AMT – 100 Aircra, Material, Processes & Hardware Chapter 5

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AMT–100
Aircra,Material,Processes&
Hardware
Chapter5
MetalProper<es
•  Hardness-Thepropertyofamaterialthat
enablesittoresistpenetra<on,wearorcuDng
ac<ons.
•  Strength–Theabilityofamaterialtoresist
deforma<on(beingdeformed)
•  Malleability-Thecharacteris<cofamaterial
thatallowsittobestretchedorshapebybea<ng
ofahammerorpassingthroughrollerswithout
breaking.
MetalProper<es
•  Duc<lity-Thepropertywhichallowsmetaltobe
permanentlydrawn,bent,ortwistedinto
variousshapeswithoutbreaking.
•  Elas<city-Thecapabilityofamaterialtobe
stretched(deforma<on)andtorecoverit'ssize
andshapea,erit'sdeforma<on.Thepointat
whichpermanentdeforma<onoccursisthe
yieldpoint.
•  Toughness-Thepropertyofthemetalwhich
allowsittobedeformedwithoutbreaking.The
oppositeofbriPleness.
MetalProper<es
•  BriPleness-Thepropertyofamaterialtobreak
whenbentordeformed.Itistheresistanceto
changeintherela<veposi<onofthemolecules
inthematerial.
•  Conduc<vity-Theabilityofamaterialto
transferheatorelectricity
•  ThermalExpansion–Thecontrac<onand
expansionofmaterialastheresultofhea<ngor
cooling.
FerrousMetals
•  Ferrousmetalisonethatcontainsiron
•  Pureironistooso,foraircra,use
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Addcarbontoironandyougetsteel
•  SAE-SocietyofAutomo<veEngineers
•  SAEfour-digitnumberingsystemforiden<fying
steel
Firstdigit:basicalloyingelement
!  Seconddigit:thepercentageofthebasicelementin
thealloy
!  Thirdandfourthdigits:percentageofcarboninthe
alloyin1/100ofapercent
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FerrousMetals
•  Example:SAE1020-steelthatislow-carbon
steelthatcontains0.20%carbon
•  Maximumamountofcarbonisjustover1%
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Morecarbon,harderandmorebriPle
•  1XXX–Carbonsteel
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SAE1010to1030
•  0.10to0.30%carbon
•  So,
•  Canbesurfacehardened
FerrousMetals
•  1XXX–Carbonsteel
SAE1030to1050–medium-carbonsteels
!  SA1050andgreater–high-carbonsteel
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•  2XXX–Nickel
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SAE2330steelisusedforaircra,bolts,cable
terminals,keys,clevises,andpins.
•  3xxx-Nickel-chromiumsteel
FerrousMetals
•  41xx-Chrome-molybdenumsteel
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4130verycommoninaircra,parts
•  6xxxChrome-vanadiumsteel
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Commonfortools
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CRES
CorrosionResistantsteel
Stainlesssteel
10+%ofchromium
200thru400series
Usuallynon-magne<c
AluminumAlloys
•  Aluminumalloyfour-digitiden<fica<onsystem:
Firstdigit-Alloytype
!  Seconddigit-Modifica<onofalloy
!  Thirdandfourthdigits-Purityofaluminum
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•  1100–purealuminum
•  2XXX–Copperischiefalloy
Strongbutcorrodeseasily
!  2117–rivets,2024–sheetmetal
!  Can’tweld
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AluminumAlloys
•  Cladaluminum(Alcad)–averythinlayerofpure
aluminumappliedtothesurfaceofsheet
aluminum
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Protectagainstcorrosion
•  Purealuminumcreatesaluminumoxidewhenexposed
•  Aluminumoxideisawhitefilm
•  Protectstheremainingaluminum
•  Isaninsulator
Easytoscratch
!  Slightlylessstrengththananuncladsheetofthe
samethickness
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MagnesiumAlloys
Light&Strong
Highlysuscep<bletocorrosion
Tendencytocrack
Burns
Usedry-powderfireex<nguisher
!  Don’tusewater
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Titanium
Highstrength
Corrosionresistant
Lightweight
Needspecialtoolstowork,machineorweld
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PureCopper
Goodconduc<vity–heatandelectricity
Corrosionresistant
BecomesbriPlewhenworkhardened
Alloys
Beryllium
!  Zinc–makesbrass
!  Tin–makesbronze
!  Aluminum
!  Manganese
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Nickel
•  Usedforhighstrengthandhightemperature
applica<ons
•  Monel
•  Inconel
IronCrystallineForm
IronCrystallineForm
MetalHeatTreatment
•  Steelhasacrystallinestructure
•  Thearrangementofatomsinsteel’scrystalline
structuredeterminethesteel’shardness
•  Theprocessesofhea<ngandcoolingareusedto
controlnatureofthestructure
•  Thesamehea<ngandcoolingprocessescanbe
usedtocontrolhowthealloyingelements
changethesteel’sstructure
MetalHeatTreatment
