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Title: Measuring the surface area of fasteners

Author: Rammer, Douglas R.; Zelinka, Samuel L.

Date: 2011

Source: Fastener technology international. Vol. 34, no. 1 (Feb. 2011): p. 40-41.

Description: New product provides a easy way for companies to identify the surface area of threaded and nonthreaded fasteners, especially as changes in wood preservative treatments act to accelerate metal fastener corrosion in wood.

Keywords: Metals, testing, corrosion, anti-corrosives, fasteners, copper, wood preservatives, joints, screws, optical measurements, surfaces, joints, failure, connectors, treated wood, preservative treated wood, preservatives, chromated copper arsenate, CCA, durability, alkaline copper quat, ACQ, surface area, failure, CuAz, copper azole

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Rammer, Douglas R.; Zelinka, Samuel L.  2011.  Measuring the surface area of fasteners.   Fastener technology international. Vol. 34, no. 1 (Feb. 2011): p. 40-41..