ASTM F 592 - 02 (Reapproved 2006) Standard Terminology of Collated and Cohered Fasteners and Their Application Tools

American Society for Tesing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved May 1, 2006. Published May 2006. Originally approved in 1978. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as F 592 – 84 (2001). 5 p. The terms included in these definitions are listed in alphabetical order to facilitate quick reference. They are intended to apply to collated and cohered nails, staples, and pins driven by strike, pneumatic, electric, manual, and spring tools. Omitted from consideration are terms relating to the testing and the performance of fasteners, that is, their drivability, withdrawal resistance, pull-through resistance, lateral load transmission, creep, protrusion resistance, splitting, and methods of use, such as face, toe, side, and end-nailing, spacing, loading conditions, etc.