Question: It is required to design a square key for fixing gear on a shaft of 0 . 0 2 5 m in diameter. 1 6

It is required to design a square key for fixing gear on a shaft of 0.025 m in diameter. 16 kW power at 530 rpm is transmitted from the shaft to the gear. The key is made of steel 50C4(Sy =460 MPa), and the factor of safety is 2.5. Use the distortion-energy theory and assume the yield strength to be equal to the yield strength in tension. For a shaft of 0.025 mm diameter, W = H =6.0 mm for the square key. Determine:
a. Design shear stress in MPa using distortion energy theory.
b. Transmitting torque in N-m.
c. Minimum key length to the compression in mm
d. Minimum key length due to shear in mm
e. Which key length should be taken as design selection?

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