•  Cri<calTemperature–Thetemperatureatwhich
theinternalstructuretakesacrystallineform
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Lowerthanmel<ngpoint
•  Tocontrolthesteel’shardness,thesteelisraised
toabovethecri<caltemperatureandthan
cooledtolockinthecrystallinestructure
•  Thefasterthesteeliscooled
Themoredensethecrystallinestructure
!  Themorehard(harder)
!  ThemorebriPle
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MetalHeatTreatment
•  Thecoolingprocessiscallquenching
•  Quenchingliquidsandrates
Brine(water&salt)–veryfast
!  Water–fast
!  Oil–slow
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•  Canstartaflashfire
Polymerandwater–precisioncontrol
!  Salts–precisioncontrol
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•  Producesmoreconsistentresultsbetweeninteriorand
surface
•  Highspeedquenchingcancausecracking
MetalHeatTreatment
•  Normalizing
Forging,working,rolling,machiningandweldingcan
leavestressesinametalstructure
!  Normalizingrelievesthestresses
!  Heattoabovecri<caltemperatureandthencooled
slowlyinair
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MetalHeatTreatment
•  Annealing
Producesafine-grain,so,,duc<lemetalwithout
internalstressesorstrains
!  Canproducetheloweststrengthsteel
!  Heatabovecri<caltemperatureandletitsit(soakat
thattemperature
!  Slowlycooledinatemperaturecontrolledfurnace
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SteelTemperatureRanges
Temperaturerangesforheattrea<ngsteelalloys.
MetalHeatTreatment
•  Tempering-Aformofheattreatmentinwhich
someofthehardnessandbriPlenessisremoved
fromametalthathasbeenhardenedbyheat
treatment
Temperingtemperaturesarelowerthanthecri<cal
temperature
!  Temperingproceduresincludeaspecific
temperatureand<me
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MetalHeatTreatment
Temperingtemperaturesforvarioussteelalloystoobtaintheindicatedtensilestrength.
ToolTempering
Temperingofsmalltoolsbyobservingthecoloroftheoxidesthatformwhenthesteelisheated.
CaseHardening
•  Casehardening-Atypeofmetalheattreatment
inwhichthesurfaceofthemetalishardened
andmadebriPlewhilethecoreofthematerial
remainsstrongandtough
Usuallydonewithlowercarbonsteel
!  Thehardenshellisverythin
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•  0.01”to0.06”
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Thehardeningprocesscanbeappliedtoonlyspecific
partsofanobject
CaseHardening
•  Nitriding-Amethodofcasehardeningsteelby
hea<ngitinanatmosphereofammonia.The
nitrogenintheammoniareactswiththesurface
ofthesteeltoformextremelyhardnitrides
Doesn’tchangethedimensionofthepart
!  Causeslessdistor<onthanothertypesofcase
hardening
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CaseHardening
•  Carburizing-Casehardeningprocessinwhich
addi<onalcarbonisinfusedintothesurfaceofa
low-carbonsteel.
Surfaceisheatedandthenexposedtocarbon
2
!  CarboncancomefromCO ,sootorcoke
2
!  CanbemadeinafurnacefilledwithCO
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ColdWorking
•  Plas<cDeforma<on-Amaterialundergoing
non-reversiblechangesofshapeinresponseto
appliedforces
•  ColdWorking-Thestrengtheningofametalby
plas<cdeforma<onatlowtemperatures
Alsocalledworkhardeningorstrainhardening
!  Coldrollingisaformofcoldworking
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•  Wrought-beatenoutorshapedbyhammering
Forging
•  Forging–Theprocessbywhichmetalisheated
andisshapedbyplas<cdeforma<onbysuitable
applyingcompressiveforce
Usuallydonewithpowerhammerorpress
!  Refinescrystalgrainstructure
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•  Improvesstrength,duc<lityandtoughness
•  Canorientdirec<onofgrainflowtothatoftheprinciple
stressesencounteredinactualuse
•  Video1
•  Video2
•  Video3
Cas<ng
•  Cas<ng–formingbymel<ngthemetaland
pouringintoamoldofthedesiredshape
•  Video1,Video2
•  Lesscontrolovergrainandcoolingprocess
•  LowerstrengthandmorebriPlethanforged
products
Extrusion
•  Extrusion–forcingametalthroughanopening
inadie,thuscausingthemetaltotaketheshape
ofthedie
•  Video
HeatTrea<ngAluminumAlloys
•  CalledSolu<onHeatTrea<ng
•  Mustbequenchedimmediatelyinwater
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Createssmallcrystals
•  ThesmallerthecrystalsthebePer
•  Quenchasfastaspossible
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Delayinquenchingcausesthecrea<onoflarger
crystals
•  Largercrystalscauseintergranularcorrosion
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Intergranularcorrosion-Corrosionthatformsalongthegrain
boundariesinapieceofmetal.
