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Torque

04/18/2009 3:33 PM

Are the torque figures for a bolt the same as for a nut? Assume same size and same material.

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04/18/2009 5:08 PM

If the nut is on the bolt, then the figure will be the same...

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04/19/2009 12:40 AM

Personally, I'd like more information. What torque figures?

Nuts and bolts don't fail in the same way. The threads may fail at some point, but, even that failure would not be the same.

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04/19/2009 4:03 AM

Ah, yes indeed, the thread on the bolt usually strips or the bolt elongates and snaps, but if the nut and bolt are threaded together, the failure of either is the failure of the whole.
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04/19/2009 10:20 PM

Kid comes in to the smithy's shop and hangs around. Picks this thing up, looks at it, puts it back, picks that thing up looks at it, puts it back, and just hangs around. Smithy says, "can I help you?" Kid says, "Nope just looking." Finally the kid goes over to the anvil, where the smith has just left a shoe from the forge to cool. Kid tries to pick the shoe up and drops it back onto the anvil, pulling his hand away.

Smithy says, "burn yourself?" Kid says, "Nope, it doesn't take that long to look at a horseshoe."

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