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Shear Stress vs Tensile Stress

Relationship between Shear stress and tensile Stress

Ultimate Tensile Strength = Su, Ultimate Shear Strength = Ssu, Tensile Yield Strength = Syp, Shear yield point = Ssyp
Note: The relationships below are very approximate for use only as an rule of thumb estimate if no other source of information is available...
Material

Tensile-Relation

Yield-Relation

Wrought Steel & alloy steel

Ssu = Approx 0,75 x Su

Ssyp = Approx 0,58 x Syp

Ductile Iron

Ssu = Approx 0,90 x Su

Ssyp = Approx 0,75 x Syp

Malleable iron -Pearlitic

Ssu = Approx 1,0 x Su

Wrought iron

Ssu = Approx 0,83 x Su

Cast Iron

Ssu = Approx 1,3 x Su

Copper/ & alloys (See Note below)

Ssu = Approx 0,65 x Su

Aluminium/ & alloys

Ssu = Approx 0,65 xSu

Ssyp = Approx 0,55 x Syp

References: Machine design Theory and Practice .A.D.Deutschman, W.A Michels & C.E. Wilson.. MacMillan Publishing 1975.
Machinery's Handbook 27 th ed.
Note: The original data is based generally on the reference above and I have completed a very crude review to confirm the information. The
copper information is however very suspect..
For copper the reference above gives a value of Ssu = Approx 0,9 x Su...On reviewing a number of copper alloys there is a wide spread from
about 0,5 to 0,9 the 0.9 applied to one leaded brass cast alloy. I am tempted to remove copper from the table but as a very crude average I
have simply changed the value to 0,65 please use with care or better still do not use...

Links containing Strength of Metals Information

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Ductile Iron Org ...Very useful information on ductile iron properties

outokumpu ...Some concise copper properties.
Copper Development Association ...Large quantity of information on copper
AZom.com ...Lots of information on a large range of materials
Cast metal information

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