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05.09.2026 Technical Articles admin

Reading a VDI 2230 tightening torque table

A tightening torque table looks like a lookup — find the thread, read the number. In practice the value printed in the table is the end point of a chain of assumptions: friction class, strength grade, yield utilisation and the assembly method used to reach the preload. Torque is only…

05.09.2026 Technical Articles admin

Reading a VDI 2230 tightening torque table

A tightening torque table looks like a lookup — find the thread, read the number. In practice the value printed in the table is the end point of a chain of assumptions: friction class, strength grade, yield utilisation and the assembly method used to reach the preload. Torque is only…

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