Nuts and Bolts Threaded Fastener Issues m Types

Nuts and Bolts Threaded Fastener Issues: m Types m Materials/Grades m Tightening Torque Fasteners. ppt - 1

Threaded Fasteners Did you know that? m the Boeing 747 uses about 2. 5 million fasteners • 70, 000 titanium costing $150, 000 • 400, 000 other fasteners costing about $250, 000 • 30, 000 squeeze rivets, 50 cents each installed m In certain applications (such as an engine head), you should tighten the bolt as much as possible, if it does not fail by twisting during tightening, there is a very good possibility that the bolt will never fail Fasteners. ppt - 2

Why are fasteners used? Advantages m Removable m Easy to install m Wide variety of standard parts Disadvantages m loosening m failure m cost Fasteners. ppt - 3

Types m Machine m Wood screws m Tapping screws Fasteners. ppt - 4

Standard Thread Systems Unified or American SI (ISO) Pipe ACME Whitworth (UK) Fasteners. ppt - 5

Typical Designation 1/2” - 13 UNC - 2 A external thread (B means internal) Terminology of screw threads Sharp vee threads shown for clarity; the crests and roots are actually flattened or rounded during the forming operation. Class of fit (1 is loosest tolerance, 3 is tightest) Thread Series UNC (Unified Coarse) UNF (Unified Fine) Pitch (threads/inch) Nominal Diameter (also shown as decimal or screw #) Fasteners. ppt - 6

Bolt Grades m m Grade indicates the tensile strength of the bolt Determined by bolt material and heat treating Fasteners. ppt - 7

Tightening Torque It is typical on engines for bolts to have a specified tightening torque. Why? m It results in a quantified preload on the bolts m Insures that parts never separate m Maintains friction (no sliding to shear forces) m Insures even distribution of loading • prevent warpage of mating parts • uniform pressure distribution over seal or gasket m Prevents bolt from loosening m Reduces fatique effects Fasteners. ppt - 8

Bolt Manufacturing Processes m Forging (upsetting) m Rolling a) b) Thread-rolling processes: a) reciprocating flat dies; and b) two-roller dies. Threaded fasteners, such as bolts, are made economically by these processes at high rates of production Fasteners. ppt - 9

Manufacturing Processes continued m Turning on screw machines (a) Differences in the diameters of machined and rolled threads. (b) Grain flow in machined and rolled threads. Unlike machining, which cuts through the grains of the metal, rolled threads have improved strength because of cold working and favorable grain flow. Fasteners. ppt - 10

References m Kalpakjian, S. Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, 2 nd Edition, Addison Wesley, 1992. m Spotts, M. F. , Design of Machine Elements. Prentice-Hall, Inc. , 1985. m Shigley, Joseph and Mitchell, Larry, Mechanical Engineering Design. Mc. Graw-Hill. Book Company, 1983. Fasteners. ppt - 11