Is Heat Treating used to change the physical properties of fasteners?

The Fastener Training Minute is a co-production of The FCH Sourcing Network and The Fastener Training Institute and is presented by Carmen Vertullo of the Carver FACT Center and the AIM Test Lab in San Diego, California.

Originally published on Fully Threaded Radio, Episode 147, 12/15/2019

In episode 147 we take a question from the certified Fastener specialist training program.

The question has to do with heat treating and the question is: Is Heat Treating is used to change the physical properties of Fasteners?

The answer to that question is true.
That's exactly why we do it.

Sometimes we heat treat Fasteners or any metal for that matter in order to change the mechanical properties of the material. Sometimes it is to make the material stronger, to make it more fatigue resistant or to make it softer, and sometimes just to make it completely soft.

Heat Treating is fundamental to the Fastener manufacturing process It is very important to anyone who is involved with manufacturing, using, or inspecting Fasteners. We cover this topic thoroughly during the faster training week programs for the certified Fastener specialist at the Faster Training Institute, So if you want to know more about how heat treating can be used to affect the physical properties of Fasteners, you should come to one of the faster training institutes training programs.