2 BS1615 PRICES
(colour anodised)
Bright anodised BS1615 These are dependent upon the type and size of the
screw and material. To keep costs down it is bet-
Note 1 The protective value of zinc and cadmium
ter to select wood screws which are classified as
and their receptivity for paint or lacquer
'preferred sizes', these are much cheaper than
can be increased by supplementary pas-
the 'non-preferred sizes'. BS1210 lists the cate-
sivation treatment.
gory of each size and type of wood screw.
Note 2 The durability of appearance and protec-
tion of manyfinishes can be improved by
application of lacquer or wax.
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Table 3 . Principal dimensions of wood screws .
ROUND HEAD
COUNTERSUNK HEAD
RECESS HEADS
90° I
A l\v\\n\M\»\v\i»i
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nates the need for any other form of locking such
as special washers of various types. Furthermore,
the lock has been achieved at a much lower tighten-
ing torque than when using ordinary threaded fast-
eners, so minimising the danger of cracking the
vitreous enamelled surface.
6. If conventional fasteners are used and the
thread is stripped or crossed or found to be faulty
in some way, the cost of rectification may be quite
considerable, involving side-tracking the compon-
ent to have the fastener drilled out and replaced
or, in extreme cases, the whole assembly may
have to be scrapped. This is not necessary when
the 'U' nut is used because it can be quite easily
removed without damage to the panel and replaced
just as easily without any disruption of the produc-
tion line.
7. Spring steel fasteners are usually lighter than
conventional fastenings and in certain applications
- such as aircraft, for example - this factor may
be very important.
or staking, and no special tools being required. a square hole when the fastening position is remote
2. They remain captive to the panel, anchored from the edge of the panel. As the screw is insert-
by means of a sheared tongue on the lower leg, ed it expands the body of the nut, thus holding it
which drops into the mounting hole, and while hold- firmly to the panel. This type of fastener offers
ing the nut in the screw receiving position, allows all the advantages of the 'U' type with the exception
a certain degree of 'float' to facilitate speedy as- of the floating feature which is sometimes neither
sembly. necessary nor desirable.
3. This type of fastener can be fitted before or
after the panels have been painted because there Fig. 6 shows a latching type nut which is usually
is no danger of clogging during the spraying opera- used with ACME threaded bolts and produces a
tion. very heavy duty fastener. A typical example of
4. If the panels are to be vitreous enamelled, an application is its use to fasten the top half of
there is no problem of masking threads, or re- a commercial vehicle cab to the lower half. This
tapping after enamelling. The nuts are merely enables the overall height of the vehicle to be con-
slipped on to the panels at any convenient point on siderably reduced for shipping, and the simple,
the production line after the enamelling process. fastener enables unskilled
virtually foolproof,
5. On finally inserting and tightening the screw labour to reassemble the cab on arrival both quick-
this type of fastener is securely locked and elimi- ly and easily.
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Similar in concept to the 'U' nut, but with a shorter
leg designed to snap into a clearance hole, is the
'J' type (Fig. 8) which is easily started over the
edge of a panel and pressed into position with the
thumb. A typical application for the 'J' nut is the
replacement of reinforcing rings and blind bushes
on headlight assemblies in the automobile industry
where, clipped into screw receiving positions on
the wing aperture, tiie short leg on the front side
of the nut ensures a good seal between gasket and
wing, thus precluding mud leakage (Fig. 9).
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on fix. This takes many forms but the basic rec-
tangular or round type uses the same arched based
principle as the plate type of threaded fastener
(Fig. 10).
Various types of these fixes are used for a wide ern blanked types; the multi-pronged type; fixes
variety of applications from fixing decorative
- for rectangular studs; and plastics capped types
trim to domestic appliances to retaining intricate (Fig. 11).
electrical components in computers and other elec-
tronic devices. They are extremely cheap and easy The plastics capped fix was originally used to sec-
to use and help to simplify many design problems. ure glass fibre insulation to the bulkheads in naval
vessels, being pushed over studs which were pro-
However, it is very important when using push-on jection welded to the bulkhead and protruded through
fixes to ensure that the tolerance on the stud dia- the neoprene covered glass fibre blanket. This pat-
meter is held to within reasonable limits and to ented capped fix is now used on washing machines
get the best result from this type of fastener a tole- to hold hinges to spin drier lids, on toys to hold
rance of + 0.002 in. - 0.003 in. is recommended. wheels and in many other applications.
There are special parts made for fixing chromium
plated studs but it is usual to mask the studs during
the plating process, thus avoiding an excessively
hard surface.
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plications not likely to be dismantled and the latter
are extremely useful for applications which require
to be dismantled from time to time for maintenance.
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eration. This method has the additional advantage
that replacement tubes can be provided with pre-
assembled clips, thus considerably facilitating
servicing.
Fig. 21.
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Washers
byR.M. Billington, M. Inst. M.S.M. (Mor-lock Industries Ltd.)
There are various applications where the use of the Itcan be easily demonstrated that for a given tight-
many types of washers available today adds in some ening torque applied to a nut and bolt assembly
way to the efficiency of the joint or bolted assembly. only approximately 10 per cent of the total torque
Washers are normally used under the head of a applied goes into the loading of the bolt and the
bolt or the nut end of a bolt assembly in order to majority of effort is absorbed by overcoming both
distribute load, act as a thrust surface, provide a thread and interface friction. Interface friction is
locking or sealing action or, in some cases, to in- naturally affected by the protective finish used on
dicate the preload developed' in a bolted assembly. the washer. If zinc plating is used the interface
friction increases and as a result less is used in
To assist the design engineer in selecting the best
type of washer for any particular application, it is
intended to cover the whole range of washers avail-
able in separate groups: (a) plain and tapered wash-
ers, (b) lock washers, (c) seal washers and (d)
load indicating washers.
Tables 1 to 5 in the British Standard cover five loading the bolt. In the case of cadmium plated
different standards of flat bright metal washers, washers, the reverse is true and unless the lower
embracing the old halfpenny and penny styles, in coefficient of friction is taken into consideration
varying gauges of material. It is not intended to when designing the joint there is a danger of over-
elaborate on the sizes available but these can be loading the bolt.
ascertained from the British Standard, which is
readily available from the B. S. Institution. Itis important to remember that once a joint has
been designed, the washer finish should not be
changed without reference, as an alteration in re-
In addition to comparable ranges of round washers
commended tightening torque may be necessary.
in black metal there is also reference to square
washers with round holes and round washers with
square holes, specifically designed for use with
cup head bolts in wood to metal applications. Fin-
LOCK WASHERS
ally there are taper washers, which are available
Lock washers can be best classified into three
in square or D-form and which are used to compen-
types, i. e. tab washers, spring washers and tooth
sate for taper, in steel sections of 3°, 5° or 8°
lock washers. The former can be produced in any
angles.
material whilst the other two are normally supplied
in spring steel, phospor bronze or stainless steel.
