Hi,
I've been looking for a bearing strength formula for a while now and I can't find one. I want to find out the bearing strength for a 0.1285" hole in 0.020", 0.032" and 0.040" 6061-T6. Then I'll find a rivet that has a shear strength close to the bearing strength of the sheetmetal thus making the strongest join.
I found this formula and wrote it down a while back but don't know where I got it from.
F= (2 x 'pie' x R) x T x S
F = Force (bearing strength)
T = Material Thickness
S = Shear Strength of material
I've got Aircraft Sheet Metal book by Jeppesen and it has a table 'Bearing Area, Sq In.' where it states the bearing area for different material thicknesses. From example, 0.1285" hole in 0.025" material has a bearing area of 0.00321sq.in. Can I use this information to work out bearing strength?
Thanks
I've been looking for a bearing strength formula for a while now and I can't find one. I want to find out the bearing strength for a 0.1285" hole in 0.020", 0.032" and 0.040" 6061-T6. Then I'll find a rivet that has a shear strength close to the bearing strength of the sheetmetal thus making the strongest join.
I found this formula and wrote it down a while back but don't know where I got it from.
F= (2 x 'pie' x R) x T x S
F = Force (bearing strength)
T = Material Thickness
S = Shear Strength of material
I've got Aircraft Sheet Metal book by Jeppesen and it has a table 'Bearing Area, Sq In.' where it states the bearing area for different material thicknesses. From example, 0.1285" hole in 0.025" material has a bearing area of 0.00321sq.in. Can I use this information to work out bearing strength?
Thanks