IntergranularCorrosion
Intergranularcorrosioncanstartonthesurfaceandprogress
throughthemetal,followingthegrainboundaries.
IntergranularCorrosion
IntergranularCorrosion
HeatTrea<ngAluminumAlloys
•  Aluminumdoesn’treachfullstrength
immediatelya,erquenching
•  Thealuminumhardenswithage
Called“aging”or“agehardening”
!  Canhappeninminutes,hours,daysoryears
!  Remember“icebox”rivets(D&DD)
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Ar<ficiallyAgeHardeningAluminum
•  CalledPrecipita<onHeatTreatment
•  Acceleratetheprocessofagehardening
•  Heldatatemperature,muchlowerthanthat
usedforsolu<onheattreatment,forupto24
hoursandthenremovedfromtheovenand
allowedtocooledins<llair
•  Increasesthestrengthandhardness
•  Reducesduc<lity
•  Makeshardertobendandform
AluminumTreatment
•  Annealingisusedtoso,enaluminum
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Usedtoso,enaluminumwhenworkingor
“pounding”metalintoshape
•  AluminumisNOTnormalized
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Onlysteel
•  Onceclad,sheetmetalisnotheattreated
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Thepurealuminumlayerwillcontaminateinner
layer
AluminumAlloyTemperDesigna<ons
•  Temper-hardened
•  F–Fresh/rawaluminum
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Nevercoldworked,heattreated,orannealed
•  O–Annealed
•  T–Heattreated/hardened
•  H–Work/strainharden
AluminumAlloyTemperDesigna<ons
Temperdesigna<onsofaluminumalloys.
HardnessTes<ng
•  Twomethods:
Rockwell
!  Brinell
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•  Rockwell
Measuresthehardnessofametalbymeasuringthe
depthofpenetra<onofaspecialpenetratorundera
specifiedload
!  So,metalsuseahardenedsteelball
!  Hardmetalsuseadiamondcone
!  Fourscales:AthruD
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•  BandCthemostcommon
RockwellTes<ng
•  Video
RockwellTes<ng
BrinellHardnessTes<ng
•  Hardnessofthematerialismeasuredbythe
diameteroftheimpressionmadebya10-mmdiameterhardenedsteelballforcedintothe
materialbyahydrauliccylinder
BrinellHardnessTes<ng
Figure 7-9.
A.Brinellhardnesstester.
B.MicroscopicviewofimpressionmadebyaBrinelltester.
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Wood
Onceaverypopularmaterial
Lightandstrong
Hasproblemswithwaterdecay
Becarefulwhichglueisusedforrepair
Theglueusedtomanufacturetheaircra,mayno
longerbeacceptable
!  AC43-1BrecommendsResorcinoladhesive
(resorcinol-formaldehyderesin)
!  AC43-1Balsorecommendsepoxybutdoesn’t
indicatewhichone
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Plas<cs
•  Thermoplas<cresins
So,enedbyheatandhardenedwhencooled
!  Usedforwindshieldsandsidewindows
!  Celluloseacetate
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•  Yellowswithage
•  Dissolveswithacetone
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Acrylicresins
•  Tradename-Plexiglas,Lucite,andPerspex
Plas<cs
•  ThermoseDngResins
Willnotso,enwhenitisheated,anditwillcharand
burnbeforeitmelts
!  Plas<ctrim
!  Epoxy
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•  CoPon
Fabric
Decayseasily
!  Usedforrestora<onprojects
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•  PolyesterhasreplacedcoPon
! 
TradenameDacronorCeconite
•  Severalcoveringsystemsavailabletoreplace
nitrate/butyrate(dope)
! 
NeedanSTCtoapply
Composites
•  Fabricsheldtogetherwithglue
! 
Strengthprovidedbyfabricnotglue
•  Usetheminimumamountofglue
•  Glues
! 
