Shear stress in a bolt
Shear stress in a bolt
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I need to determine the shear stress of a bolt in single shear and a bolt in double shear, is the equation
Shear stress = force / cross sectional area
The bolt in question is a m10 bolt, class not known yet although will be 8.8 or 12.9, force applied on threaded section so overall diameter of bolt assumed to be 8.5mm
for single shear divide by two?
How would I go about determining the safety factor?
BTW Im putting a 400N load throught this bolt in single shear, its not constant its that max possible load, any input?
Thanks
Shear stress = force / cross sectional area
The bolt in question is a m10 bolt, class not known yet although will be 8.8 or 12.9, force applied on threaded section so overall diameter of bolt assumed to be 8.5mm
for single shear divide by two?
How would I go about determining the safety factor?
BTW Im putting a 400N load throught this bolt in single shear, its not constant its that max possible load, any input?
Thanks





RE: Shear stress in a bolt
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desertfox
RE: Shear stress in a bolt
conventionally, with a bolt shank in double shear, your effective area is twice, but there is a knock-down if the middle layer (the distance between these two shear faces) is small ... MIL-HDBK-5 has factors (table 8.1.2.1(b)) ... give the geometry and i'll look it up for you.
but i don't like shearing over the threads
RE: Shear stress in a bolt
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RE: Shear stress in a bolt
need to do the calc just to confirm to myself that its suitable
thanks
RE: Shear stress in a bolt
400N is a very small load ... i not that towards the end of your post you start mentioning "single shear" ... i assume the bolt is in double shear 2*400N (still a small load for a 3/16" bolt. i would knock-down the allowable to account for the threads (some sort of stress conc.).
RE: Shear stress in a bolt
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Material properties
For 8.8:
ultimate stress = 830 MPa
yield stress = 660 MPa
For 12.9:
ultimate stress = 1220 MPa
yield stress = 1100 MPa
Ted
RE: Shear stress in a bolt
The material properties are material strengths, not stresses.
I apologize for the misnomers.
Ted
RE: Shear stress in a bolt
If the assembly is not very tight and the clearances not close then there may be added bending stresses to consider.
Of course if it is tight enough and depending upon the arrangement, then there may be no shear stress because friction is transferring the load.
My point is that when someone asks such a basic question, oh so basic, then we should be careful that answers that seem to be correct may be misleading because the person that asked it was not competent to ask it properly.
Paul
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RE: Shear stress in a bolt
method
determine the force acting on the bolt, divide this by the area of the bolt to get the shear stress that will be acting in the bolt.
now determine a bolt class to use 8.8 12.9 etc, take the tensile yield stress, now 60% of this is the shear yield stress, divide this by the bolt diameter used above and you get the value the bolt will shear at.
is that correct?
how do i go about determining the safety factor?
RE: Shear stress in a bolt
To determine the safety factor, divide the yield or ultimate strength of the bolt (in MPA, or psi), by the calculated stress in the bolt (in the same units). So for your situation, assuming single shear, threads not in shear, m10, class 8.8 bolt:
.6(660 MPa)
SFy = ---------------------- = 77.6
400 N / pi(5 mm)^2
.6(830 MPa)
SFu = ---------------------- = 97.8
400 N / pi(5 mm)^2
Andy
RE: Shear stress in a bolt
i think proinwv2 brings up some good points.
RE: Shear stress in a bolt
As wahoo points out, you have nice safety factors over 75 with the design.
I am with proinwv, I really want to help but...
For a basic bolt analysis this seems well over designed, is there more to this situation that requires extra strength?, Is fatigue a major consideration? ... Knowing the application or governing regulations really can affect the problem and solution.
Best Regards
RE: Shear stress in a bolt
I always use
As = P/A = P /(Pi*Db^2/4)
As = Average Shear
Db = Diameter of bolt (Minor Dia)
P = Load
A good reference on bolted connections is to go with the procedures defined in VDI2230 - Systematic calculation of high duty bolted joints. This is a document drawn up by the German Society of engineers - Not free but well worth a gander
Tom
RE: Shear stress in a bolt
I would follow Gymmeh's advice to purchase Shigley's book on mechanical engineering (Shigley & Mischke, published by McGraw-Hill).
Here's where the fundamentals come into play. The reason that we generally don't have to apply Mohr's circle or diddle around with Von Mise's equation when we're dealing with combined bending and shear in this particular beam is that shear is a maximum in the center while bending stresses are at a maximum at the outside edges of the beam. Check both.
However, shear stresses in beams distribute themselves in a manner that is not evenly loaded like tensile stresses applied axially. The maximum shear stress for a round beam is found along a plane perpendicular to the direction of loading, passing through the cg of the beam and is as follows:
tau(max) = 4V/3A (for a round beam)
Also, remember that your shear yield strength (as wahoo88 pointed out) is not the same as your tensile yield strength. I calculate shear strength to be 0.577*Sy. But even that is open to debate.
RE: Shear stress in a bolt
Shingley should be Shigley. I now that is what you meant.
RE: Shear stress in a bolt