A major cause of failures in metal fasteners is electrochemical corrosion (rust), or so-called galvanic action. Engineers and designers alike can greatly reduce this type of corrosion by specifying ...

Fasteners come in a variety of materials. Selecting a material should be based on such considerations as environment (corrosive or temperature extremes), weight, magnetic properties, stresses, ...

Senior Design students in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering are drilling into a problem as common as deck screws. In his guest blog, student writer Evan Monko shares the story behind ...