Epoxy
•  Twopartresins
•  Mixra<oiscri<cal
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Polyesters
•  Mixwithacatalyst
•  Mixra<oislesscri<cal
•  Notasstrongepoxy
•  Fabrics
! 
Composites
Fiberglass
•  Strongandlight
•  Non-conduc<ve
•  Rela<velyinexpensive
! 
Kevlar
•  Strongandstretches
•  Non-conduc<ve
Composites
•  Fabrics
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Carbon
•  Verystrong
! 
Strongerthanfiberglass
•  Conduc<ve
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Radioinstalla<onmoredifficult
•  Cancausecorrosionproblemswithmetals
•  CanbebriPle
•  Expensive
•  Theindustryiss<lldevelopingmethodstorepair
damage
•  Agingproper<esares<llunknown
Rubber
•  Natural–fromtrees
•  Synthe<c
•  Notallrubbersareequal
Matchtherubbertotheapplica<on
!  RTFM
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Aircra,Hardware
•  AsanA&P,youmustinsurethatanaircra,
containsonlythehardwarespecifiedbythethe
aircra,manufacturer
•  Na<onalhardwarestandards
AN–AirForce-Navy
!  MS-MilitaryStandard
!  NAS-Na<onalAerospaceStandards
! 
•  Standards
! 
ThreadFit
UnifiedStandard–3classes
•  A–screworexternalthread
•  B–nutsorinternalthread
! 
American(Na<onal)Standard–4classes
•  Class-1-fitisaloosefit.Usedforeasytoremove
applica<on
•  Class-2-fitisafreefit.Itisusedforsomemachinescrews.
•  Class-3-fitisamediumfit.Itisusedforalmostall
standardaircra,bolts.
•  Class-4fitisaclosefit,thatrequiresawrenchtoturnthe
nutontothebolt.
FastenerTorque
•  Followthemanufacturer’srecommenda<ons
! 
OrAC43-13-1BTable7-1
•  Unlessotherwisespecified,torquevaluesfor
<ghteningaircra,fastenersarespecifiedwith
threadsingoodcondi<onandtheymustbe
cleananddry
! 
Iflubrica<onisspecified,usetheexactlubrica<on
calledforandtheexactamount
•  Methods:
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FastenerTorque
Torquewrench
•  Remembertoaddthetorquerequiredtoturnaloose
fastener
! 
Nut-rota<onmethod
•  Tightenedun<lfastenerissnug,thenturnedaspecific
numberofturnsor“faces”
! 
Bolt-stretchmethod
•  Tightenedun<lthefastenerisstretchedaspecified
amount
TorqueRa<os
•  1in-oz=28.35gram-in
•  1in-lbs=16in-oz
•  1foot-lbs=12in-lbs
Aircra,BoltIden<fica<on
Aircra,boltiden<fica<on.
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BoltMarkings
Crossorasterisk-nickelsteel
Singledash-corrosion-resistantsteel(CRES)bolt
Twodashes-aluminumalloy
Trianglesurroundingthecrossorasterisk-closetolerancebolt
! 
Hasnogripcoa<ng
AN3thruAN20
•  Hexheadboltfortensionorshear
•  Grip–por<onwithnothread
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Shouldbethesamelengthasthethicknessofthe
materialbeingfastenedwiththebolt
Shank–Includesthethreadedpor<on
Chamfer-taperedend
Length-boPomoftheheadtothechamfer
Finethread–UNF-3A
NewstandardisNASM3thruNASM20
AN3thruAN20
•  Example:AN4H6
StandardBolt
!  AN4–1/4”diameter
!  H-steelwithholeinhead
!  6–3/4”long
!  NoA-holeinshank
! 
AN3thruAN20
•  AN(Diameter)(Material)(HeadHole)(Length)
(ShankHole)
•  AN
•  Diameter-3thru20-in1/16’s-3/16through1
1/4(20/16)
•  Material
“-”NickelSteel2330(SilverisCadmium1,Goldis
Cadmium2)
!  “C”–CRES
!  “DD”–Aluminum
! 
•  H-holeinhead
AN3thruAN20
•  Lengthin1/8’s
3thru7–3/8thru7/8
!  No8or9
!  1”andabove–firstdigit–inches,second–1/8’s
! 
•  'A'isnoshankhole,Nothingisholeinshank
AN3thruAN20
•  Example:AN4H6
StandardBolt
!  AN4–4/16”-1/4”diameter
!  H-steelwithholeinhead
!  6–6/8”-¾”long
!  NoA-holeinshank
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•  TestExamples:
AN5-7
!  AN14C7A
!  AN16H10
!  AN7DD7A
! 
