User talk:R4943112

I have re-written this article and have removed some elements: Hooke's law relates to a material in elastic deformation, before failure a bolt would under go plastic deformation - so Hooke's law is not relevant to screw failure. The reference to Cadmium-plated fasteners no longer being produced has been removed as not relevant to this entry - Setting the torque. The reference to 'Torquing the bolt is notoriously inaccurate' has been removed "For many applications, fastener tension can be satisfactorily controlled within certain limits by applying a known torque to the fastener." (Machinery's Handbook 27th Edition, p 1500) torque wrenches are can be used to achieve consistant results, bad application does not mean bad method! I have removed the reference to an external website as it does not directly elaborate on the point made and is in any case referenced at the bottom of page.