Identification Charts for Different Types of Fasteners – Head styles, Bolt and Screw, Drive, Washer and Nut types

A fastener is a hardware device that are used for creating non-permanent joints.
Fasteners can be used to close a container of a box or an envelope, or they may involve keeping together the sides of an opening of flexible material, attaching a lid to a container, etc.

Other alternative methods of joining processes for joining materials include: welding, 

 crimping, taping, cementing, gluing or the use of other adhesives. The use of forces such as magnetic force or even frictional force can also join materials.

Stainless steel, carbon steel and alloy steel are the three major steel fasteners manufactured in industries fasteners.

With the help of below charts you can identify almost any type of Bolt and Screw different types of Fasteners, Head styles in Fasteners, Drive types in Fasteners, Washer types in Fasteners and Nut types in Fasteners.