BoltInstalla<on
•  Whenpossible
Installheadfacingforward
or
Installheadfacingup
!  Lesslikelytofallout
! 
•  AN3isreallyaNO.10-32screwsize
! 
Closeto3/16”
BoltInstalla<on–AC43-13-1B
•  Overtheyears,somefastenersspecifica<ons
havebeenchanged.Forthisreason,itis
recommendedwhenmakingrepairstoan
aircra,,whoseoriginalhardwareisbeing
replaced,thatyoumustfirstmeasurethebolt
beforeordering,ratherthanrelyingontheparts
manualforiden<fica<on.
•  Themaximumcombinedheightofwashersthat
shouldbeusedis1/8inch.Thislimitstheuseof
washersnecessarytocompensateforgrip,upto
thenextstandardgripsize.
BoltInstalla<on–AC43-13-1B
•  Allboltinstalla<onswhichinvolveself-lockingor
plainnutsshouldhaveatleastonethreadofthe
boltprotrudingthroughthenut.
•  Lockorsafetyallboltsand/ornuts,exceptselflockingnuts.DonotreusecoPerpinsorsafety
wire.
ClevisBolt
Aclevisboltisdesignedtotakeshearloadsonly,and
shouldneverbeusedwhereatensileloadisimposed.
AN21thruAN37
•  Clevisbolt
•  Forshearloadsonly
•  Normallyinstalledsothattheyarelooseand
freetorotate
•  Whenrota<onispossible,ashearcastlenut
shouldbeinstalledandacoPerpinshouldbe
usedtosecurethenuttothebolt.
•  Whenaclevisboltisusedtosecureafork-end
cableterminal,thenutshouldbe<ghtenedun<l
itissnug,buttheremustbenostrainonthe
fork.
AN21thruAN37
•  Steelonly
•  Usesiden<fiernumbersimilartoAN3thruAN20
•  Diameter
AN21–NO.6-40screwsize
!  AN22–NO.8-32screwsize
!  AN23–NO.10-32screwsize
!  NoAN36
!  AN24thru37
! 
•  (AN#-20)X1/16
! 
e.g.AN24–(24–20)X1/16=4/16=1/4"
AN21thruAN37
•  Materialisalways“-”
! 
Steel
•  Lengthin1/16”
! 
Nospecialdesigna<onforover15/16”
•  Add'A'totheendfornoshankhole.Nothingis
holeinshank
DrilledHeadBolts
•  AN73thruAN81–DrilledHeadBolts
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Threadtype&material
•  “-”–Steelwithfinethread
•  “A-”–Steelwithcoarsethread
! 
Diameterin1/16”
•  AN#-70
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e.g.AN75–70=5/16
Lengthis1/8”
!  Noshankholeandno“A”used
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DrilledHeadBolts
•  AN73thruAN81–DrilledHeadBolts
e.g.AN75-10is5/16”diameter,steel,finethread&1
1/4”(10/8)long
!  e.g.AN75A-10is5/16”diameter,steel,coarsethread
&11/4”(10/8)long
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DrilledHeadBolts
•  SupersededbyNASM20073&NASM20074
NASM20073issteelwithfinethread
!  NASM20074issteelwithcoarsethread
!  Bothuse–dd-llforsizing
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•  ddistwodigitdiameterin1/16”
•  llistwodigitlengthin1/8”
e.g.NASM20073-05-10issteel,finethread,5/16”
diameter&11/4”(10/8)long
!  e.g.NASM20074-05-10issteel,coarsethread,5/16”
diameter&11/4”(10/8)long
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DrilledHeadBolts
•  Finethreadfornutsorsteelparts
•  Coarsethreadforaluminumormagnesium
cas<ngs
CloseToleranceBolts
•  AN173thruAN186
•  Noexternalcoat
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Protectedbyoilorgrease
•  Steelonly
•  NumberingsystemthesameasAN3thruAN20
exceptsubtract170fromAN#
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e.g.AN175–170=5or5/16diameter
•  HeadMarkings–triangle,trianglewithacross
inside,trianglewithasteriskinside
Nuts
Commonlyusednon-self-lockingaircra,nuts.
Nuts
•  AN310–CastleNut&AN320–ShearCastleNut
NowcalledNASM310&NASM320
!  Material
! 
•  “-”–Steel
•  D–Aluminum
•  C–CRES
Diameterin1/16”–finethread
!  AN320areusedforshearapplica<onsonly
!  TorquetominimumseDng.Ifshankholedoesn’t
lineup,torqueuptomaximumseDng
! 
