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Threaded Fasteners Seminar:
Preload Loss and Vibration Loosening
Jeff Jungmann,
Spiralock Corporation
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Fastener Selectionh Underdesigned
or overdesigned?
h Too small can be disastroush
Too large adds weight, costh Not just size, but strengthh Material, property class, plating, friction
h
Correct selection requires understanding of jointbehavior
h Interaction of loads and deflectionsh Joint response to mechanical & thermal loads, vibration
h How to optimize joint for application?
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Joint Loading Axialh Concentrich Stress = Force/Tensile Areah How much load carried by bolt?h Static or dynamic force?h Bolt geometry has stress concentrations
h High stress areas more prone to failuresh
Fatigueh Hydrogen embrittlementh Stress corrosion cracking
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Joint Loading Axialh Eccentric: Bending Momenth Non-linear behaviorh Mating surfaces can separate (gapping)
h Critical! Bolt carries entire loadh Severity influenced by several factors:
h Stiffness of fastened memberh
Bolt hole clearanceh Bolt head diameterh Grip length
very critical, longer is better
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Joint Loading Shearh Bolts typically not intended to
handle lateral loadsh
Friction typeh Design for clamp load to exceed slip loadh Often designed with multiple fasteners
h Bearing typeh Direct load transfer between fastener and holeh
Shoulder boltsh Load limit is shear strength of bolt threads
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Joint Loading Torsionalh Solely a condition during tighteningh Combination of torsion and axial loadh
Torsional preload is minimal, but relaxation occursdirectly after release of toolh Very little torque energy goes to stretch the bolt
h 50% lost to nut faceh 40% lost to friction in threadsh 10% creates load in pitch causing bolt to stretch
h In many cases, fasteners see more strenuousloading during installation than in service
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Joint Loading Thermalh Fastener loads change as operating
temperature changesh
Regardless of external load!h Dissimilar metals = different rates of thermalexpansion
h When joint materials move more rapidly thanthe fastener:
h
Cooling contraction causes loss of preloadh Heating
expansion causes embedment, greatertensile stress
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Joint Loading Combined Effectsh Key considerations:
h Fatigue limit -
Goodman Diagramh
Limit alternating loadsh Axial load decreases force holding members
togetherh Need to determine neutral axis of joint to
analyze combined loadsh
Decouple loads and resolve into x and ycomponents
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Estimating Fastener Diameter
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Joint Diagram
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Force
Extension
Boltextensionline
Compression
Joint
compressionline
Joint thickness @zero stress
Bolt length @zero stress
h Tightening sets up stress and strain in bolt & joint membersh Bolt length increases more than joint compresses
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Selecting Preload as % of Yield
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% Applications, important factors
100 Must know in-service loads; critical joints85-95 Needs highly accurate installation method
65-75 Majority of fastener applications50-60 Pressure vessels
35-40 Gasketed
joints
10-20 Fastener serves as shear pin or positive stop
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Hard Joint vs. Soft Jointh Hard Joint
h High preloadh Fatigue resistanth Assembly more rigid than fastenerh
Can see large swings in joint tension
Paper #Bolt Stretch Joint
CompressionExtension
Boltpreload
Force
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How Much Load Carried by Bolt?h Adding load to bolt decreases clamping
force on jointh Bolt in a hard joint carries only a small
fraction of additional load
Paper #Bolt Stretch Joint
Compression
Force
Extension
AppliedForce, F
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Hard Joint vs. Soft Jointh Soft Joint
h Gasketed
and noncritical jointsh Fastener is more rigid than assemblyh Bolt takes majority of applied loadh
Joint member compression may be non-linear
Paper #Bolt Stretch Joint
CompressionExtension
Non-linear
behavior
Force
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How Much Load Carried by Bolt?h Bolt in a soft joint carries a larger
percentage of additional forceh Risk of fastener moving from elastic
region into yield
Paper #Bolt Stretch Joint
Compression
Force
Extension
AppliedForce, F
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Separation Loadh Point where external load reduces clamp
force to zeroh Any additional increase in load is carried
100% by the bolth
Dangerous!
Paper #Bolt Stretch Joint
Compression
Force
Extension
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Preload Relaxationh Several possible sources of deformation
h Exceed pressure limits of contact areash
Gasketsh Approach bolt yield
h
Embedmenth Plastic deformation occurs primarily at installationh Rough surfaces, threads, creep in soft materials
h Relaxation dependent on time, temperature,and vibration
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Preload Relaxationh Effect of Embeddingh 64% in 1 st
thread; 90% in first three threads
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Bolt Stretch Joint CompressionExtension
Remainingpreload after
embedment
Plastic
deformation
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Environmental Factorsh Change in temperature causes change in lengthh Coefficient of thermal expansion for steel is ~1/2
that of aluminumh Temperature limits of materials:h Carbon steel starts to anneal at 230
C (450
F)h Stainless steels begin to anneal at 480
C (900
F)
h Heat resistant alloys used in extreme environmentsh Corrosion often begins at areas with high stress
concentration
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Effect of Thread Pitchh More force needed to pull out fine pitch wedgeh Smaller helix angle improves vibration resistance
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c f
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Mechanism of Self Looseningh Several mechanisms used to explain self-looseningh Impact load causes assembly to resonateh
Localized cyclic plastic deformation, esp. at 1 st engaged threadh Torsional
energy released
h Bearing surface slipsh Nut rotates in loosening direction
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ContactPressure
Variation
Rotationof the Nut
BendingMoment
Micro-SlipBetweenThreads
ExternalLoad
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Thread Tolerancesh Inherent radial clearance to allow free-spinning
assemblyh Contributes to thread fit variationsh Motion (slip) permitted when preload is low or
external forces are very highh
Amount of motion limited by thread clearance
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Locking Mechanismsh All-metal locknutsh Nylon insertsh Tri-lobular boltsh Split washersh Toothed lockwashersh Serrated nutsh Jam nuts
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h Cotter pinsh Lock wireh Tab lock h Belleville washersh Adhesivesh Opposing rampsh Tapered threadsh Self-locking threads
(Spiralock)
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Vibration Loosening Testh Junkers Test
h Cam driven transverse movementh
Most severe condition to accelerate self-looseningh Treats fastener like it is undersized for application
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Vibration Test Variablesh Comparison studies require apples-to-apples
test parametersh
Amplitude, Frequency, Preload, Hole clearance,Bearing surface
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Vibration Performance
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Preload Locking Thread Formh Axial Load vs. Radial Load
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Self-locking thread has3 times the radial locking load
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Preload Loss Prevention Strategiesh Determine needed clamp load firsth Achieve proper clamp loadh Avoid rough, irregular contact surfacesh Minimize number of joint elements and materialsh Use longer bolts
increase grip length
h Minimize hole clearancesh Fine threaded fasteners are more resistant to
vibration than coarse threadsh Reduce thread clearance (tighter tolerance fit) to
provide better loosening resistanceh Change mechanical behavior of joint
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Referencesh Bickford, John H. Introduction to the Design andBehavior of Bolted Joints
1995, Marcel Dekker, Inc.
h Blendulf, Bengt. Fastening Technology &
Bolted/Screwed Joint Design. 2000.h Bolt Science. Vibration Loosening of Bolts andThreaded Fasteners, Tutorial on Basics of Bolted
Joints. 2008.h Comer, Jess. Threaded Fasteners and the BoltedJoint. 2004.
h
Junker, G.H. New criteria for self-loosening offasteners under vibration, 1969, SAE Trans 78:314-335.
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