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 ...

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 ...

HuckGuard is a zinc-rich basecoat with an organic topcoat that pretreats fasteners from corrosion. The coating lets the company’s HuckBolts and collars sustain up to 1,000 hr of salt-spray testing — ...

Corrosion was found at the joint of fasteners between the F-35A jets’ aluminum airframe and carbon-fiber outer panels. The U.S. Department of Defense put a hold on deliveries of the F-35 Lightning II ...

Austin, April 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Plastic Fasteners Market Size was estimated at USD 5.36 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 9.00 billion by 2032, with a growing CAGR of 5.93% ...