•  Changewashersifshankholedoesn’tlineup
•  AN315–PlainNut
Nuts
NowcalledNASM315
!  Material
! 
•  “-”–Steel
•  D–Aluminum
•  C–CRES
Diameterin1/16”–finethread
!  “R”isrighthandthread,“L”isle,handthread
! 
•  RmaybeomiPed
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e.g.AN315-8RorAN315-8
•  AN316–CheckNut
Nuts
NowcalledNASM316
!  Material
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•  “-”–Steel
•  C–CRES
Diameterin1/16”–finethread
!  “R”isrighthandthread,“L”isle,handthread
! 
•  RmaybeomiPed
e.g.AN316-8RorAN316-8
!  Usetolockothernuts
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Nuts
•  AN365–SelfLockingNut
NowcalledMS20365
!  Material
! 
•  “-”–Steel
•  D–Aluminum
•  B–Brass
! 
Diameter&TPI–ddPordP
•  dorddisdiameterin1/16”
•  PisTPI(coarsethreadfor#4thru#8screwsizes)
•  e.g.624is3/8-24
•  Screwsizes440,632,832&1032
Nuts
•  AN365–SelfLockingNut
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Insertmaterial
•  A-non-metallic–lowtemperatureapplica<ons
•  C–metallic–hightemperatureapplica<on
•  Nodesigna<on–EitheranAorCcanbeused
Theinserthasasec<onthathasnothreads,thisis
whatlocksthebolt
!  Selflockingnutsshouldnotbeusedwithfasteners
thatrotate
!  Ifyoucanturnaselflockingnutwithyourhand,itis
wornout.
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Nuts
•  AN363(MS20363)–Hightemperatureself
locking
•  AN364(MS20364)–Thin(shear)selflocking
•  AN356(MS27151)–PalNut
Nutmadeoutofpressedsheetmetal
!  TrademarkPalnut™
!  AN356andMS27151isdifferentnumberingsystem
! 
Nuts
•  AN350–Wingnuts
•  MS21078,MS21080,MS21081areluganchor
nut
•  MS21079isachannelnut
TinnermanSpeedNut
PlainWashers
•  AN960–Plainwasher
! 
NowcalledNAS1149
•  AN970-PlainWasherLargeArea
! 
NowcalledNASM970
•  Availableinavarietyofmaterialsandcoa<ng
! 
Usecorrectmaterialandcoa<ngpreventcorrosion
problems
•  Availableisstandardandlight(thin)thicknesses
! 
Lightwashercanbeusedtoadjustcastlenut
posi<on
PlainWashers
•  Providesasmoothbearingsurface
•  Protectssurfacefromgalling&corrosion
! 
Mustbeusedwhenusingalockingwashers
•  Shouldbeusedundereveryboltheadandnut
•  Whenusinglockwasher,theordershouldbe:
Ma<ngsurface
!  Plainwasher
!  Lockwasher
!  Nut
! 
LockWashers
LockWashers
•  AN935–Splitlockingwasher
NowcalledMS35338
!  Steel
!  AN935hasdifferentthicknesses,MS35338doesn’t
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•  AN936–Starwasher
TypeA–internalteeth
!  TypeB–externalteeth
!  Availableinsteelandbronze
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WhenNottouseaLockWasher
•  Withfastenerstoprimaryorsecondarystructure
•  Withfastenersonanypartoftheaircra,where
failuremightresultindamageordangertothe
aircra,orpersonnel
•  Wherefailurewouldpermittheopeningofa
jointtotheairflow.
•  Wherethescrewissubjecttofrequentremoval
WhenNottouseaLockWasher
•  Wherethewashersareexposedtotheairflow
•  Wherethewashersaresubjecttocorrosive
condi<ons
•  Theaboverulesaregoodguidelineswhennotto
uselocknuts
CoPerPins
AN380–SteelcoPerpin
AN381–CREScoPerpin
NowcalledMS24665
Checkdatasheetfordashnumberingsystem
Diametershouldbethelargestsizetofitinto
fastener’shole
•  Topreventinjuryduringanda,erpin
installa<on,theendofthecoPerpincanbe
rolledandtucked.
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CoPerPins
•  Don’treusecoPerpins
•  Don’tuseautomo<veorhardwarestorecoPer
pins
CoPerPins–43.13-1B
•  Types:
Screws
Structural
!  Machinescrews
!  Self-tapping
! 
•  Structuralscrew
Muchlikestandardboltbutwithscrewhead
!  Fineandcoarsethread
! 
