05/03/2017
CrushLock Cure for Nut Dilation
From the skyscrapers making up our largest cities, to the trains and cars we travel millions of combined miles in. Millions of lives rely on the strength and vibration resistance of nut fasteners every single day, even without knowing it. Ranging in several grades, designs, and purposes; they have all run into the problem of “nut dilation”.
Nut Dilation results from the maximum torqueing of the nut during installation. Under the high stress load, the wedging action of the threads results in an