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Fastener Spec Source?

Fastener Spec Source?

Fastener Spec Source?

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Does anyone know of a "FREE" online source for fastener specs (MS,NAS, etc.)? My company doesn't have a subscription to IHS, and I'm frequently scrambling to find specs for fasteners. I don't expect any "FREE" site to have the capability of IHS, but even a site with the "common" fasteners would be helpful. Thanks!

RE: Fastener Spec Source?

DLA Assist: http://quicksearch.dla.mil/

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RE: Fastener Spec Source?

The MS and MIL specs are available on the DLA Quicksearch; they are government controlled and are open and free to anyone. The NAS, AS and AN specs are copyrighted and are not legally available on the internet. I know that many of them are out there, but revision levels are often not current. If you really need the specs, go onto IHS or SAE and make a spot buy, you don't need a subscription.

RE: Fastener Spec Source?

The DLA quick search above is the best, but most of them have been superceded by NASM specs. All the NASM specs are copywrited, so for any "current" spec you will have to pay for a subscription. The NASM specs are controlled by Aerospace Industries Association, here is their web site - http://www.aia-aerospace.org/standards/faqs/ Yeasrs ago, the US government controlled the specs - AN was Army Navy Specifications. After the IAr Force was established in '49, they changed to MS Specs - Military Specifications. Since they are used by more than just the military, and since the US government didn't want to fund the maintenance of the specs, it was haded over to AIA some years ago.

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