Abstract: Disclosed is a fastener assembly comprising at least one of a bolt member and a nut member; and a drive element adapted for engagement by an installation/driving tool, said drive element comprising a body. The body of the drive element is joined either to the bolt member or to the nut member by means of an interposed interlayer structure, the interlayer structure being adapted to fracture in torsional shear and/or tensile stress in response to a relative rotational and/or tensile force applied to the drive element with the installation/driving tool.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fastener assembly comprising: a bolt member, comprising a bolt head and a shank, at least a part of which is screw threaded; a nut member for threaded engagement with the shank; a first drive element allocated to the bolt member and a second drive element allocated to the nut member, each drive element comprising a body and adapted for engagement by a corresponding tool. The body of the first drive element is joined to the bolt member by a first interposed interlayer structure. The body of the second drive element is joined to the nut member by a second interposed interlayer structure. The first interlayer structure is adapted to fracture in response to relative rotational and/or tensile force applied to the first drive element. The second interlayer structure is adapted to fracture in response to relative rotational and/or tensile force applied to the second drive element.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fastener (10) for attaching together workpieces (50a, 50b) having aligned holes therethrough, the fastener (10) comprising a shank portion (11) and a head portion (13) provided at one end of the shank portion (11), the diameter of the shank portion (11) and/or of the head portion (13) being selected such that the fastener (10) can be installed in the aligned holes in close tolerance. The fastener (10) further comprises an oversizing structure (20), said oversizing structure (20) being firmly bonded to at least a part of the shank portion (11) and/or the head portion (13) in order to oversize at least the part of the shank portion (11) and/or the head portion (13) such as to allow the fastener (10) to be installed in aligned holes (60a, 60b) having a diameter larger than that required for the fastener (10) without the oversizing structure (20).

Abstract: The invention relates to Disclosed is a fastener assembly comprising at least one of a bolt member and a nut member; and a drive element adapted for engagement by an installation/driving tool, said drive element comprising a body. The body of the drive element is joined either to the bolt member or to the nut member by means of an interposed interlayer structure, the interlayer structure being adapted to fracture in torsional shear and/or tensile stress in response to a relative rotational and/or tensile force applied to the drive element with the installation/driving tool.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fastener assembly comprising: a bolt member, comprising a bolt head and a shank, at least a part of which is screw threaded; a nut member for threaded engagement with the shank; a first drive element allocated to the bolt member and a second drive element allocated to the nut member, each drive element comprising a body and adapted for engagement by a corresponding tool. The body of the first drive element is joined to the bolt member by a first interposed interlayer structure. The body of the second drive element is joined to the nut member by a second interposed interlayer structure. The first interlayer structure is adapted to fracture in response to relative rotational and/or tensile force applied to the first drive element. The second interlayer structure is adapted to fracture in response to relative rotational and/or tensile force applied to the second drive element.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fastener (10) for attaching together workpieces (50a, 50b) having aligned holes therethrough, the fastener (10) comprising a shank portion (11) and a head portion (13) provided at one end of the shank portion (11), the diameter of the shank portion (11) and/or of the head portion (13) being selected such that the fastener (10) can be installed in the aligned holes in close tolerance. The fastener (10) further comprises an oversizing structure (20), said oversizing structure (20) being firmly bonded to at least a part of the shank portion (11) and/or the head portion (13) in order to oversize at least the part of the shank portion (11) and/or the head portion (13) such as to allow the fastener (10) to be installed in aligned holes (60a, 60b) having a diameter larger than that required for the fastener (10) without the oversizing structure (20).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cleaning a turbo-machine stage (100) consisting of at least one of the following steps: a cleaning nozzle (1) is introduced into an opening of a turbo-machine, in particular into an inspection opening (220); and the blade (100) of the stage is acted upon by solid particles, said particles subliming at the blade temperature, in particular into dry ice particles.

Abstract: Solder alloy based on nickel is composed of a mixture with a first soldering material, a second soldering material, and a base material, wherein the base material is a nickel-based material which corresponds to the material to be soldered and is present in a proportion of 45-70% by weight in the mixture, the first soldering material is a nickel-based material including chromium, cobalt, tantalum, aluminum and boron, and is present in a proportion of 15-30% by weight in the mixture, and the second soldering material is a nickel-based material including chromium, cobalt, molybdenum, tungsten, boron and hafnium, and is present in a proportion of 15-25% by weight in the mixture.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cleaning a turbo-machine stage (100) consisting of at least one of the following steps: a cleaning nozzle (1) is introduced into an opening of a turbo-machine, in particular into an inspection opening (220); and the blade (100) of the stage is acted upon by solid particles, said particles subliming at the blade temperature, in particular into dry ice particles.