For practical reasons, connection catalogues tend to display only geometric and materials data of stock items rather than specific operational information. This is because functional behaviour will vary with an application and so it may not be feasible to give comprehensive data covering all operational conditions within a catalogue for a complete product range. The designer should exercise professional care in the selection and application of connectors irrespective of the contents of this guide.

The strategy proposed is to use this chart so that the number of types from which to select a connection is reduced. The result of applying this strategy to a sample problem is illustrated in the example.

METHOD     CRITERIA	PIN	GRUB SCREW	CLAMP	PRESS FIT	SHRINK FIT	SPLINE	KEY	TAPER BUSH
HIGH TORQUE CAPACITY	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
LARGE AXIAL LOADS	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
AXIALLY COMPACT	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
AXIAL LOCATION PROVIDED	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
EASY HUB REPLACING	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
FATIGUE (CYCLIC LOADING)	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
ACCURATE ANGULAR POSITION	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
EASY POSITION ADJUSTING	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes