Ship Systems and Equipment - Fasteners - Selection and Identification Guidance

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Ship Systems and Equipment - Fasteners - Selection and Identification Guidance

This SAE Standard provides a comprehensive list of guidelines for the selection, identification, and control of metric- and inch-sized fasteners for use in shipboard applications for both shipbuilder installed joints and for use in shipboard components. This guidance includes the following: a Fastener material selection. b Fastener thread form and fit selection. c Selection of fastener finish, when needed. d Selection of locking devices and elements, when needed. e Selection of screw thread fastener inserts, when needed. f Use of fastener part or identifying numbers. g Identification marking requirements. This document has not been revised since 1996; due to extensive changes, this document has been rewritten and retitled appropriately as a guidance document. Definitions have been rewritten for consistency with SAE J2270 and/or modified to be in accordance with Navy and other industry standards. References have been updated and new references added.