Guide to Threads, Threading and Threaded Fasteners

This essential reference book features in-depth coverage of all aspects of thread systems, threading methods, and threaded fasteners and their capabilities. Special attention has been given to the wide variety of available machining operations and tools exploited in the creation of threaded fasteners, including unusually detailed coverage of methods to determine the ideal whole diameter for tapping operations. A chapter is devoted to aircraft fasteners (including rivets) that are used in a wide spectrum of industries.