With the exception of taper washers, standard
metal washers are normally designed into an as- There is no general purpose standard for tab wash-
sembly to distribute the load and, in addition to ers, which are generally being replaced by other
considering the thickness and outside diameter of types of lock washer requiring less investment in
the washer, it is imperative that the designer con- tooling costs, but a standard covering straight,
sider the best finish for each application. Finish is right-angled and left-angled tab washers does exist
sometimes treated too lightly particularly in crit- in aircraft quality - SP 41 to SP 45 (BSF) and SP
ical joints where tightening torques are specified 107 - 109 (UNF). Designers requiring tab washers
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issomewhat greater than that at the outer. This
problem is largely overcome with American Stan-
dard Washers by producing them from keystone
wire to compensate accordingly.
(a) SINGLE COIL FLAT SECTION fb) SINGLE COIL SQUARE Itis normal practice to produce rectangular sec-
'
SPRING WASHER SECTION SPRING
WASHER tion spring washers with the width greater than
the height but because of the occasional necessity
to use helical spring washers with socket screws,
a range of Hi-collar washers is produced where
the rectangular section wire is coiled the reverse.
(c) SINGLE COIL GIRDER SECTION (d) DOUBLE COIL SPRING There is not yet a British Standard for metric heli-
SPRING WASHER WASHER
cal spring washers but until one is published the
German DIN Specifications are normally followed.
fastening, by reducing interface friction. and is usually available in steel as a stock item in
sizes upwards of 6 BA.
Helical spring lock washers (Fig. 2) are available
in four basic types: Although the helical spring washer is the most pop-
(a) single coil square section ular spring washer used, there are sometimes
(b) single coil rectangular section applications where a more even, and better con-
(c) single coil girder section trolled, spring pressure is required. In these
and (d) double coil rectangular section cases the designer has a choice of several differ-
ent types of deformed flat washers manufactured
BS1082 and BS2061 are already in existence cover- in spring steel. Probably the most simple of these
ing all types manufactured in spring steel - En42 - is the Belleville Washer (see Fig. 3a), which is
and all except the girder section washers in phos-
phor bronze. In most cases, the British Standard
washers are suitable for the majority of jobs but
leading manufacturers usually have available at
least one range of cheaper, lighter section washers
©)*
which can prove adequate and more economical. (a) BELLEVILLE WASHER OR (b)WAVE OR CRINKLE WASHER
DISC SPRING
Fig .3.
Girder section steel washers have in the past been
used in an attempt to save material and money.
However, the cost of manufacturing this special produced in a conical form and derives its locking
section wire has made the finished washer more property from the inherent spring properties of the
expensive and it is now generally prudent to investi- material. Whilst normally used singularly, Belle-
gate the use of lighter square section spring wash- ville washers are sometimes combined in series or
ers, which are more readily available and more parallel to produce varying spring characteristics.
economical. A derivation of the Belleville washer is the dished
washer which is dished internally rather than coned.
The motor car industry has adopted the American Neither of these types of washer are available to a
Standard for helical spring washers B. 27. 1-
- ASA British Standard although most spring washer manu-
1965, which offers a wider range of qualities of facturers are able to offer a comprehensive range
rectangular section single spring washers up to and of their own.
including bolt sizes of 3 in. diameter. It should be
appreciated that the wire section of a helical spring Where spring washers are required to withstand a
washer, after coiling, becomes trapezoidal. That comparatively low compression load, the designer
is to say that the thickness at the inner periphery is offered either the simple single curved spring
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.
washer or the multi-wave, or crinkle washer (Fig. er plates having this patented locking feature are
3b). The single curved washer is best suited to also available.
applications requiring a maximum range of deflec-
tion using light loads, whilst the multi-wave type 'Fan disc 'lock washers are a similar type of tooth-
of washer exerts a greater reactive force with a ed washer but have the added exclusive feature of
smaller range of deflection. overlapping teeth, which cannot flatten completely
even when excessive tightening torques are applied.
Multi-wave or crinkle washers are used in most
spring materials and are usually designed for speci-
All of the previously mentioned lock washers are
fic applications. However, the electrical and elec- generally accepted as cheaper methods of insuring
tronic industries have found it necessary to use a against fastener loosening than the more elaborate
washer having a high tensile and. fatigue strength, forms of stiff nuts or bolts with self-locking fea-
whilst also offering a high degree of corrosion re- tures. However, where mechanised assembly is
sistance and electrical conductivity. This has re- used the fact that a two-piece fastener is cheaper
sulted in the adoption of the beryllium copper crin- than a one-piece fastener with an integral locking
kle washer which is covered by BS3401 1961 and : element is not always ihe prime consdideration.
caters for sizes from 10 BA to fin. An added bene-
fit of all deformed types of spring washer is
that To assist in mechanical assembly, whilst keeping
their design eliminates damage to plated surfaces
cos"ts toa mimimum, the designer can consider
and consequently reduces the risk of corrosion. the use of combined screw and washer assemblies
(see Fig. 5), which ensure that the correct screw
Each of the spring washers covered has its own
particular advantages to offer and not one can be Fig. 5. Represen-
selected as the best for any particular application tation 'Sems' units
without first considering the following questions: utilising 'shake-
proof washers
1. What is the function of this particular spring
washer? -andwasher are used together at any assembly
2. How critical is the application? point. These units arc available in a range of sizes
3. What environmental conditions are likely to be from 6 BA to lin. diameter and usually a com-
encountered? bination of metal thread screws with either helical
4. What are the space limitations? spring or toothed washers. In some cases, parti-
cularly on the large diameters, disc spring wash-
The remaining type of lock washer is the toothed ers are also used. Pre- assembled nuts and wash-
washer (Fig. 4),. normally available in the UK as ers are made but are not in general use.
either 'shakeproof or 'fan disc' type. 'Shakeproof
washers derive their locking function from a corn- To sum up this section on lock washers, screws
normally loosen because of either yield in the mat-
erial of the fastener, or of the workpiece, or be-
cause of improper initial application. Whilst the
latter can only be overcome by better education
and supervision of assembly staff, the former can
ea) EXTERNAL TOOTH (b) INTERNAL TOOTH (C ) INTERNAL/ be compensated for by either spring action or add-
TYPE 'SHAKEPROOF' TYPE 'SHAKEPROOF' EXTERNAL
WASHER WASHER TOOTH TYPE ed interface friction.
