Abstract

Abstract The failure of fastening elements in electrical terminal blocks was attributed to various material-related causes. While the casehardened terminal screws broke due to hydrogen embrittlement, the material-related cause of the plastic deformations of the roof-shaped washers and the stripping of the threads of the square nuts are undersizing and an insufficient strength for this particular application.

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