•  Machinescrews
Usuallynogrip
!  Steel,CRESorbrass
!  Nousedforprimarystructure
! 
Screws
•  Countersunk/flatheadmachinedandstructural
screwuse100°countersink
•  Fillisterheadscrewsmayhaveasafetywirehole
ScrewHeads
FillisterHead
ScrewHeads
ScrewHeads
WasherHeadScrews
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SelfTappingScrews
AlsocalledPKorParkerKalonscrews
82°countersunk
Usedforsheetmetalandinspec<onpanel
UsedwithTinnermannuts
Non-structural
SelfTappingScrews
DzusFastener
Dzus™Fastener
Dzus™Fastener
Dzus™Fastener
Dzus™Fastener
•  Lengthspecifiedin1/100(0.01)inchincrements
•  Diameterspecifiedin1/16inchincrements
•  Headmarkingsarebodydiameter,typeofhead,
andlengthofthefastener
•  Reten<ongrommet/collarcommonlycome
loose
CamLockFastener
CamlockFastener
Camlockfastener:explodedview.
AirlocFastener
BlindRivets
•  Canbeinstallfromoneside
! 
Installedwith“puller”tool
•  PopRivet
Poprivetinstalla<on
!  Usedforno-structuralworkonly
!  Hollowa,erinstalla<on
! 
BlindRivets
•  “CherryRivets”
Notyourhardwarestorerivets
!  Widevariety–CherryLock,CherryMax,Huck-Clinch,
HuckMax,Olympic-Loc
!  CherryMaxAnima<on
!  CherryMaxcanreplaceasolidrivetofthesamesize
diameter
! 
•  Somemechanicsareconcernedabouttherivetsvibra<ng
loose
InstallCherryMaxRivet
!  Hardtoremove
! 
•  Airframebook(FAA-H-8083-31)page4-49
CherryRivetRemoval
Hi-Shear™
Hi-Shear™
Hi-Shear™
Hi-Lok™
•  Installa<onVideo
•  Canbeinstalledwithstandardtools
HuckLockbolt™
HuckLockbolt™
Rivnut™
Good for thin sheet metal applications
Rivnut™
CherryRivetlessNutplate
•  Installa<onanima<on
Aircra,ControlCable
Aircra,ControlCable
Aircra,ControlCable
CablePulley
CableFairleads
Aircra,ControlCable
•  CableMaterial
CRES
!  Galvanizedsteel
! 
•  Olderstyle
•  Typesofcable:
Nonflexible
!  Flexible
!  Extraflexible
! 
Aircra,ControlCable
Aircra,ControlCable
•  CableSize:
1/32”through1/2”
!  Primarycontrolcablesmustbe1/8”orlarger
!  Trimtabactuatorcablescanbelessthan1/8”
! 
•  Nonflexiblecable
1X7–7individualwires
!  1X19–19individualwires
!  Forstraightrunsonly
!  Can’tpassoverapulley
! 
Aircra,ControlCable
•  FlexibleCable
! 
Core
•  Centersec<on
•  7wires
•  Straight
! 
Outerstrands
•  6strands
•  Eachstrandhas7wires
•  Spiraledaroundthecore
! 
Call7X7
•  7strands/corewith7wireseach
Aircra,ControlCable
•  FlexibleCable
Usedforenginecontrolsortrimtabcontrols
!  Canbeusedwithapulley
! 
•  Extra-flexibleCable
7standswith19wireseach
!  Cableispreformed
! 
•  Willnotspringoutwhencut
! 
Usedforprimaryflightcontrols
•  Cablesareinspectedforbrokenwiresbyrunning
aclothalongthecable
! 
Abrokenwirewillsnagthecloth
ControlCableTerminals
ControlCableTerminals
A.AN664Singleshankballend.
B.AN663Doubleshankballend.
C. AN666Threadedcableterminal.
D.AN667Forkendcableterminal.
E. AN668Eyeendcableterminal.
Aircra,ControlCable
ControlCableTerminals
•  Terminalsareswagedon
! 
Squeezedontothecable
•  Swagedconnec<onis100%(full)ofcable
strength
•  Cablesaretestwitha“go-no-go”gage
! 
Theterminalmustbe“squeezed”enoughtofit
throughthegage
•  Aspotofpaintisappliedtocable/terminalseam
toprovideaninspec<onmark
! 
Ifthepaintisdamaged,thecablehasslipped
•  Replacethecable
SwageTools
TerminalGage
A. Gagingaswaged-oncontrolcableterminalto
determinethatithasbeenproperlyswaged.