'SHAKEPROOF'
WASHER
SEALING WASHERS
The most simple forms of sealing washer are those
(d) COUNTERSUNK (o) EXTERNAL (f) INTERNAL COUNTERSUNK
'SHAKEPROOF' 'FAN-OISC 'FAN-DISC
(g)
'FAN-DISC manufactured as basic plain washers of easily com-
WASHER WASHER WASHER WASHER pressed material such as rubber, plastics, leather
or, in some cases, soft metals, i. e. aluminium or
Fig. 4.
copper. There are, however, applications requir-
ing a more reliable and efficient seal and in some
bination of three separate actions - line bite, the cases an added locking action. To satisfy these
hardened tooth material cuts into the face of the specific applications a comprehensive range of
workpiece and nut or bolt head; spring reaction, patented sealing washers is available and further
each tooth acts as a compensating spring; and strut details of some of them are given below.
action, where the teeth individually oppose the ten-
dency to loosen by rotation. The teeth of standard *Dubo' sealing washers
'shakeproof' washers- are usually located on either
the inside or outside periphery of the washer but The 'Dubo' sealing washer (Fig. 6a) is basically a
a range with both internal and external teeth is plain washer of special section manufactured of a
available as is a range of countersunk external special nylon material having good flow characteri-
tooth washers, specially designed for use with coun- stics under pressure. When used under a nut the
tersunk screws. 'Shakeproof washers are produced inner rim of the 'Dubo' washer is forced between
in standard styles in sizes from 10 BA to 1^ in. the threads of the bolt and nut, whilst also flowing
diameter and a wide variety of terminals and wash- into the opening of the hole. The outer rim of the
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'Weath-R-Seal' washers
•Seloc' washers
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inner ring is compressed to a point where the outer sary at a later stage. The 'Coronet' washer is
ring can no longer be freely rotated. The 'PLI 1
basically a flat washer with a number of protru-
washer is used where a controlled preload averag- sions, from 4 to 8 depending on the size and quality
ing 80 per cent is required in the bolt and it is con- of bolt being used, formed on its upper surface.
sidered accurate to within ± 10 per cent. It is, wherever possible, used under the head of
the bolt and as the assembly is tightened the pro-
Perhaps the most well-known, and widely used trusions are flattened. By gauging the gap between
washer of this type is the 'Coronet' load-indicating the underside of the bolt head and the top surface
washer (Fig. 7b), which not only provides an indica- of the washer a controlled measurement of bolt
tion of correct tension in a bolt, more accurately tension can be ascertained. In order to obtain the
and reliably than by either the part turn or torque required preload in the bolt it is necessary to re-
control methods, but also provides a permanent duce this gap to 0. 015 in. A simple feeler gauge
witness of bolt tension when inspection is neces- should be used for this purpose.
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Structural adhesives
by E.B. McMullon and D.T.S.Ilett (Bonded Structures Div., CIBA (A.R.L.) Ltd.)
How do you assemble load- carrying structures 4. Improved fatigue resistance - no stress con-
fabricated from sheet metal? The most popular centrations (at rivets or spot -welds) or local metal-
methods in use today are riveting, and the many lurgical modifications (encountered with brazing or
variations on the welding-brazing- soldering* theme. welding).
Another alternative which is gaining in popularity, 5. Smooth external finish.
but which is still far less widely used than it de- 6. Efficient integral sealing of joints.
serves to be, is structural adhesive bonding. This 7. Protection against galvanic corrosion in joints
is not a new process - it first gained acceptance between dissimilar metals.
for use in aircraft primary structures (the toughest
test of them all) during World War II, a quarter of A significant advantage which is not listed above
a century ago. The technical and economic argu- is the opportunity to explore the merits of sand-
ments in favour of bonding are sound and well prov- wich construction, which cannot be achieved eco-
en. It is not a difficult technique. In many cases nomically by any other assembly process. Realisa-
it offers considerable advantages over the more
tion of all these advantages starts at the drawing
popular alternatives mentioned above. So why isn't board. It requires some understanding of adhesives
it more widely used?
and what they can do, with some reorientation of
thinking by everyone associated with the process.
The authors of this Chapter believe that the main You can take a design intended for riveting and
reason, perhaps the only reason, why so many adapt it for bonding. You may even improve it in
engineers neglect the possibilities of this process the process, but you won't get the best results that
is the mistaken belief that it is an 'exotic' tech- way. They only come after design, planning, pro-
ique that only the aircraft manufacturer can afford duction and inspection staff have acquired new habits
tb use. It is true that the most adventurous use of of thinking centred on the use of bonding.
structural bonding methods is made by companies
in the aerospace industry or with a background of
aerospace experience. But this does not mean that WHERE CAN WE LEARN ABOUT
it is necessarily expensive. Aircraft quality work BONDING?
will always be relatively costly because of the safe-
guards which must be built in, but in a competitive A very valuable source of information is the com-
market the healthiest manufacturers will be those pany manufacturing the adhesives. They will ad-
who can manufacture cheaply without compromis- vise on the selection of suitable adhesives, design
ing this quality. We feel it is significant that one techniques, stressing, manufacturing and inspec-
of the healthiest of all European aircraft manu- tion methods. They may also be equipped to carry
facturers is the one which is most totally commit- out pilot or even production assembly runs.
ted to the use of bonding as its main component
assembly method, and is even using adhesives to As a modest substitute for such expert advice, or
improve the mechanical properties of joints which as an armchair preliminary to seeking it, this Chap-
must be riveted - Fokker, the makers of the out- ter presents a brief account of what adhesive bond-
standingly successful F. 27 Friendship. ing may be able to do for you.
