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Originally Posted by Frank Reiner
The necked-down capscrews as used in these applications are not torque to yield, rather, they are tightened to a specific pre-load within the elastic range of the material. A torque to yield fastener is tightened past the elastic range and into the plastic (yield) range.
A decided waste of money; the necked-down version has been superseded.
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Thank you, I'm happy to be learning things like this. Also thank you for the information about torque vs. shear limits earlier. This was all new to me.