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You can also find bolts with a locking nylon patch applied, like these from Nylok: enter image description here

These are useful if the bolt is going into a blind threaded hole.

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As I said in a comment below, these are considered superior to even locking adhesives in that chance of an assembler applying the wrong amount of locking compound is eliminated.

For our hi-rel applications, there's a specified process that's followed when using these, and similar fasteners, which include the following:

  1. The bolt is torqued to the proper setting, using a calibrated torque wrench. There are always two operators involved, one to do the tightening and another to witness that the proper torque was used.
  2. Depending on the application, we may apply a dab of structural adhesive to the head of the bolt to further ensure that it won't back out.
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