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How to calculate max. allowed contact stress?

How to calculate max. allowed contact stress?

How to calculate max. allowed contact stress?

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Hello everybody,

how can I calculate the maximum allowed contact stress from the material specifications?

Thank you in advance!

RE: How to calculate max. allowed contact stress?

You can't.

Contact stress, or bearing stress, is listed by some standards (MIL-HDBK-5, VDI 2230).  As a rough approximation, the allowable contact stress is equal to the ultimate tensile stress of the material.

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Cory

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RE: How to calculate max. allowed contact stress?

"how can I calculate the maximum allowed contact stress from the material specifications?"

You can't.

You must also characterise the loading conditions, factor of safety required, number of load cycles, mechanical properties of the mating part (MoE), operating environment, etc.

The heat treatment of the material is also very important, if it is a metal.  The limiting factor in contact is usually subsurface shear.  If you have a case hardened material, you will need to evaluate what depth the max subsurface shear occurs at vs. what properties you have at that depth of the case.

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