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minkey-on-the-loose t1_j46fvem wrote

Reply to comment by W0tzup in What does it mean to torque a screw to a specific torque? by alucemet

Not only the thread, but the compression on a gasket, no?

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PsychoEngineer t1_j47bwob wrote

In a way; applying the torque translates into a force the screw/bolt head is applying axially down the screw/bolt into whatever it’s being driven into; this force is what holds the parts together, or in the sense of a gasket crushes the gasket a certain amount. (Think of the gasket like a spring not a solid).

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