fastener
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12 sectionsContents
- Industry
- Materials
- Applications
- Types
- Common fastener head styles
- Standards and traceability
- ASME B18 standards on certain fasteners
- For military hardware
- History
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb|275px|Typical fasteners (Quarter (United States coin)|US quarter shown for scale)
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.