Fastener
Fastener
Fastener
Threaded
Fasteners
Service Training Malaga 1
Lion DVD AFA I
Forces
Clamping force between
two surfaces
Forces
Nut
Shank
Underhead fillet
Washer face
Bolt head
Service Training Malaga 5
Lion DVD AFA I
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Bolts are cold formed
Caterpillar Bolts
Standard Cat bolts have grade
8 Classification
Torquing
Nuts
Lower Hardness
than the Bolt
Knurled Bolts
Provide better fit
in bolt hole
Threads
This bolt have been torqued
Fatigue Fracture
Fatigue fracture at
high stress area with
no abnormal stress
raiser indicate
cyclic overload
Fretting
Cyclically overloaded or
slightly loose joint
Bending load
Plastic deformation
Heat discoloration
Impact Shear
Fracture Comparison
Impact Fatigue Ductile
Shear Fracture Bending
Fracture
Fastener Problems
• Material
• Forming
• Hardening
• Threading
Forming Problems
Not hot enough during forming
Loose Nuts
Last thread of 2 stripped
Thread damaged after nut come of