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We are looking to add a precision torque tester to our lab. No one, including myself, has any experience with these type of testing systems. We need low-ish torque (lets say 10oz.in), would prefer up to 60rpm, but can settle for less.
Anyone with experience with this type of equipment...
Hi There! I am interested in pragmatic details between Aluminum alloy properties as related to an application that I have.
2011-T3 vs 6061-T6 for application of a machined part (involving screw threads) in production. It is used for positioning, so *loads and speed are very low*. we need about...
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I am looking to position something with molded threads. it's small, low load. I'd like minimum friction.
Since I am molding the threads, I have some freedom. backlash is not a big issue.
I am thinking buttress- type threads will give less friction than acme or others. it will be a very...
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Please see the image. It shows the workings of an eyeglasses case that has bi-stable lid. The spring straddles the hinges. This spring is what drives the glasses case to have the open-or-closed-no-in-between functionality that I crave.
I am looking for ways to create a compact linear...
I am modeling some threads for 3d printing and eventually polymer injection molding. The threads do not look right to me, but the dimensions are nominal from the machinery handbook #27 (&28 as a sanity check.
Please see the attached picture, the purple threads (witch are internal threads). (the...
Does anyone know the units that solidworks is using to compute moment of inertia? I am trying to size a stepper motor, and am a bit confused.
It's been a while, but it looks like it's (pounds force * in^2)
I=.5mr^2 (for a cylinder) which translates to (kg*m^2) or (lbm*in^2) or [(lbf/32.2) *...
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I am trying to find some calculations to predict the combined stresses in a borosilicate dome. Any help would be great.
Specifically, I am designing a sub sea pressure housing for a high temperature light. I will be using a glass hemisphere, outside pressures will reach up to about 2000...
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I am looking for properties of high temperature glass (borosilicate, maybe quartz).
Specifically, I am designing a pressure housing for a high temperature light. I will be using a glass hemisphere, outside pressures will reach up to about 2000 psi. The temperature differential is what...
I am designing a sub-sea HMI light housing. I want to use a glass dome (borosilicate?) mounted on an aluminum housing.
Does anyone know if glass responds to stress linearly? I know that acrylic does not respond linearly when used for a pressure housing, which is why i ask.
for general info...
I have been charged with integrating appropriate electronics to produce some sub-sea HMI lights. One option we want is to be able to power them with either AC (120 or 240) or DC(240). Various ballast manufacturers have told me it's not possible to power an AC ballast with DC. Makes perfect...
I am looking for a feedback ram to be used on a submerged robot. Preliminare estimates are for a ~2 inch bore; wiper based sensor; 8 inches of travel; about 500-1000 psi system pressure. Operating depth will be down to 1500 meters (~2200 psi).
I have looked at Penny & Giles, and Parker. Has...
I am designing a part that will live submerged in sea water, under the bow of a boat. It will be exposed to freezing water for relatively long periods of time (Alaska).
I need a machinable plastic, and I can't find much data for notch toughness of plastics at that temperature.
I was...
I am designing a system where ACME threads will be cut in 6061-t6. What I am looking at right now is ~5"-10 tpi ACME. The threads are being used to restrain a large pressure induced force so low backlash is not a requirement.
We will hard anodize these threads with to .002" thick.
The...
We have an intermittant problem with thread galling and seizing between mating 6061-t6 aluminum parts (an oil filled container and its cap). I know that this is a tricky situation, but there does not seem to be an option for us.
The pieces in question are of a diametrical range between 2 and...
I am looking for a 10 micron filter for sea water. It is a low flow application, with only intermittant use (~1 gpm; 15 minutes continuous max, perhaps several times a day)
There may be a 2500 psi differential across the filter (depending on depth), and I am going to use a control valve with a...
