Technical Files, Charts and External Links

Technical Files & Documents

This listing provides links to a variety of digital documents (PDF format) assembled for your review.

Aerospace Threaded Fastener Strength in Combined Shear and Tension Loading

AN - MS - NAS Visual Chart
Military fastener visual reference guide.

AN - National Stock Numbers
courtesy Defense Logistics Agency

Coarse vs. Fine Threads

DIN Definitions
DINS 1-1470

Drive Tool Sizes
courtesy Engineered Parts Sourcing Inc.

Fast Facts
Failure Analysis of Fasteners: Lessons Learned

Fastener Quality Act
The Fastener Quality Act (FQA) was signed into law on June 8, 1999.

Fastener Quality Act Amendments Act of 1999
courtesy U.S. Government

Fastener Quality System Questionnaire

Fastener Resource Guide
Fastener terminology, descriptions, details and more.

Fastener Study Guide
courtesy North American Retail Hardware Association

Fastener Tariffs
A government document detailing the different tariffs on fasteners.

Fastener Technical Data & Charts
courtesy KLJack.com

Fastener Tightening
by IFI

Fastener Tools
A document covering the fastener basics.

Fastener Training Guide
courtesy Earnest Machine

Fastener Training Guides

Fasteners of Heading 7318: What Everyone Should Know
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Fundamentals of Threaded Fasteners
Fundamental information about threaded fasteners such as definition of screw thread terms, nomenclature, etc.

Galvanic Corrosion
A measure of how dissimilar metals will corrode when placed against each other in an assembly.

Guide to Design Criteria for Bolted and Riveted Joints
courtesy RCSC

Hardness Conversions
courtesy Engineered Parts Sourcing Inc.

Hole Size for Die Casting
courtesy Engineered Parts Sourcing Inc.

Holo-Krome Technical Handbook
Holo-Krome products meet your required specifications.

How to Select a Drill Point Size

Installation and Maintenance of Threaded Fasteners (Nuts and Bolts)
Information about helical coil inserts, tapping of screw thread and other useful information here.

Manufacturer's Identifying Markings - North America
courtesy One Monroe

Material Strength
courtesy Engineered Parts Sourcing Inc.

Mechanical Properties and Identification Markings for Threaded Fasteners
Information about mechanical properties and identification markings for threaded fasteners as per the ISO

Metric Conversions
courtesy Engineered Parts Sourcing Inc.

NASA Fastener Design Course

Pilot Hole Size
courtesy Engineered Parts Sourcing Inc.

Product (Dimensions and Tolerances) Standards for Threaded Fasteners
Information about product standards for industrial threaded fasteners is given in the following booklet.

Rivets and Inserts
courtesy Hanson Rivets & Supply

Tech Data
courtesy Aluminum Fastener Supply

Technical Information - Anchors
courtesy Hewes Fastener

Technical Information - Bolts
courtesy Hewes Fastener

Technical Information - Metrics
courtesy Hewes Fastener

Technical Information - Nuts
courtesy Hewes Fastener

Technical Information - Pins
courtesy Hewes Fastener

Technical Information - Screws
courtesy Hewes Fastener

Technical Information - Sockets
courtesy Hewes Fastener

Technical Information - Threaded Studs
courtesy Hewes Fastener

Technical Information - Washers
courtesy Hewes Fastener

Technical Specifications Guide for Fasteners
courtesy Fast-Rite International, Inc.

The Proper Designation and Use of Standards
by IFI

Thread Galling
by Mike McGuire

Torque Tensioning
courtesy Engineered Parts Sourcing Inc.

Weights per Thousand
courtesy Engineered Parts Sourcing Inc.

What is Proper Torque?
by IFI

Technical Links

This listing provides links to a variety of external pages on different sites, assembled for your review.

AASHTO to ASTM Conversions
courtesy Portland Bolt

ASTM Specifications
courtesy Portland Bolt

Bolt Torque Chart
courtesy Portland Bolt

DLA Troop Support Industrial Hardware
courtesy Defense Logistics Agency

Fastener Identification Markings
courtesy Portland Bolt

Fastener Reference Data and Charts
courtesy Fastener Mart

Fastener Weather Models
courtesy Tropical Tidbits

FREE Fastener Technical Data
by IFI

Hydrogen Embrittlement
courtesy fastenerdata

Information Related to Bolted Joints
courtesy Bolt Science

Locking of Threaded Fasteners
courtesy Practical Maintenance

Nut Compatibility Chart
courtesy Portland Bolt

Screw Points
courtesy fastenerdata

Spaenaur Charts & Guides
courtesy Spaenaur

Steel Hardness Conversion
courtesy Portland Bolt

Strength Requirements by Grade
courtesy Portland Bolt

Structural Bolts
courtesy Practical Maintenance

The Essential Guide to Blind Rivets
A deep dive into application, specific types of blind rivets, specifications, tips on working with a distributor, and much more. Courtesy Bay Supply

The Essential Guide to Coil Thread Inserts
courtesy Bay Supply

The Essential Guide to Huck BOM and Avdel Avbolt
courtesy Bay Supply

The Essential Guide to Lockbolts
Learn the two types of lockbolts, understand their benefits and multiple applications, as well as top brands and installation tools. Courtesy Bay Supply

The Essential Guide to Threaded Rivet Nut Inserts
courtesy Bay Supply

Thread Pitch Chart
courtesy Portland Bolt

Threads
courtesy fastenerdata

Tightening Methods for Threaded Fasteners
courtesy Practical Maintenance

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