Larry is correct in that a tightened fastener stretches. We use torque
because it is easier to measure. Based on the physical characteristics of
the metal, the amount of torque applied vs. thread configuration can be used
to calculate the approximate stretch of the fastener which, based on the
At 08:30 AM 8/31/2015, you wrote:
>Just to add my 2 cents of limited knowledge - I remember during my time as
>an airforce tech, torqueing a critical bolt so that the Length of the
>torqued bolt was *increased* by a set figure...what was all that about
>Mac
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