Lion DVD AFA I CHAPTER: Threaded Fasteners

Threaded
Fasteners
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Forces
Clamping force between
two surfaces

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Forces

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High Stress Areas

Nut

First thread root First exposed thread

Shank
Underhead fillet
Washer face

Bolt head
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Manufacturing

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Manufacturing
Bolts are cold formed

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Manufacturing Cut Vs Rolled Thread

CUT THREAD ROLLED THREAD

CUT THREAD ROLLED THREAD

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Caterpillar Bolts
Standard Cat bolts have grade
8 Classification

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Marking Metric - Inch

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Torquing

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Nuts
Lower Hardness
than the Bolt

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Knurled Bolts
Provide better fit
in bolt hole

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Threads
This bolt have been torqued

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Abnormal Stress Raisers

• Pits
• Nicks
• Gouges
• Cracks
Where ?
• Threads
• Shank
• Under head Fillet
• Washer Faces

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Fatigue Fracture Abnormal Stress raiser

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Fatigue Fracture Abnormal Stress raiser

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Fatigue Fracture
Fatigue fracture at
high stress area with
no abnormal stress
raiser indicate
cyclic overload

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Fatigue Fracture Bending

Bolts are not supposed to
carry bending loads

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Loose Joint No Preload

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Fatigue Fracture Bending

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Fatigue Fracture Bending

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Fatigue Fracture Reverse Bending

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Fatigue Fracture Bending

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Fretting
Cyclically overloaded or
slightly loose joint

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Fretting Bolt vibrating

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Ductile Fracture Single Overload

Bending load

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Ductile Fracture Over torque

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Ductile Fracture Over torque

Dark rough fracture
Polished threads

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Ductile Fracture “Bulleting”

Plastic deformation
Heat discoloration

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Impact Shear

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Fracture Comparison
Impact Fatigue Ductile
Shear Fracture Bending
Fracture

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Fastener Problems
• Material
• Forming
• Hardening
• Threading

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Pre-crack Rolling Seam

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Pre-crack Rolling Seam

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Pre-crack Rolling Seam

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Forming Problems
Not hot enough during forming

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Stress Corrosion Cracking

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Stress Corrosion Cracking

Bolt failed when machine
was not in use

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Stress Corrosion Cracking

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Stress Corrosion Cracking

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Stress Corrosion Cracking

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Heat treating Problems

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Heat treating Problems

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Loose Nuts
Last thread of 2 stripped
Thread damaged after nut come of

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