*See Design Engineering Metals Handbook for in- The adhesive will also sustain a high loading in a
formation on these joining methods direction normal to the plane of the bond. This
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would be impractical with the configuration shown face forces than others, or produce more 'active'
in Fig.1, but it is frequently encountered in the surfaces Metal surfaces are particularly active -
type of situation illustrated in Fig. 2. In this case a lucky break for the engineer.
a skin/stringer combination is shown buckling
under a compressive load, with the bond failing, A practical joint consists of a thin layer of adhesive
first in a tensile mode, then continuing at the edges between two pieces of adherend material. To trans-
of the failed section where the bond is subjected to mit loads through this joint the adhesive, which was
cleavage loads. Excessive distortion in this case fluid to give good wetting characteristics, must now
would change the cleavage loading to peel loading, be modified to create a strong mechanical 'bridge 1
.
where the tensile load is concentrated along a nar- This is done by 'curing' the adhesive, which involv-
row line, as shown in more exaggerated form in es the transformation from a liquid state to the
Fig. 3. Adhesives have only moderate resistance solid state. The strength of the cured adhesive to
to cleavage loads, and poor resistance to peel loads, resist failure within itself when under stress is
and the designer should always strive to avoid these called its 'cohesive strength'.
types of loading in bonded structures.
ties. Some materials can generate greater sur- *Registered Trade Mark.
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When bonding with either hot or cold curing adhes- HOW ARE THEY USED?
ives it is usually necessary to apply pressure to
The process starts with the pre-treatment of the
the assembly, partly to prevent relative movement
between the adherends, but chiefly to maintain inti- parts to be bonded - the preparation of the adher-
mate contact between the joint surfaces and the ends to obtain surfaces of controlled quality for
adhesive whilst it is fluid in the earlier stages of maximum adhesion strength and reliability. The
the curing process. With phenolic-based adhesives usual first stage is degreasing, using suitable vola-
it is essential to apply sufficient pressure to pre-
tile solvents which afterwards evaporate to leave
vent 'blistering' arising from the evolution of vola- a clean surface. The best method is to use a sol-
tile products of the curing reaction. vent vapour bath, but this will not remove heavy
grease deposits - these need the more robust atten-
tion of liquid solvent degreasing or an alkaline bath.
WHAT FORM DO ADHESIVES TAKE? Adhesive systems which, are compatible with some
protective greases have been developed, and are
Structural adhesives come in several forms: solu- now being used in automobile mass -production as-
tions, liquids or pastes which may be single - or sembly processes.
multi- component, and dry films. One very import-
ant form has already been mentioned - the two-part Degreasing is followed by chemical or mechanical
cold curing adhesive, typical of epoxy resin systems. cleaning to expose a fresh active surface. Chemi-
This classification covers an enormous range of ad- cal processes (pickling or etching) can be closely
hesive systems, many developed for special pur - controlled to give consistent results. Mechanical
poses, which are, perhaps, outside the scope of this abrasion is a simple and cheap way to prepare oc-
Chapter in the context of engineering structures; they casional bonding jobs, but may be less consistently
qualify from the point of view of their high strength reliable. It always creates dust, which, if not
but are mostly used in small scale applications. properly extracted, will not help to promote the
cleanliness which is required in the bonding pro-
Structural applications in which bonding is com- cess. Chemical processes usually turn out to be
petitive with other assembly methods typically in- cheaper in the long run. Which process to use de-
volve relatively large areas and large quantities pends on the material to be cleaned and the volume
of adhesive. Consequently, the most popular sys- of work being handled - this is a case where it pays
tems are those in which the mixing ratio is not to consult the adhesive manufacturer.
critical, or which avoid careful mixing altogether.
A 'two-part system' that meets this requirement The next stage is to apply the adhesive, which may
is the liquid + power adhesive, widely used for be done by brushing, combing, spraying or mach-
metal-to-metal bonding on an industrial scale. This ine extrusion for fluid systems, or by cutting and
is, in fact, a hot curing vinyl phenolic system. To laying for film adhesives. The parts are then as-
use it, the prepared joint surfaces are coated with sembled ready for curing. If the adhesive is cold
the liquid resin, and a thermoplastic powder is curing the assembly need only be clamped to keep
spread over the tacky wet resin. Loose powder is the parts in suitable contact, and then set aside
simply shaken off, leaving a suitable quantity ad- for sufficient time for the adhesive to cure.
hering to the resin. It's simple and it works - that
is the adhesive system that was used to hold the Hot curing adhesives require the application of
Comets and the Friendship together, among others, heat as well as pressure. How is this done? The
and none of them have fallen apart due to failure of popular choice for the general run of production
the adhesive. bonding is fairly evenly divided between the heated
platen press and the autoclave. Both of these in-
This same adhesive system is also available with volve capital expenditure, but then, most produc-
the two component parts processed to produce a tion techniques require some capital investment,
dry film of adhesive sandwich between two easily and most involve at least as much as bonding. For
removed polythene protective sheets. To apply the cautious, however, it is worth mentioning that
this, simply cut the film to size and shape, peel there are other ways of applying heat and pressure,
off the protective covers, and lay it between the and some extremely ingenious techniques have been
parts to be bonded. It has the virtues of keeping devised in cases where the job could not be done in
the proportions of the two parts constant and of a press or autoclave. Much excellent production
giving an even spread of adhesive, as well as being work is done with clamping fixtures in a suitably
extremely simple to use. For this reason, most controlled-temperature oven, or by using radio-
new developments in structural adhesive systems frequency heating. Of the popular choices mention-
now appear in film form. ed, the platen press is ideal where the bulk of the
work is concerned with flat parallel panels, or
Another class of adhesives that justifies considera- assemblies based on flat panels. Where there is
tion in a structural context are the heat activated a large turnover of similar flat panels it is worth
paste adhesives. These are used widely in sand- considering the use of a multi- daylight press to
wich structures, for splicing segments of honey- bond several panels simultaneously.
comb core materials and for filling gaps around
inserts or at panel edges. Particularly interesting The more versatile autoclave can handle flatwork
are those which expand due to a controlled foaming or curved assemblies with almost equal ease. It
action when heated, and set hard to maintain struc- is essentially a large oven with provision for pres-
tural integrity at these otherwise vulnerable points. surising the shell and for evacuating a sealed flex-
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ALUMINIUM ALLOY 2024 - T3
'
AFTER !S HOUR AT
TEMPERATURE a
ible bag placed immediately around the assembly The effect of prolonged exposure at extreme temp-
being bonded. Heat is usually supplied by live erature is illustrated in Fig. 5, which shows the
steam, or may be provided by electric radiant ele- ageing curves for two systems which have initially
ments. The assembly is mounted on a jig or table, similar strength at 150°C. One system retains
and covered with an impermeable flexible blanket its strength up to 30 000 hours with no sign of de-
,
(rubber or very pure aluminium, for instance) and terioration; the other has become dangerously de-
clamped around the edges to form an airtight seal. graded after 1000 hours.
