Most engineers who deal with bolted joints are familiar with torque tables for SAE-grade bolts, but these are all too often used without regard for the yield strength of internal threads or the bolt’s ...

Torque-to-yield (TTY) bolts, also known as angle torque or stretch bolts, are fasteners designed to be tightened beyond their elastic range and into a controlled yield zone. Their job is to apply a ...

As Charlie Chaplin figured out during his brief assembly-line career depicted in the 1936 film Modern Times, tightening bolts all day can be a real pain. Lucky for Charlie, and for any one of us ...

When hot rodders build a street machine or street rod, countless hours are expended selecting the proper major components, building the drivetrain, detailing the chassis, choosing the right tires and ...

Ever been strolling through a hardware store or perhaps an auto parts establishment and wondered of the meaning behind the markings on the hundreds of thousands of bolt heads on the shelf? Whether you ...

Measuring torque when installing threaded fasteners is the best indicator of future joint performance, right? Actually, bolt tension is a better performance indicator, but measuring torque is far ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Torque-to-yield (TTY) bolts, also known as angle torque or stretch bolts, are fasteners designed to be tightened beyond their ...