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Is torque relevant for steel/aluminium? Where do I find torque specs?

When you are not dealing with carbon, is torque relevant? I've never seen it mentioned on the hundreds of answers here, or the hundreds of how-tos I've read elsewhere. Should I just tighten ...
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Tightening a nut too much

Often guidance will be given to tighten a nut to "20 lbs of pressure" or something along those lines. What's the best way to ensure you tighten things up, but not to over-tighten? Is there any way ...