Pound per square inch compared to pound per linear inch
Pound per square inch compared to pound per linear inch
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Hi,
I need to compare pound per linear inch to pound per square inch. I am right to figure that if it is 10 pounds per linear inch, that then it would be 100 pounds per square inch?
I need to compare pound per linear inch to pound per square inch. I am right to figure that if it is 10 pounds per linear inch, that then it would be 100 pounds per square inch?






RE: Pound per square inch compared to pound per linear inch
RE: Pound per square inch compared to pound per linear inch
RE: Pound per square inch compared to pound per linear inch
RE: Pound per square inch compared to pound per linear inch
RE: Pound per square inch compared to pound per linear inch
RE: Pound per square inch compared to pound per linear inch
If the gasket requires 20 lbs/in to deflect, how long is it ... that's the force required, call it 20L lbs.
if you have a pressure acting, i assume that the gasket make
s a closed loop ... enclosing an area, so if you have 60psi acting over an area, Ain2, then you have a force of 60A lbs.
RE: Pound per square inch compared to pound per linear inch
The spec is for pounds per linear inch, not pounds per inch. The force required is as structuralaggie has defined it (psi * width).
RE: Pound per square inch compared to pound per linear inch
It helps when you put the units as fraction instead of abbreviation.
RE: Pound per square inch compared to pound per linear inch
RE: Pound per square inch compared to pound per linear inch
So he specifies pounds per inch of (his) rubber. Then sells thousands of o-rings of various diameters, and as linear seals for rectangular lids and covers. The mechanical engineer then has to decide on what pressure he will put on the o-ring by deciding the number of bolts, torque, and length of the seal.
Warning: Welds are also specified by pounds per inch ... but that is how much force the weld (of some electrode, and some fillet height and width) can handle per inch length of the weld.