Flexible tubes allow the inside of this bag to be
evacuated or vented to the atmosphere while the Expected environment is also an important factor.
shell of the autoclave is pressurised. This creates Not all structural adhesive systems are suitable
the required pressure differential to hold the as- for use in the continued presence of water or water
sembly firmly while the adhesive is cured. It also vapour, for instance. The ability of others to re-
permits free escape of any volatile products of the sist this type of environment, however, is demon-
curing reaction. For rapid cycling of the autoclave strated by the continued success of the SRN fam-
some degree of automatic control is usually incorp- ily of hovercraft manufactured by the British Hover-
orated; it would be feasible for this to be extended craft Corporation, in which adhesive bonding has
to enable the autoclave to be completely automated played an increasingly vital role with each genera-
where it could be justified by the volume of work. tion. A useful guide to environmental resistance
is provided by the ability of an adhesive system to
meet the requirements of the official specifications
SELECTING AN ADHESIVE such as DTD5577 (British), MMM-A-132 (USA),
MIL-A-25463 (ASC) (USA), which include a number
The first step is to define the anticipated operating
of environmental resistance tests. Other proper-
conditions:
ties are also included in these specifications - re-
sistance to creep and fatigue, and the various mod-
1. General operating temperature range. es of loading applicable to honeycomb sandwich
2. Extremes of temperature. structures.
3. Life (a) at the general operating temperatures
and (b) at the extremes of temperature Such considerations will help the designer to make
4. Environment. his choice of system or systems appropriate to his
needs. If technical considerations permit, the pro-
duction engineer should also have an opportunity to
In that condensed list, the word 'temperature' oc-
express his opinion. His co-operation will be need-
curs four times - it is the one factor which affects ed later on. He will be interested in several prac-
the choice of adhesive most critically. This can
tical factors: cost of the adhesive; the work involv-
be seen from the curves showing the variation of ed in preparing it for use; the curing requirements
shear strength with temperature presented in Fig. 4. for the system; its handling properties; and storage
Between them, the adhesive systems shown can requirements.
cope with the full range of temperatures for which
light alloy structures would be appropriate, as
shown by the equivalent curves for suitably pro- DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
portioned 2024-T3 alloy adherends. Which par-
ticular system to use depends on the part of this The design of adhesive bonded joints involves the
range in which the structure will be most likely to proportioning of joint geometry to suit the physical
operate. Since some adhesives are more sensitive characteristics of the adherend materials, the ad-
than others to changes in temperature it is also hesive, and the bonding process. These factors in-
important to consider the probable extremes of fluence the allowable stress upon which the design
temperature even if these are only transient ex- will be based. For hot cured adhesive systems the
posures. allowable stress can be taken as 60 per cent of the
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SANDWICH CONSTRUCTION
The versatility of adhesive bonding as an assembly
DOUBLE LAP JOINT technique enables the designer to explore new ways
(SYMMETRICAL) of using his materials to increase the efficiency
with which they do their work. A striking example
of this is the honeycomb sandwich structure, which
is a practical way of realising the advantages of the
mass distribution of the I-beam in large panel de-
sign. Sheet metal (or other) facing skins are separ-
ated, but structurally connected, by means of a low
density core bonded between them. The skins corre-
spond to the flanges of the I-beam and carry the ten-
sile and compressive stresses. The core corre-
sponds to the web and carries the shear loads and
helps to prevent buckling and wrinkling of the faces.
By varying the skin thicknesses, core density and
panel depth, the designer can achieve a very close
approximation to the optimum distribution of his
material for any purpose, and can produce structur-
es of very high efficiency. Sandwich panels have
JOINT FACTOR t/l
been made with skins of thin plywood, decorative
Fig. 6. Variation of shear laminate, fibre-glass, etc. and more convention-
,
strength with joint factor. ally from most metals including aluminium alloy,
steel, titanium, copper, etc. Skin thicknesses
nominal failing stress at the desired operating tem- may vary from 0. 0025 in. to 0. 25 in. The range
perature. A severe operating environment, the need of application of simple sandwich panels is exempli-
for a long fatigue-free life, or creep considera- fied by the solar- cell support trays for Ariel 3 at
tions, may make it necessary to reduce the allow- one extreme, to the most heavily loaded deck panels
able stress still further. Even this assumes that for the SRN4 hovercraft at the other. Shaped sand-
quality control in production will maintain consis- wich structures are widely used in aircraft work
tent bond strengths; relaxation of these controls where full advantage is taken of their very high
will necessitate the application of a larger than nor- resistance to fatigue, particularly at acoustic fre-
mal 'variability factor' at the design stage. Each quencies.
design team must arrive at its own best compro-
mise when determining the allowable stress for Example is always more convincing than precept,
each adhesive. and we are very happy to conclude this brief outline
of bonding technology by quoting what we consider
We have said that bonded joints should be loaded
all to be a superb example of integrated design for
in shear. In sheetmetal fabrications this nearly bonding at its best. It is particularly satisfying
always involves simple overlap joints as the best to be able to say that it is a British design which
working compromise between theoretical and prac- uses British adhesives and materials - the SRN4
tical requirements. At near-limiting loads there hovercraft. A section of the internal structure of
is a small element of cleavage caused by the asym- the buoyancy tank, which is in effect an optimised
metry of the joint, but this would probably exist in flat plate of very large proportions on which the
any practical configuration. All technical data superstructure is supported, is shown in Fig. 7.
about adhesives relates to the simple overlap joint The vertical shear webs are all stiffened by bonded
as the standard for comparisons of 'shear' strength. Z- stringers, and the upper and lower surfaces are
In our own company test data is based on the single 3in. thick bonded honeycomb sandwich panels to
overlap joint made from 16 swg. (0. 064 in.) alum- carry the face stresses of what is, in effect, a
inium alloy to BS2L. 73, 1 in. wide, with i in. over- large sandwich panel with a rectangular- cell core.
lap. The strength data presented in Figs. 4 and 5 On top of this, the bulkheads, roof beams and roof
was obtained from specimens of this type. plating all make optimum use of metal- to- metal
bonding for rapid production and minimum weight.
