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2013 North American Product Technical Guide Volume 1: Direct Fastening Technical Guide (full download)

A guide to specification and installation of powder-actuated and gas-actuated fasteners for attachment to concrete and steel base materials, including steel deck fasteners, ceiling hangers and perimeter wall fasteners, along with screw fastening products for cold-formed steel, drywall and mechanical and electrical applications and more.

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Overview of Hilti and the Direct Fastening Technical Guide (pg. 4)

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Direct Fastening Technology (pg. 5-15)

Overview of Hilti Direct Fastening Systems including appropriate base materials and fastened materials, load development and general corrosion discussion

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Direct Fastening Terminology & Applications (pg. 16-17)

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General Construction Fastening Systems (pg. 18-72)

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General Construction Fastener Design and Selection (pg. 18-28)

Direct Fastening design and selection guide, including general suitability, fastener spacing, base material, base thickness and recommendations

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Fastening to Concrete (pg. 18-21)

Fastening to concrete systems suitability, depth of penetration, strength and fastener spacing and edge distance

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Fastening to Steel (pg. 22-24)

Fastening to steel describes suitability, spacing, edge distance and shank diameter

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Cartridge and Fastener Selection Guide (pg. 25-28)

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General Application Fasteners (pg. 29-33)

General application fasteners include a wide variety of nails and threaded studs for fastening to steel and concrete. Also provides product description, material specifications and technical data

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X-U Universal Knurled Shank Fasteners (pg. 34-36)

The X-U Universal Knurled Shank Fastener is designed as a high performance solution to simplify powder-actuated fastener selection. It's unique knurling design and 0.157-inch hardened shank diameter provide excellent tension and shear performance in a wide variety of base materials, including steel, concrete, lightweight concrete and CMU block walls. It also provides material specifications and technical data

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Perimeter Wall Application Fasteners (pg. 37-41)

Data and information for fasteners specific to perimeter wall applications common in steel and metal framed structures.

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Hilti X-GPN 37 MX Plywood Fastening System (pg. 42-48)

Hilti X-GPN 37 MX Gas-Actuated Fasteners for attachment of wood structural panels to cold-formed steel base materials.

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Drywall Track Fastening Systems (pg. 49-52)

Descriptions, material specifications and technical data for fastening systems used to attach drywall track to concrete or steel.

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Sill Plate Fastening Systems (pg. 53-54)

Descriptions, material specifications and technical data for fastening systems used to attach wood sill plates to concrete.

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Stud Fasteners for Attachment to Concrete (pg. 55-57)

Descriptions, material specifications and technical data for stud fasteners for attachment to concrete.

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Stud Fasteners for Attachment to Steel (pg. 52-54)

Descriptions, material specifications and technical data for stud fasteners for attachment to steel.

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X-BT Fastening Systems (pg. 61-65)

Descriptions, material specifications and technical data for X-BT fastening system, which is used for many applications including attachment to pre-painted steel, grounding, etc.

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Clips & Hangers for Mechanical/ Electrical (pg. 66-70)

Descriptions, material specifications and technical data for clips and hangers for mechanical or electrical applications.

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Insulation / Soft Material Attachment Fasteners (pg. 71-72)

Insulation fastener is designed for the attachment of rigid foam insulation to concrete, masonry or steel base materials. The provide material specifications, technical data and installation instructions

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Ceiling Fastening Systems Complete (pg. 73-83)

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Hilti Ceiling Fastening Systems Selection and Design (pg. 73-75)

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X-CW Ceiling Wire Assemblies (pg. 76-77)

The Hilti X-CW Ceiling Wire Fastening Assembly consists of a pre-mounted powder-actuated fastener, either X-U or X-C type, with a pre-mounted 0.06 in. (1.5 mm) thick steel clamping washer and a 12 gauge (0.106 in./2.7 mm) diameter galvanized, soft annealed mild carbon steel wire for supporting direct and indirect hung suspended lay-in panel ceilings.

