I'm reverse engineering this part and I sectioned the tube these (internal) threads were housed. I put it under my digital microscope to inspect the threads and I found these groves machined into the tip of each thread. I've never seen anything like it. I'm guessing their their to provide a...
I'm working on a project where I'm reproducing (PMA) an aircraft control rod. The part is made up of a center section of custom drawn seamless tubing 1.18 in diameter with a 0.065 wall thickness. The ends of the tube are swaged to 1.090 in diameter (7.7% reduction in diameter) and then threaded...
I'm working on a control rod that has two identical clevis type rod ends screwed in to each end of a tube. What I'm trying to work out is the ultimate tensile stress the clevis ends can take before the bolt (pin) tears out. This is a little different than typical clevis/double shear calculations...
I’m working on a flange gasket that is comprised of two layers of green Klinger seal (C4401) with a .016" thick 316 stainless sheet metal core. We’re going to bond the material together than punch to shape on a CNC punching machine. My question is what should I bond the gasket material to the...
