A fastener is a hardware device used to mechanically join or affix two or more objects together, creating non-permanent joints that can be removed without damaging the components.
Fasteners are made of various materials, such as stainless steel, carbon steel, or alloy steel. They are essential for a wide range of applications, including construction, manufacturing, and everyday use.
Fasteners can take the form of screws, bolts, nuts, rivets, and hook-and-loop fasteners, among others. When choosing a fastener, factors such as accessibility, environment, installation process, materials to be joined, reusability, and weight restrictions should be considered.
The history of fasteners dates back to ancient civilizations, with the screw being one of the last simple machines to be invented.
The development of threaded fasteners and the standardization of screw sizes played a crucial role in the industrial revolution and the mass production of goods. Hook-and-loop fasteners, also known by the genericized trademark Velcro, consist of two components with tiny hooks and smaller loops that bind temporarily when pressed together.
They are widely used in various industries and everyday products, offering a convenient and reusable fastening solution.
The versatility and importance of fasteners in modern society make them an integral part of numerous technological advancements and everyday conveniences. For more detailed information, you can refer to the complete articles on Wikipedia: – [Fastener – Wikipedia]
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A fastener (US English) or fastening (UK English) is a hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together. In general, fasteners are used to create non-permanent joints; that is, joints that can be removed or dismantled without damaging the joining components. Steel fasteners are usually made of stainless steel, carbon steel, or alloy steel.
Other methods of joining materials, some of which may create permanent joints, include: crimping, welding, soldering, brazing, taping, gluing, cement, or the use of other adhesives. Force may also be used, such as with magnets, vacuum (like suction cups), or even friction (like sticky pads). Some types of woodworking joints make use of separate internal reinforcements, such as dowels or biscuits, which in a sense can be considered fasteners within the scope of the joint system, although on their own they are not general-purpose fasteners.
Furniture supplied in flat-pack form often uses cam dowels locked by cam locks, also known as conformat fasteners. Fasteners can also be used to close a container such as a bag, a box, or an envelope; or they may involve keeping together the sides of an opening of flexible material, attaching a lid to a container, etc. There are also special-purpose closing devices, e.g., a bread clip.
Items like a rope, string, wire, cable, chain, or plastic wrap may be used to mechanically join objects; but are not generally categorized as fasteners because they have additional common uses. Likewise, hinges and springs may join objects together, but are ordinarily not considered fasteners because their primary purpose is to allow articulation rather than rigid affixment.
English
Etymology
fasten + -er
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfæsənɚ/, /ˈfæsnɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɑːsənə/, /ˈfɑːsnə/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈfɐːsɘnɘ/, /ˈfɐːsnɘ/
- Hyphenation: fast‧en‧er, faste‧ner
Noun
fastener (plural fasteners)
- Something or someone that fastens.
- Mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, clasps, bolts and the like.