It is important to appreciate that the stress dis-
tribution in the joint is not uniform, and that the Examples of the use of structural bonding can be
maximum load that can be carried is not, there- found in every industry ranging from mass-pro-
fore, proportional to the overlap. Whilst an. in- duction of bonded brake and clutch linings through
crease in overlap will allow more load to be taken,
the gain is not linear. When considering variations Fig. 7. Views showing the internal structure
in joint proportions it is more instructive to talk of the SRN4 Hovercraft.
in terms of the ratio t/l or 'Joint Factor'. Typical
curves showing the relation between shear strength
and joint factor, based on. laboratory test results,
are given in Fig. 6. These curves enable the de-
signer to predict, for this adhesive system and
adherend material, the best joint proportions for
a particular stress level.
.
H i i i i r
U44XUJ
introduced
by eccentric
erial is zero at point O, increasing to a maximum
1
1
1
1 l l "^ at A. The strain differential is therefore greatest
loading
across the section OA, and it is this differential
that causes the stress in the adhesive to reach
maximum values at each end of the joint. This
peak of shear stress causes the adhesive to fail
locally, initiating complete failure of the joint.
should be much more widely used than it is; indus- where t = the mean shear stress in the adhesive
try cannot afford to neglect technical advances for E = the mean tensile stress in the adher-
a quarter of a century just because their first field ends
of application is in aircraft construction. 1 = the length of joint overlap
w = the joint width
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The actual definition of a fastener has been dis- are moulded from nylon or acetal resins which,
cussed in several other Chapters in this handbook. besides being corrosion free and self lubricating,
However, it is worth remembering that a fastener are also resistant to vibration as well as squeak
may be simple or complicated, cheap or inexpen- and rattle proof.
sive. For instance, a dressmaker's pin or a paper
clip must be classified as a fixing. At the other Other advantages of the system are that the two
end of the scale a hydraulically operated lock-nut mating fasteners need not be perfectly aligned and
is also a fastener. that the device does not wear or lose its holding
power.
In this Chapter, which is carefully illustrated, re-
ferences have been made of fixing ideas that may At the present this unique system is only available
not be covered in the more exact headings of the in a restricted range of sizes, but full information
preceding Chapters. Undoubtedly there are many regarding possible new developments can be obtain-
other special fixings that could be included in our ed from the manufacturers.
/
list and we invite readers to submit their ideas
Applications that have already been explored in-
for subsequent incorporation in this Chapter.
clude the mounting of trim panels in automobiles
and aircraft, access panels for electrical appara-
Since most special fasteners are known by typical tus, interchangeable displays and signs, interior
trade-names, these have been used to aid identifi- and exterior fixings in caravans and boats.
cation. In some instances there may be competi-
tive products of equal merit to those that have been Manufacturers: Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing
described. Co. Ltd. New Products Group.
Fig. 1 shows a typical application for this new type Whilst all readers will accept that cellulose tape
of mechanical fastener. The principle of the fixing and its many derivatives are in fact fastener med-
being in the unique design of the identical pin-head iums, much use has recently been made of double
shaped stems on the modules. sided tapes (Fig. 2).
These fasteners, which are available in a wide vari- The carrier for the adhesive film can either be in
ety of shapes and fixing, are interchangeable, thus the form of thin and mechanically weak tissues or,
providing the designer with considerable scope to alternatively, the sandwich can consist of a strong
achieve the most satisfactory fixing arrangements. flexible member. This part of the 'tape' is often
The pads may be fixed by a number of methods - made from a cellular material which is similar to
screwing, riveting or adhesives. The fasteners foam plastics or rubber.
Fig.1 .
Fig. 2.
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Fig. 6 shows a switch button which would normally Many different head designs for screws have been
be turned from the solid. This actual example has developed to facilitate the speedy assembly and
been forged by the GKN Dynoflow method and the installation of threaded fasteners.
only secondary operation needed, to give the part
an excellent surface finish is to submit it to mild The new 'Torque-Hed' detail (Fig. 10) is a six wing
barrelling. In this case the material is an alumi- self-centring arrangement for screw heads. This
nium alloy and the material saving alone is 75 per design is particularly suitable where high torque
cent. driving is required. The head does not easily 'cam-
out' thus preventing undue damage to screwdriver
Fig. 7 shows a special screw made by the same bits. If painted over, the heads are easier to clean
process but from mild steel. than many other recess headed screws. It should
also be noted that in emergency the head can be
Manufacturers: GKN Screws and Fasteners Ltd. turned by using a conventional screw driver blade.
Many screw threads can be effectively locked by Touch and close fasteners
applying a liquid sealant which remains fluid when
in contact with air - but when placed between metal
Fig. 11 shows a greatly enlarged view of a touch
and close fastener which is sold under the name of
surfaces cures automatically. One brand, known
'Velcro'. The fastener consists of two nylon strips,
as Loctite, sets without shrinking into an extreme-
one with thousands of liny hooks and the other with
ly tough, impervious and non-toxic solid. The
joint is not affected by vibration but the bond can be
many tiny loops. When pressed together the hooks
grip the loops to give a tight, secure closure. To
broken by using a spanner.
separate the fastener, the two strips are simply
peeled apart.
In addition to locking nuts, bolts and threaded
studs, the solutions can also be used for fitting
The fastenings are flexible and can be washed, dry-
bearings retaining components in the correctly as-
cleaned and ironed. Being plastics they will not cor-
sembled position and also as a locking/sealing med-
rode or jam. Most applications for Velcro are to
ium on pipework.
be found where flexible materials have to be fixed
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trially in Britain and it is safe to predict that the unit (Type 1134) has a generator- rated at 3200 inch-
number will rise rapidly as realisation of the ad- pounds per second.
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vantages of ultrasonics spreads.
