A solid steel machine shaft with safe shearing stress of 7000 psi transmits a torque of...

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A solid steel machine shaft with safe shearing stress of 7000 psi transmits a torque of 10,500 in-lb. A square key is used whose width is equal to one-fourth the shaft diameter and whose length is equal to 1.5 times the shaft diameter. Find the shearing stress in the key in psi. A solid steel machine shaft with safe shearing stress of 7000 psi transmits a torque of 10,500 in-lb. A square key is used whose width is equal to one-fourth the shaft diameter and whose length is equal to 1.5 times the shaft diameter. Find the shearing stress in the key in psi.

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The shearing stress tau in a shaft can be calculated using the formula tau TrJ where T is the torque ... View the full answer