Black Book Fastener Reference Manual

Superb reference book

Full of useful information

I bought the "Fastener Black Book" after a very good experiencewith the "Engineer’s Black Book". Many of the good physical features such as the binding and paper that are carried across however the content was disappointing. The book is build more around identification of fasteners than the use of them which means it cannot be used as a design reference. Having shear strength is more helpful for pins than dimensional tolerances; it is part of the standard and what you normally review. Where applicable having DIN values with ISO is more helpful. Having equivalents on a separate page means you need to flick between pages (I have annotated them on my copy). The ISO are always quoted in the 'DIN' section when applicable. Several error found in publication Page 103 Mass units gm, kg/m³ Page 119 Box should be merged "Tensile strength/ in Mpa", 898-7 20898-7 No listings of rivet bolts or Hi-Lok Pins (although could argue a lot on want should not should not be in such a list) P164 ISO 8735 image should have thread P164 ISO 8736 are taper pins. 1:50 P165 ISO 8739 lgth→length not wrong just odd why it was shortened in this one instance. P228 Pipe threads - only mentioned on this page. I can understand why they are left out as they are not fasteners but odd the inclusion here. P238 Shank Definition conflicts with other definitions in the book. Shank full thread, Grip Full thread. P239 T nut! The type used with extrusion would be more expected!