Several transducers and probes may be mounted
Ultrasonics cannot handle all plastics assembly together in a combined unit, as shown in Fig. 12, to
jobs but, where it can be used, joints are produced enable comparatively large workpieces to be ultra-
rapidly and automatically and are reliable, incon- sonically assembled; the associated generators may
spicuous and indeed attractive. Basically there are be rack-mounted if required.
three techniques for ultrasonic assembly welding,
,
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Fig. 13. (Far left) Suitable
profile for ultrasonic butt
THREADED BORE- wold showing recommended
relative dimensions of
energy director.
effect. On the application of ultrasonics this ridge The four-bulb flash cube was, in fact, designed for
rapidly melts and the molten material spreads ultrasonic assembly right from the start. Ultra-
evenly across the joint profile. Handling of work- sonic energy is applied around the circumference
pieces may be mechanised and horns and joint pro- of the base, immediately above the welding line.
files may be specially designed. Joints which are In other applications, where this can be arranged,
virtually homogeneous can be produced very rapidly
itminimises energy requirements and gives the
and automatically with almost zero rejection rate. most economical joint. In the case of rigid thermo-
plastics it is also possible to weld remotely, since
Ultrasonic welding of rigid thermoplastics is al- the ultrasonic energy is transmitted by the work-
ready widely used for automatic assembly of pla- piece to the joint line. The range at which it is
stics bowls, cosmetic jars, flash cubes and many possible to carry out remote welding depends on a
other components, where adhesives, solvents and number of factors, such as the power imparted to
directly applied heat are at a disadvantage. the plastics by the horn and the sound-transmitting
properties of the plastics. With good horn-plastics
In the case of flash cubes - a particularly good ex- coupling and suitable thermoplastic materials a
ample - the use of ultrasonics is virtually essential. range of six inches or more is practicable.
It is necessary to seal the cover to the base of the
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the driving faces of the recess are vertical, which
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Insert/hole design varies with each application but
in all cases a sufficient volume of plastics must be
displaced to fill the voids created by knurled or
undercut areas of the insert. A slight excess of
molten material is generally preferable to insuffi-
0.5D RADIUS
0.5D RADIUS cient interference, which may result in a joint of
Staking
Jjvjb:£ Jf ^
1 Ultrasonic staking of metal to plastics employs the
same principles as welding and insertion but joint
design is very different. In staking, a hole in the
STANDARO LCW PROFILE metal receives a plastics stud which is then formed
into a head by ultrasonic energy to hold the metal
Fig.16. Relative dimensions oF horn and stud in place. The process is very similar to riveting.
profiles For standard and low-proFile staked head Staking requires ultrasonic energy only at the sur-
Forms .
face of the plastics stud so that the initial contact
area between horn and plastics must be kept small.
The horn is specially designed, and usually under-
Insertion cut to the shape of stud head required. One of two
head forms, having a high or low profile (Fig. 16),
In the case of insertion, a hole (not necessarily will suit the majority of applications.
circular) of slightly smaller dimensions than that
of the insert to be received is first pre-moulded Unlike welding or insertion, staking requires that
in the plastics, to provide an interference fit and to out-of-phase vibration should take place between
guide the insert into place. For a fully interlock- horn and stud surfaces. Light initial contact pres-
ing assembly, the metal insert is generally knurled, sure is therefore applied over a very small initial
undercut, or otherwise shaped to resist the loads area. The progessive melting of the plastics under
imposed on the finished assembly. this light but continuous pressure forms the re-
quired stud head. As with welding and insertion,
Ultrasonic energy may be applied to the metal or some trial and error may be necessary to obtain
the plastics, but is generally applied in practice to the optimum settings of pressure, hold time and
the metal if it is an insert since it has a smaller weld time but the result, when set up, is an opera-
volume, better sound-transmitting properties and tion suitable for rapid production with very low
consequently wastes less energy. The ultrasonic rejection rate.
vibration gives rise to frictional heat at the joint
or interface, causing momentary melting and flow-
ing of the plastics and allowing the insert to be driv-
en home. The ultrasonic energy is generally ap-
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. Ucan Products Ltd.
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The Torrington Co. Ltd. Lamp Manufacturing fit Railway Supplies Ltd. Williams Bros (Sheffield) Ltd.
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AdamB Benson Ltd. fit
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Richard Klinger Ltd.
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fit
Co. Ltd.
fit
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fit Screw fit Rivet Co. Ltd.
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Deltight Industries Ltd. G.H. Smith & Co. (Bankhall) Ltd. Crane's Screw Colgryp Castor Co. Ltd.
fit
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Sales Office &• Stock Depot— Holo-Krome Limited, Park Lane, Birmingham 21. Tel. No. 021 553 1037, Telex 338140
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Suppliers Addresses
Peter Abbott & Co. Ltd. Aldridge. Camloc Industrial Fixings (UK) Ltd.,
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Adams & Benson Ltd. Barber & Colman Ltd. Carr & Nichols Ltd.
Union Lodge. Marsland Road. Bolton Road,
Albion, Sale, Atherton,
West Bromwich, Ches. Manchester.
Staffs. Sale 2277 Atherton 2431
021-553 0561
H. J. Barlow & Co. Ltd., Chalfont Aluminium Roofing Supplies Ltd.
Aircraft Materials Ltd. Mounts Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, 4,
Midland Road. Wednesbury, Northumberland.
N.W. 1. Staffs. Newcastle 35226
01-387 6151 Wednesbury 0906
Baxters (Bolts, Screws & Rivets) Ltd., Howard S. Cooke & Co. Ltd.
Anderton (Spring Pressings) Ltd.
Sheepcote Street. Arrow Road,
Hithercroft Road,
Birmingham, IS.
Redditch,
Wallingford.
021-643 0105 Worcs.
Berks.
Redditch 3231
Wallingford 2081
Benton Engineering Co. Ltd.
Tonbridge Road.
George Cooper (Sheffield) Ltd.
Anglo-Swiss Screw Co. Ltd.,
Sheffield Road,
Trout Rood. Harold Hill.
Sheffield, 9,
West Drayton. Romford.
Yores.
Middx. Essex.
Sheffield 41026
West Drayton 3644 Ingrebourne 43864
Annfield Metal Fasteners Ltd. Bifurcated & Tubular Rivet Co. Ltd. Cooper & Turner Ltd.
Overton Mill. MandeviUe Road. Vulcan Works,
Overton, Aylesbury. Vulcan Road,
Basingstoke, Bucks. Sheffield, 9,
Hants. Aylesbury 5911 Yores.
Overton 303 Sheffield 42091
G. E. Bissell & Co. Ltd.,
Arcon Engineering Co. Crown Works, Copper *t Asbestos Washer Co. Ltd.
Wallsuches, Malt Mill Lane, Northgate,
Horwich. Halesowen. Aldridge,
Bolton, Worcs. Walsall.
Lanes. 021-599 2241 Staffs.
Horwich 68215 Aldridge 52951
Black &
Luff Ltd.
Armstrong Patents Co. Ltd. Pershore Road South.
