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Some joint-design considerations are universal; others vary with the assembly methods used.

Carbon steel, also called plain carbon steel, is a malleable, iron-based metal containing carbon, small amounts of manganese, and other elements that are inherently present.

Pressure regulators, commonly called pressure-reducing valves, maintain constant output pressure in compressed-air systems regardless of variations in input pressure or output flow.

Although many different types of plastics have properties which make them suitable for bearing applications, the most commonly used are phenolics, acetals, UHMWPE, and nylon.

Fasteners come in a variety of materials.

Parts can be fastened by a rivet if flat parallel surfaces exist for both the rivet clinch and head, and there is adequate space for the rivet driver during clinching.

The most common type of power supply today is the switching supply.

The typical hydraulic system is cleaned by a single filter in the circuit.

The larger gear in a pair is called the gear, the smaller is called the pinion.

Washers are primarily used as a seat to distribute load, but they may also provide spring tension, span oversize holes, insulate, seal, or provide electrical connection.

Actuators convert fluid energy into useful work.

Polyolefin homopolymers are made from ethylene, propylene, butylene, and methyl pentene. Other olefin monomers such as pentene and hexene are used to make copolymers.

Nylons (polyamides), the first of the thermoplastic engineering resins, were developed originally as high-strength textile These semicrystalline plastics are le in compositions for molding and extrudding, for solution and fluidized-bed gs, and for casting.

Most printed-board connectors are either a one-piece receptacle or a two-piece plug and jack.

Disc motors are permanent-magnet stepping motors that exhibit performance comparable to that of hybrid motors.