Hi,
I am trying to determine the load at which a weld will shear. Basically a solid metal disk is pressed into a tube and then they are laser welded together through the tube (weld penetrates into disk). My question is, can you use T = F/A where T = 0.75 UTS to ball park a load? is the equation valid in both the elastic and plastic regions with the only difference being significant changes in the CSA?
I am trying to determine the load at which a weld will shear. Basically a solid metal disk is pressed into a tube and then they are laser welded together through the tube (weld penetrates into disk). My question is, can you use T = F/A where T = 0.75 UTS to ball park a load? is the equation valid in both the elastic and plastic regions with the only difference being significant changes in the CSA?
