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Stainless Screws

Description:

While you may know what type of stainless screws you require from a note on an instruction manual, the reason for the use of specific bolts often has to do with the tensile strength and the yield strength. The tensile strength of an item is the extent which an item can be stressed and not break. Sometimes this is called the ultimate strength. The yield strength refers to the point at which the item bends or yields to become a different shape. By employing different yield and tensile strengths to items such as screws, a manufacturer is able to provide products that bend or don't bend.