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HEADLESS SCREW [1 record]

Record 1 1999-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Aeroindustry
DEF

A screw which has no head and can therefore be driven below the surface of the material which it enters.

DEF

A small headless screw that is slotted at one end to receive a screwdriver and when placed in a continuous threaded hole between two adjacent pieces prevents lateral movement.

OBS

grub screw; set screw: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
OBS

vis sans tête : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

OBS

vis sans tête; vis d'arrêt: termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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