B.Typicalterminalgage.
Nicopress
A.Installa<onofNicopress-typesleevesonacontrolcable.
B.TypicalNicopressgage.
Nicopress
Nicopress
•  Cableiswrappedaroundasteelthimble
•  Acoppersleeveisswagedoverthecable
! 
Threecrimps
•  First-center
•  Second–nexttothimble
•  Third–farend
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100%ofcablestrength
•  Testedwitha“go-no-go”gauge
Turnbuckles
Turnbuckles
•  Onesideisthreadedle,andothersideis
threadedright
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Turningthebarrelwilleitherlengthenorshortenthe
turnbuckle
•  Nomorethanthreethreadscanbeexposedon
eitherendofthebarrel
•  Onini<alinstalla<on,theturnbuckleterminals
shouldnotbescrewedinsidetheturnbuckle
barrelmorethanfourthreads
•  SafetyaccordingtoAC43-13-1B
Turnbuckles
•  AC43.13-1B
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SafetyWire
Chapter7-Sec<on7
•  Safetying
! 
Chapter7–Sec<on10
•  SafetyMethodsforTurnbuckles
SafetyWire
•  Usedtosecure:
Drilledheadboltheadsandscrews
!  Valvehandles
!  Electricaltwist-onconnectors
!  Oilfilters
!  Emergency&oxygenhandles
!  Turnbuckles
! 
•  Whenacastlenutisinstalledonastudthatis
screwedintoacas<ng,itshouldbesafe<edwith
safetywire.
•  Materials:
SafetyWire
Usuallystainlesssteel
!  Copper/brass–usedforemergency“breakaway”
applica<ons
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•  Methods
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SafetyWire
Doubletwist
•  Nomorethan3fasteners
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Singlewire
•  Closelyspacedorclosed-geometricalpaPernsuchasa
triangle,square,rectangle,orcircle
•  Nomorethan24”long
SafetyWire–DoubleTwist
SafetyWire–SingleWire
SafetyWire
SafetyWire
SafetyWire
•  DoubleTwistSize
0.032”diameterwireshouldbeusedonpartsthat
haveaholediameterlargerthan.045”
!  0.020“maybeusedonpartshavinganominalhole
diameterbetween.045and.062”withaspacing
betweenpartsoflessthan2”
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•  SingleWireSize
! 
Largestsizewirethattheholewillaccommodate
•  Followthemanufacturer’srecommenda<ons
SafetyWire
Therecommendednumberoftwistsperinchisdeterminedbythediameterofthesafetywire.
6 to 8 twists per inch is typical
SafetyWire
•  Safetywiremustbeinstalledinamannerthat
willpreventthetendencyoftheparttoloosen.
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Lookslikeinbackwards“S”
•  Cleanupsafetywire
Cleanupinstalla<onscraps
!  Becarefulwhenremovingwire
! 
•  Don’treusewire
•  Don’tunwireandreinstalls
•  Don’tknickwire
SafetyWire
•  Reinstallifindoubt
•  Alwayscurltheendtopreventexposureto
sharpends
•  4to6twistsontheend
•  Outsidewireshouldgoaroundhead
! 
Iflimitedspace,outsidewirecangooverthetop
•  AC43-13-1Bisthebestreference
! 
FollowtheAC’sinstalla<onexamples
SafetyWire–Method
•  Twobolt–AC43-1B
Outsidewire–clockwisearoundfirsthead
!  Headonetotwo–twistclockwise
!  Outerwire–counter-clockwisearoundsecondhead
!  Twistendcounter-clockwise
!  Curlend
! 
SafetyWire
•  Threebolt–AC43-1B
Outsidewire–clockwisearoundfirsthead
!  Headonetotwo–twistclockwise
!  Outerwire–counter-clockwisearoundsecondhead
!  Headtwotothree–twistcounter-clockwise
!  Outerwire–counter-clockwisearoundthirdhead
!  Twistendcounter-clockwise
!  Curlend
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SafetyWire
•  Threebolt–alternatemethod
Outsidewire–clockwisearoundfirsthead
!  Headonetotwo–twistclockwise
!  Outerwire–counter-clockwisearoundsecondhead
!  Headtwotothree–twistcounter-clockwise
!  Outerwire–clockwisearoundthirdhead
!  Twistendclockwise
!  Curlend
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SafetyWire–Turnbuckles
SafetyWire–Turnbuckles
•  Doublewrapmethodspreferred
•  Endsmusthaveaminimumof4turns
•  FollowthemethodsshowninAC43-13-1B
Figure7-26
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