文档介绍：Allowance: An intentional difference between the material limits of mating parts, either in the minimum clearance or maximum interference between the parts.
 
 
Angularity: The angle between the axes of two fastener surfaces.
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Anvil: The part of an installation tool nose assembly used to swage the collar of a lockbolt fastener. Commonly known as a swaging anvil.
 
Band Anneal: Induction heat treatment used on certain rivets and High-Strength Hexert® inserts.
Bearing Surface: The area that carries load across the face of the material.
 
Binding Head: One with a rounded top surface, slightly tapered sides and a flat bearing surface, a portion of which may be undercut adjacent to the shank.
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Blind Fastener: A fastener that can be placed with access to only one side of an application.
 
Blind Side: The side of the joint which cannot be accessed (. the inside surface of a tubular or box section).
 
 
Body: In blind fasteners, the portion of the rivet that expands into the parent material. In threaded fasteners, the unthreaded portion of the fastener under the head.
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Body Diameter: The diameter of the unthreaded portion of a threaded shank.
Bolt: An externally threaded fastener that requires a nut to secure the fastened joint.
 
 
Boss: Protuberance on a plastic part designed to add strength and/or facilitate fastening or alignment.
 
 
Bottom up: Rivet tool pointing up.
 
Breaker Groove: A weakened groove in the stem or pin of a fastener allowing breakage at a pre-determined load.
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Breakstem: A fastener which is installed by gripping and pulling the end of the mandrel/stem. As installation pleted, the end of the stem fractures at the breaker groove and is discarded, leaving the head of the stem in the fastener body.
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Broach (with reference to Avdel® Speed Fastening™ System):The action of pulling the mandrel though the spee