KeninCA
Electrical
- May 31, 2011
- 1
I'm torquing a stainless steel 4-40 socket head machine screw into a 6061-T6 aluminum threaded hole.
I've located some torque tables that give differing values for different screw materials, but I'm wondering how this applies since I'm going into a threaded hole of a softer material.
We've chosen to use torque values as a manufacturing standard, and I don't want to over-torque what the aluminum threads can handle.
We are using a small amount of blue thread-locker, which may act as a lubricant during torquing.
Does anyone out there have experience in this application?
I've located some torque tables that give differing values for different screw materials, but I'm wondering how this applies since I'm going into a threaded hole of a softer material.
We've chosen to use torque values as a manufacturing standard, and I don't want to over-torque what the aluminum threads can handle.
We are using a small amount of blue thread-locker, which may act as a lubricant during torquing.
Does anyone out there have experience in this application?