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Comment on thread404-143701
I'm sorry, I don't understand this. 4/3 is twice as much as 2/3 and not varied by a third. All I was trying to say was that 142200 is the tensile force in lbs and not torque in ft-lbs as suggested by rb1957. So, 3560 ft-lb torque applied on a 1.5" bolt will produce a tensile force of 142200...- nukti
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Comment on thread404-143701
thread404-143701 Although the thread has been closed, I just saw it today. A comment from rb1957 (Aerospace) says: rb1957 (Aerospace) 4 Jan 06 15:13 a word of caution about diamondjim's table. preload can vary by a third when using torque control ... ie on a 1.5" bolt (his last line) a...- nukti
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