This video takes a detailed look at bolted joints, and how preload, the tensile force that develops in a joint as it is ...

Description: This specification covers metric bolts and screws made from a low alloy steel ... MA3376 860 MPa minimum ultimate tensile strength at room ...

My first exposure to tension control bolts started with getting really lucky ... and therefore the amount of clamping force, depends on the strength of the material used to make the bolt, the ...

If there’s one takeaway lesson from [The Efficient Engineer]’s excellent examination of the strength of bolted joints, it’s the importance of preload. Preload is the tensile force created by ...