Birmingham, 30. George Cotton & Sons.
East gate, Lockfield Avenue.
Beverley, 021-458 4371
Brimsdown,
Yorks. Enfield.
Beverley 882212 John Bradley & Co. Ltd.
101-111 Holloway Head, Middx.
01-804 3033
Auto Machinery Co. Ltd., Birmingham, 1.
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Thos. Eaves Ltd.
Hampton & Beebee Ltd. Lamp Manufacturing & Railway Supplies Ltd.
58 Holloway Head, Franchise St. Vinceni I.ane,
Birmingham, 1,
Kings Hill, Dorking.
021-692 1481 Wednesbury. Surrey.
Staffs. Dorking 4411
David Etchells (Forgings & Fasteners) Ltd. 021-526 2801
Blaenau Ffestiniog.
C. Lindley & Co. Ltd.,
Merioneth. Harris & Edgar Ltd. 34 K.ngleiield Road,
N. Wales. Progress Works, London.
Blaenau Ffestiniog 493 222 Purley Way, N. 1.
Croydon, 01-254 6431
Everbright Fasteners Ltd, CR9 4JH,
162 Colne Road, Surrey. Linread Ltd.
Twickenham. -01-686 4891 P.O. Box No. 21,
Middx. Cox Street,
01-894 7553 Harrison (Birmingham) Brassfoundry Ltd. Birmingham, 3.
Bradford Street Works, 021-236 9822
Exors. of James Mills Ltd.. Birmingham. 12.
Bredbury Works, 021-772 3421 Llanda.T Engineering Co. Ltd.
Woodley, Paper Mill Road.
Stockport, Helical Springs Ltd. Canton.
Cheshire. Dock Road, Cardiff.
061-430 2231 Lytham St. Annes, Wales.
Lanes. Cardiff 563242
Expandite Ltd. Lytham 7971
Plilplug Div. London Metal Warehouses Ltd.
Western Road, John Hickton & Co. Ltd. Summer Road,
Bracknell, Stourbridge Road, Thames Ditton,
Berks. Halesowen, Surrey.
RG12 1-RH.
Birmingham. 01-398 4121
Bracknell 3200 021-550 1169
Long-l,ok Ltd.,
Firth Cleveland Fastenings Ltd. Industrial Fasteners Ltd. Buckingham Ave.
Treforest, Hempsted Lane, Trading Estate.
Glam. Gloucester. Slough.
Treforest 2633 Gloucester 25171 Bucks.
Slough 26741
H. Fordsmith Ltd., Instrument Screw Co. Ltd. ,
Hadfield Street Works, 206 Northolt Road, P. fcW. MacLeUan Ltd.
Comb rook, South Harrow, 120 Cornwall St.
Manchester, 16. Middx. Glasgow SI,
061-872 1615 01-422 1141 Scotland.
041-427 4061
C. J. Fox & Sons Ltd. International Engng. Concessionaires Ltd.
117 Victoria St., Walton - on - T name s Mscnays-Ltd.,
London. Surrey. 48-50 West Street.
S.W. 1. Walton-on-Thames 22211 Mlddlesbo rough.
01-834 0204 Yoris.
Irlam Engineering Co. (1942) Ltd. Middlcsbo rough 48144
E. J. Francois Ltd. Grosvenor Street,
62/68 Rosebery Avenue, Ashton-under- Lyne, Sanvje: Marden & Son Ltd.,
London, Lanes. Wellington Road.
E.C.I. 061-330 5291 Ashton-under- Lyne,
01-837 9157 Lanes,
Jesse Haywood & Co. Ltd. .
Ashlon 5136
GKN Bolts & Nuts Ltd. Foundry Lane,
Atlas Works. Smethwick, Marples ^ Beasley Ltd.
P.O. Box Birmingham, 40. Marhee Works,
-No. 12.
021-558 3027 South Road.
Darlaston.
S.
Birmingham, 19.
Staffs.
Jukes Coulson, Stokes & Co. Ltd. 021-55-i 8471
021-526 3100
Howards Works,
Second Avenue, Metric Ailscrews Ltd.,
GKN Screws & Fasteners Ltd.
E. 13. Pease i'ottage,
Heath St. Div. Sussex
01-472 2283
P.O. Box No. 61. OCY 3 25811
Heath St.
Smethwick,
ITW Ltd. Fastex Div.,
,
Hall & Rice Ltd., Richard Klinger Ltd., Nettleiok: & Moser Ltd.
Old Meeting Street, Klingerit Works, 170-194 Borough High St.
West Bromwlch, Sidcup. London,
Staffs. Kent. S.E.I.
West Bromwich 1287 01-300 7777 01-407 7111
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Stephen Newall & Co. Ltd.. Screw Machine Products Ltd. The Torrington Co. I td.
James Street. Wooburn Green. Torrington Avenue,
Helensburgh, Nr. High Wycombe. Coventry,
Scotland. Bucks. Warks.
Helensburgh 2121 Bourne End 22741 Coventry 74241
Nuts & Bolts (Darlaston) Ltd. Screw & Rivet Co. Ltd. Tower Manufacturing Co. Ltd.,
Foster Street, Penn Street Works, Central Works,
Darlaston, Wolve rhampton Shrub Hill,
Staffs. Staffs. Worcester.
021-526 2201 Wolverhampton 29041 Worcester 27272
Ross. Courtney & Co. Ltd. Toledo Woodhead Springs Ltd. , Woodberry Chillcott & Co. Ltd.
Ashbrook Road, Aycliffe Ind. Estate, Atlas Street.
Upper Holloway, Darlington, Feeder Road,
N. 19. Co. Durham. Bristol, 2.
01-272 0551 Aycliffe 2371 Bristol 70407
ADDENDUM
Clevedon Rivets & Tools Ltd. Moulded Fasteners Ltd. ,
Crompton Parkinson Lid.
Reddicap Trading Estate. Vestry Estate, Crompton House,
Sutton Coldfield, Otford Road, Aldwych,
Warks. Sevenoaks. W.C.2.
021-354 5238 Kent. 01-242 3333
Sevenoaks 56176
Ephraim Phillips Ltd. Nyloy Screws Ltd.
212, Cheam Common Road, Holo-Krome Ltd. .
274, King Street,
Worcester Park, Kingsway West, Hammersmith,
Surrey. Dundee. W.6.
01-337 0017 Dundee 69261 01-748 9973
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