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The cracking area is one of the two failure modes of a key. So I'm trying to calculate the area, asking for the sample isn't so easy when we don't have one.
I eventually came across a website that I was confident enough with to proceed.
The cracking area is the length of the key times the height of the key engadged with the shaft. Subtract out any fillets or radii that prevents the shaft and key from contacting.
I eventually came across a website that I was confident enough with to proceed.
The cracking area is the length of the key times the height of the key engadged with the shaft. Subtract out any fillets or radii that prevents the shaft and key from contacting.
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