ABSTRACT
To take advantage of all the metric standard fasteners that are available worldwide, one should acquire standards from the following standards organizations. There are a wide array of types of fasteners available. There is no need to design one's own fasteners, unless there is a particular design requirement that cannot be addressed by using standard fasteners. The use of standard fasteners ensures much greater interchangeability of fasteners and offers a great deal of cost savings. To fully utilize all the standard fasteners that are available on the world market one may have to choose fasteners that were made to a standard other than an American standard.
