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Material Selection: |
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Upper Links |
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Lower Links |
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Outside Diameter |
1.375 |
in |
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Outside Diameter |
2.500 |
in |
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Wall Thickness |
0.090 |
in |
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Wall Thickness |
0.188 |
in |
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Material Used |
Titanium 6Al-4V |
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Material Used |
Mild Steel (1018) |
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Rod End Rated Load |
55,000 |
lb |
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Rod End Rated Load |
55,000 |
lb |
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Modulus of Elasticity |
16,500,000 |
psi |
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Modulus of Elasticity |
29,000,000 |
psi |
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Yield Strength |
128,000 |
psi |
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Yield Strength |
50,000 |
psi |
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Density |
0.1600 |
lbm/in^3 |
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Density |
0.2840 |
lbm/in^3 |
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Moment of Inertia |
0.075 |
in^4 |
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Moment of Inertia |
0.918 |
in^4 |
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Area |
0.363 |
in^2 |
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Area |
1.366 |
in^2 |
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Pyield |
46,506 |
lb |
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Pyield |
68,276 |
lb |
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Pbuckling |
10,405 |
lb |
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Pbuckling |
143,000 |
lb |
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Pbending |
1,634 |
lb |
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Pbending |
3,427 |
lb |
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Link Length |
34.3438 |
in |
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Link Length |
42.8748 |
in |
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Link Weight |
2.00 |
lb |
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Link Weight |
16.63 |
lb |
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Link Force |
5,412 |
lb
("+" because link is in tension) |
Link Force |
5,412 |
lb ("-" because link is in compression) |
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F.S. Yield |
8.59 |
(This is your link stretching) |
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F.S. Yield |
-12.62 |
(This is your link compressing) |
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F.S. Buckling |
1.92 |
(This
is your link buckling under braking) |
F.S. Buckling |
-26.42 |
(This is your link buckling under acceleration) |
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FS Bending |
0.63 |
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calculation is somewhat irrelevant for an UPPER link) |
F.S. Bending |
1.32 |
(This is your link bending over a rock w/ 1/2 the weight of
your truck on it) |
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F.S. Rod End |
10.16 |
(This
is your rod end breaking) |
F.S. Rod End |
-10.16 |
(This is your rod end breaking) |
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Material Specifications: |
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Elastic Modulus |
Yield |
Density |
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(psi) |
Strength |
(Lbs/in^3) |
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Mild Steel (1018) |
29,000,000 |
50,000 |
0.2840 |
Cold Drawn |
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Chromoly (4130)N |
29,700,000 |
63,100 |
0.2840 |
Normalized |
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Chromoly (4130)T |
29,700,000 |
110,000 |
0.2840 |
Water Quenched and Tempered |
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4340N |
29,700,000 |
114,000 |
0.2840 |
Normalized |
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4340T |
29,700,000 |
160,000 |
0.2840 |
Oil Quenched & Tempered |
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Alum 7075-T6 |
10,400,000 |
73,200 |
0.1020 |
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Alum 2024-T6 |
10,500,000 |
50,000 |
0.1000 |
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Titanium 6Al-4V |
16,500,000 |
128,000 |
0.1600 |
6% Aluminum, 4% Vanadium |
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Alum 6061-T6 |
10,000,000 |
39,900 |
0.0975 |
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Mild Steel |
30,000,000 |
63,250 |
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Titanium |
40,000,000 |
64,500 |
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Aluminum |
50,000,000 |
65,750 |
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300M |
60,000,000 |
67,750 |
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Elastic Modulus |
Yield |
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Density |
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(psi) |
Strength (psi) |
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(Lbs/in^3) |
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Mild Steel (1018) |
29000000 |
50000 |
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0.2840 |
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Chromoly (4130)N |
29700000 |
63100 |
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0.2840 |
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Chromoly (4130)T |
29700000 |
110000 |
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0.2840 |
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4340N |
29700000 |
114000 |
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0.2840 |
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4340T |
29700000 |
160000 |
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0.2840 |
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Alum 7075-T6 |
10400000 |
73200 |
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0.1020 |
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Alum 2024-T6 |
10500000 |
50000 |
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0.1000 |
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Titanium 6Al-4V |
16500000 |
128000 |
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0.1600 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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0.0000 |
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Alum 6061-T6 |
10000000 |
39900 |
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0.0975 |
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Upper Link Material |
16,500,000 |
128,000 |
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0.1600 |
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Lower Link Material |
29,000,000 |
50,000 |
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0.2840 |
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