Tension Load Strenght of a Soldered Copper Pipe Connection
Tension Load Strenght of a Soldered Copper Pipe Connection
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How would you determine the load capacity in tension on a soldered 1/2" coupling for Type K or M copper tubing? Load is hanging.





RE: Tension Load Strenght of a Soldered Copper Pipe Connection
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You will need to determine the shear strength of the solder metal - tin base or other alloy?
the shear strength could be calculated if you know the tensile strength of the solder using von Mises criterion where
shear strength = tensile strength/square root of 3