2-1 Fasteners and Fastening

2-2 Threaded Fasteners

2-3 Screw and Screw Thread
2-4 Screw Thread Terminology
2-5 Basic Profiles of Screw Threads
2-6 Types of V-threads
2-7 Profile of Square Thread and its modifications
2-8 Right-Hand and Left-Hand Threads
2-9 Single-start and Multi-start Threads
2-10 Bolts and Nuts
2-11 Chamfering of Bolts and Nuts
2-12 Washer facing of the hexagonal bolts and
nuts
2-13 Counter-sinking of the nut
2-14 Method of drawing hexagonal head bolt and nut
2-15 Method of drawing a square head bolt and nut
A mechanical element which holds two or more parts of a machine
or a structure is known as fastener. The process is called fastening.
Permanent fastening: it involves destruction during separation
press fits
shrink fits
rivets
welding, brazing, and soldering CH
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adhesives LE
C
33

Sli
de
3
Temporary fastening: it doesnt involve destruction during
separation
Bolts and nuts
studs and nuts
screws
keys
pins, etc
 Externally threaded fasteners
Internally threaded fasteners
Use:
to fasten parts together
for the relative adjustment of the adjacent parts

CH
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LE
C
33

Sli
de
6
 To transmit motion and
power

CH
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LE
C
33

Sli
de
7
 Lead=L=n p
n = number of start

Figure 2-1
Terminology of screw
threads. Sharp Vee
Threads shown for clarity;
the crests and roots are
actually flattened or
rounded during the
forming operation
 V-thread
Square thread
CH
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LE
C
33

Sli
de
10
CH
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LE
C
33

Sli
de
11
 Right-hand thread A screw thread that is screwed in by rotating CW .
Left-hand thread A screw thread that is screwed in by rotating CCW.
(a) Single (STANDARD) (b) double (c) triple threaded
 2-10 Bolts and Nuts

Bolt . Threaded
fastener designed to
pass through holes in
mating members and
to be secured by
tightening a nut from
the end opposite the
head of the bolt.
2-11 Chamfering of Bolts and
Nuts
2-11 Chamfering of Bolts and
Nuts
 2-12 Washer facing of the hexagonal
bolts and nuts

Finished vs.
Unfinished Bolts:

The difference between a finished and

Unfinished hex head bolt is a washer
Under the head of the finished bolt.
 2-13 Counter-sinking of the nut

Countersinking of nut
facilitates the gripping
of the bolt end when
the nut first enters
while it is threaded on
2-14 Method of drawing
hexagonal head bolt and nut
2-14 Method of drawing
hexagonal head bolt and nut

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2-14 Method of drawing
hexagonal head bolt and nut
2-14 Method of drawing
hexagonal head bolt and nut
2-15 Method of drawing a square
head bolt and nut
2-15 Method of drawing a square
head bolt and nut
2-15 Method of drawing a square
head bolt and nut
 Conventional
representation
s of threads
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2.21 Foundation bolts