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Title: Self-locking threaded fasteners

Abstract

A threaded fastener with a shape memory alloy (SMA) coatings on its threads is disclosed. The fastener has special usefulness in high temperature applications where high reliability is important. The SMA coated fastener is threaded into or onto a mating threaded part at room temperature to produce a fastened object. The SMA coating is distorted during the assembly. At elevated temperatures the coating tries to recover its original shape and thereby exerts locking forces on the threads. When the fastened object is returned to room temperature the locking forces dissipate. Consequently the threaded fasteners can be readily disassembled at room temperature but remains securely fastened at high temperatures. A spray technique is disclosed as a particularly useful method of coating of threads of a fastener with a shape memory alloy.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Butte, MT
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
MSE INC
OSTI Identifier:
870255
Patent Number(s):
5484244
Assignee:
MSE, Inc. (Butte, MT)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16B - DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS, WEDGES, JOINTS OR JOINTING
DOE Contract Number:  
AC22-88ID12735
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
self-locking; threaded; fasteners; fastener; shape; memory; alloy; coatings; threads; disclosed; special; usefulness; temperature; applications; reliability; coated; mating; produce; fastened; coating; distorted; assembly; elevated; temperatures; tries; recover; original; exerts; locking; forces; returned; dissipate; consequently; readily; disassembled; remains; securely; spray; technique; particularly; useful; method; original shape; useful method; temperature applications; memory alloy; elevated temperatures; elevated temperature; particularly useful; shape memory; spray technique; temperature application; threaded fastener; /411/29/

Citation Formats

Glovan, Ronald J, Tierney, John C, McLean, Leroy L, and Johnson, Lawrence L. Self-locking threaded fasteners. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Glovan, Ronald J, Tierney, John C, McLean, Leroy L, & Johnson, Lawrence L. Self-locking threaded fasteners. United States.
Glovan, Ronald J, Tierney, John C, McLean, Leroy L, and Johnson, Lawrence L. Mon . "Self-locking threaded fasteners". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870255.
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title = {Self-locking threaded fasteners},
author = {Glovan, Ronald J and Tierney, John C and McLean, Leroy L and Johnson, Lawrence L},
abstractNote = {A threaded fastener with a shape memory alloy (SMA) coatings on its threads is disclosed. The fastener has special usefulness in high temperature applications where high reliability is important. The SMA coated fastener is threaded into or onto a mating threaded part at room temperature to produce a fastened object. The SMA coating is distorted during the assembly. At elevated temperatures the coating tries to recover its original shape and thereby exerts locking forces on the threads. When the fastened object is returned to room temperature the locking forces dissipate. Consequently the threaded fasteners can be readily disassembled at room temperature but remains securely fastened at high temperatures. A spray technique is disclosed as a particularly useful method of coating of threads of a fastener with a shape memory alloy.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}
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