Fastener standards for materials address the very metals that fasteners are composed of. With different applications requiring varying levels of corrosion resistance, resistance to deformity and high strength at different high temperatures, different manufacturing processes, dimensions, as well as considerations of matching metals to prevent galvanic corrosion.
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