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Safety wire

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Safety wire or locking-wire is a type of positive locking device that prevents fasteners from loosening or falling out due to vibration and other forces. [1]

22 relations: Alloy, American wire gauge, Cable tie, Castellated nut, Clevis fastener, Cotter pin, Drill, Drill bit, Ductility, Fastener, Foreign object damage, Inconel, Jam nut, Linchpin, Locknut, Monel, Pliers, Positive locking device, Shackle, Stainless steel, Thread-locking fluid, Washer (hardware).

Alloy

An alloy is a combination of metals or of a metal and another element.

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American wire gauge

American wire gauge (AWG), also known as the Brown & Sharpe wire gauge, is a logarithmic stepped standardized wire gauge system used since 1857 predominantly in North America for the diameters of round, solid, nonferrous, electrically conducting wire.

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Cable tie

A cable tie (also known as a wire tie, hose tie, steggel tie, zap strap or zip tie, and by the brand names Ty-Rap and Panduit strap) is a type of fastener, for holding items together, primarily electrical cables or wires.

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Castellated nut

A castellated nut, sometimes referred to as a castle nut, is a nut with slots (notches) cut into one end.

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Clevis fastener

A clevis fastener is a three-piece fastener system consisting of a clevis, clevis pin, and tang.

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Cotter pin

Cotter pin may refer to: In U.S. usage.

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Drill

A drill is a tool fitted with a cutting tool attachment or driving tool attachment, usually a drill bit or driver bit, used for boring holes in various materials or fastening various materials together.

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Drill bit

Drill bits are cutting tools used to remove material to create holes, almost always of circular cross-section.

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Ductility

Ductility is a measure of a material's ability to undergo significant plastic deformation before rupture, which may be expressed as percent elongation or percent area reduction from a tensile test.

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Fastener

A fastener (US English) or fastening (UK English) is a hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together.

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Foreign object damage

In aviation, foreign object debris (FOD) is any article or substance, alien to an aircraft or system, which could potentially cause damage.

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Inconel

Inconel is a family of austenitic nickel-chromium-based superalloys.

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Jam nut

A jam nut is a low profile type of nut, typically half as tall as a standard nut.

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Linchpin

A linchpin, also spelled linch pin, lynchpin, or lynch pin, is a fastener used to prevent a wheel or other part from sliding off the axle upon which it is riding.

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Locknut

A locknut, also known as a lock nut, locking nut, prevailing torque nut,.

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Monel

Monel is a group of nickel alloys, primarily composed of nickel (up to 67%) and copper, with small amounts of iron, manganese, carbon, and silicon.

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Pliers

Pliers are a hand tool used to hold objects firmly, possibly developed from tongs used to handle hot metal in Bronze Age Europe.

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Positive locking device

A positive locking device is a device used in conjunction with a fastener in order to positively lock the fastener.

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Shackle

A shackle, also known as a gyve, is a U-shaped piece of metal secured with a clevis pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism.

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Stainless steel

In metallurgy, stainless steel, also known as inox steel or inox from French inoxydable (inoxidizable), is a steel alloy with a minimum of 10.5% chromium content by mass.

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Thread-locking fluid

Thread-locking fluid or threadlocker is a thin, single-component adhesive, applied to the threads of fasteners such as screws and bolts to prevent loosening, leakage, and corrosion.

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Washer (hardware)

A washer is a thin plate (typically disk-shaped) with a hole (typically in the middle) that is normally used to distribute the load of a threaded fastener, such as a Bolt or nut.

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Lockwire, Mouse (shackle), Mousing, Safety wiring.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_wire

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