Undercuts and stress risers

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John Hasler
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Re: Undercuts and stress risers

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earlgo writes:
The area of a 4" diameter section with a 2" diameter central hole is about 9.4 in^2. if the shear strength of malleable iron is 40,000 #/in^2 then the load required to shear the register is about 374000#. New pants and perhaps a new shop, too.

A good forklift driver could do it.
whateg0
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Re: Undercuts and stress risers

Post by whateg0 »

Oh, the stuff we've seen show up on the loading dock with "forklift damage"!
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