Does anyone know the relationship between shear strength and yield strength of 304 stainless steel or any type of stainless steel for that matter. My Machinists handbook does not list that value for stainless steel. I found on some other old forums on the internet that .577 x yield or .6 x...
We recently had some bolts torque tested. The numbers came back 60% higher than the book value for a grade 5 bolt. The method that the lab used was as follows: They increased torque and measured the tension in the connection as the torque was applied. They stopped applying torque once they...
