Sharp corner fea
Sharp corner fea
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I'm running a flange through solidworks Cosmos Express FEA and I'm finding if I put a small fillet in the inside corner, say .06in, the part is substantially weaker than if there was no fillet. As I increment up to .25 Rad, it equals the strength of the original sharp corner. Can someone tell me if this makes sense and or elaborate. Thanks ahead of time. The flange is 2.25in Dia x .75 thick and body is .75in dia 1in long. and I restrain at the .75 area and add 5000 lb to flange. \
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RE: Sharp corner fea
The strength should not change. You mean the stress changes, right? The sharp corner represents a singularity and is not accurate or realistic.
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RE: Sharp corner fea
I was assuming that the saftey factor would not change very drastically.
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RE: Sharp corner fea
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RE: Sharp corner fea