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Ceiling Clip & Hangers (pg. 78-79)

Ceiling clips and Hanger assemblies are a recognized method of suspending acoustical ceiling grids and panels from concrete. They provide material specifications, technical data and approval and listings

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Eye-Lag Ceiling Fastening Hanger (pg. 80-82)

The Hilti Eye Lag Ceiling Fastening Hanger System is a cost effective and efficient means of supporting direct and indirect hung suspended lay-in panel ceilings. The Eye Lag Ceiling Hanger is manufactured from a zinc electroplated mild carbon steel and is designed for attachment of suspended ceiling hanger wires into wood and sheet steel base materials

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Grating & Checkerplate Fastening Systems Complete (pg. 83-92)

Grating & Checkerplate fastening systems provides description, features, guide specification, material specification, technical data, installation instructions and product selection guide.

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Grating & Checkerplate Fastener Selection (pg. 83)

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X-FCM & X-FCP Grating & Checkerplate Fastening Systems (pg. 84-88)

Descriptions, material specifications and technical data for X-FCM and X-FCP disk fastening systems for the attachment of grating and checkerplate, respectively, to steel base materials.

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X-GR RU & X-MGR Grating Fastening Systems (pg. 89-82)

Descriptions, material specifications and technical data for X-GR RU powder-actuated and X-MGR mechanical fastening systems for the attachment of grating to steel base materials.

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Steel Deck Fastening Systems (pg. 93-147)

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Steel Deck Fastener Design & Selection (pg. 93-116)

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Steel deck Fasteners for Attachment to Bar Joist (pg. 117-126)

Descriptions, material specifications and technical data for X-EDNK22 and X-EDN19 powder-actuated fasteners for the attachment of steel deck to bar-joist.

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Steel deck Fasteners for Attachment to Structural Steel (pg. 127-136)

Descriptions, material specifications and technical data for X-ENP-19 powder-actuated fasteners for the attachment of steel deck to structural steel.

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Hilti Sidelap Connectors (pg. 137-138)

Descriptions, material specifications and technical data for Hilti Sidelap Connectors for steel deck to steel deck connection at the sidelaps.

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Optimized Diaphragm Shear Tables (pg. 139-144)

The Hilti Optimized Diaphragm Shear Tables are innovative tools for design of steel deck diaphragms allowing the user to choose from many different solutions based upon their diaphragm shear demand.

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X-HVB Shear Connector (pg. 145-147)

Descriptions, material specifications and technical data for X-HVB Shea Connectors, a mechanically attached shear transfer device, for use in composite beam construction with steel beams and concrete slabs as an alternate to welded studs.

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Screw Fastening Systems (pg. 148-170)

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Self-Drilling Screw Fastener Design & Selection (pg. 148-152)

Overview of Hilti Self-Drilling Screw Fasteners including fastener selection, corrosion rersistance guidelines and installation instructions.

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Self Drilling Screws (pg. 153-159)

Descriptions, material specifications and technical data for Hilti self-drilling screws, designed to drill their own hole in steel base materials up to 1/2'' thick.

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HVAC Screws (pg. 160-163)

Descriptions, material specifications and technical data for Hilti screws designed for the connection of sheet steel, including the innovative Zip Screws with Hyper-Thread Technology.

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Kwik-Flex Self-Drilling Screws (pg. 164-167)

Descriptions, material specifications and technical datafor Hilti Kwik-Flex screws designed for the speed of self-drilling screws with the performance of bolted connections.

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Bi-Metal Kwik-Flex Self-Drilling Screws (pg. 168-170)

Descriptions, material specifications and technical datafor Hilti Bi-Metal Kwik-Flex screws designed for the speed of self-drilling screws with the corrosion resistance of 300 series fasteners.

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References (pg. 171-176)

Approvals & Listings, Reference Standards and other Technical References in the Direct Fastening Technical Guide

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