Fastening & Joining

The Fastening & Joining section features information about welding, adhesives, soldering, brazing, nuts, bolts, and rivets in the articles below.

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The advantages of structural thermosets
Structural thermosets are an attractive alternative to metals and thermoplastics, thanks to high strength, light weight, dimensional stability, corrosion resistance, and excellent surface appearance

Adhesives for Making Electrical Connections

Electrically conductive adhesives provide durable bonds with conductive paths to suit a variety of electronics applications
The advantages of structural thermosets

Structural thermosets are an attractive alternative to metals and thermoplastics, thanks to high strength, light weight, dimensional stability, corrosion resistance, and excellent surface appearance
Fastening & Joining Monthly - January 23, 2012

Threaded inserts let designers put bolts and other fasteners in relatively soft metals. But engineers needed inserts for military vehicles that would be lightweight, create watertight seals, lock...
How to Maintain Joint Integrity When Converting from Metal to Plastic

Inserts for Plastics allow designers to replace machined and cast metal components with plastic to achieve significant cost and weight savings without any loss of joint strength - even in...
How to Choose the Most Cost Effective Alignment Dowel

To select the most cost-effective alignment component, Design Engineers must focus on required positional tolerances, cost of secondary operations (reaming/honing holes), overall assembly...

Name that thread

12

Four basic steps identify threads on industrial hydraulic fittings.
Straight Facts on Blind Rivets

3

All you need to know about blind side or breakstem rivets
Understanding the Nut Factor in Threaded-Fastener Torque-Tension Relationship

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Understanding the nut factor, which relates threaded-fastener torque and tension, can help engineers design more-reliable bolted joints.
Sorting out shaft connections

1

Motors and gearboxes that generate high torque and acceleration may make shaft keys obsolete.
Secrets of Bond Strength

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Leakproof glued joints in plastic assemblies are a cinch if the surfaces are clean.