Externally threaded fasteners with locking devices use the same techniques as locknuts. Prevailing-torque locking screws employ distorted threads, interference fits, inserts, or a chemical adhesive ...

Self-clinching fasteners were designed almost 70 years ago as way to attach components to thin sheet metal and ensure the connection would withstand hard tugs and torque loads. They are also useful ...

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