Fastener of Choice for Composites

[tnkayaker]

I'm delving into a new realm of mechanical joints and need help selecting a fastening system. Who makes a good fastener for joining carbon fiber laminates to steel or aluminum structures? I somewhat familiar with the Huck system, but would like other suggestions.

 

[TVP]

Aerospace fastener manufacturers with specific products for joining composites include Alcoa (Huck is one of their divisions, but there are other products), Lisi (Hi-Shear) and PCC/SPS (Cherry). Take a look at their websites in addition to some other references:


Alcoa Fastening Systems

http://www.alcoa.com/fastening_systems/aerospace/en/home.asp

Hi-Shear Corporation

http://www.hi-shear.com/fastenermain.htm

Cherry Aerospace

http://www.cherryaerospace.com/

Nasa Reference Publication 1228

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19900009424_1990009424.pdf

MIL-HDBK-17-3F

http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/pse/resources/fulltext/HDBK17-3F.pdf