5315 - Nails, Machine Keys, and Pins

Includes: Dowel Pins, Split Pins; Spikes; Tacks; Nonoffice Type Staples; Machine Keys; Brads; Shouldered Pins; Cotter Pins; Nails.

Excludes: Shafts (FSC 3040); Lock Keys (FSC 5340).

Notes: Note Nails, machine keys, and pins, including specially designed, will be classified in this FSC. a. Nails are slender, usually pointed fasteners with a head, and designed for insertion by impact. b. Machine keys are items generally inserted between two items, usually in a groove, to prevent relative rotation e.g.,shaft and hub. c. Pins are cylindrical items of various materials used to align/attach two or more parts together and may allow for angular movement.

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