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:
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- Butte, MT
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- MSE INC
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870255
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5484244
- Assignee:
- MSE, Inc. (Butte, MT)
- 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. 1996.
"Self-locking threaded fasteners". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870255.
@article{osti_870255,
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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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/870255},
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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}
}