Euler Buckling

Column length Density Wall

(L) [in] Load (F) [lb] Area Moment of Inertia (I) [in^4] [lb/in^3] Mass [lb] Tube ID [in] Thickness [in] Tube OD [in]
(pi*(OD/2)^2- OD-
pi*(ID/2)^2)* 2*WallThick
L*density ness
50 12,739 0.15307450258823 0.101 3.34365 1.195 0.156 1.507
50 36,001 0.432590580973171 0.101 7.40184 1.195 0.31 1.815
50 5,693 0.068404661058588 0.101 1.32689 1.384 0.058 1.5
50 7,744 0.093053996138365 0.101 1.86590 1.334 0.083 1.5
50 8,650 0.103942576966165 0.101 2.11759 1.31 0.095 1.5
50 10,708 0.128662638583908 0.101 2.72680 1.25 0.125 1.5
50 12,544 0.150728123311563 0.101 3.32633 1.188 0.156 1.5
50 14,161 0.170155583495534 0.101 3.91321 1.124 0.188 1.5
50 16,596 0.199417502425133 0.101 4.95783 1 0.25 1.5
50 19,008 0.228398694654499 0.101 6.38568 0.8 0.35 1.5
50 7,888 0.094782714649428 0.101 1.32234 1.652 0.049 1.75
50 9,193 0.11045845700092 0.101 1.55693 1.634 0.058 1.75
50 12,597 0.15136312387241 0.101 2.19510 1.584 0.083 1.75
50 17,633 0.211881096326704 0.101 3.22259 1.5 0.125 1.75
50 20,846 0.250489365039584 0.101 3.94507 1.438 0.156 1.75
50 23,755 0.285434822666927 0.101 4.65887 1.374 0.188 1.75
50 28,341 0.340543734910612 0.101 5.94939 1.25 0.25 1.75
50 7,304 0.087758550495101 0.101 1.44191 1.509 0.058 1.625
50 8,619 0.103568643991833 0.101 1.72691 1.485 0.07 1.625
50 9,974 0.119852623223968 0.101 2.03050 1.459 0.083 1.625
50 26,111 0.313743083150226 0.101 4.25443 1.563 0.156 1.875
50 21,517 0.258551543373147 0.101 2.87118 1.81 0.095 2
50 22,478 0.270098428392382 0.101 3.01436 1.8 0.1 2
50 32,196 0.386869403436929 0.101 4.56380 1.688 0.156 2
50 44,682 0.536893275759974 0.101 6.94096 1.5 0.25 2
50 53,838 0.646917254643805 0.101 9.20325 1.296 0.352 2
50 61,278 0.736310778185108 0.101 11.89878 1 0.5 2
50 67,520 0.811313153342929 0.101 6.66173 2.02 0.19 2.4
50 108,979 1.30947926692836 0.101 10.83037 1.876 0.312 2.5
50 116,693 1.40217624985199 0.101 11.93844 1.8 0.35 2.5
50 121,263 1.45709000089287 0.101 12.64246 1.75 0.375 2.5
50 52,633 0.632429368027908 0.101 3.59383 2.58 0.085 2.75
50 128,474 1.54373390560442 0.101 11.44910 2.001 0.312 2.625
50 97,263 1.16870161277037 0.101 5.70150 2.75 0.125 3
50 176,642 2.12251297578188 0.101 10.09674 2.687 0.219 3.125
 Modulus of Column Effective Ultimate Tensile Margin of
Tube Size Elasticity (E) [psi] Length Factor (K) Material Strength [psi] Safety Force

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1.507 OD X .156 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.830142705 1000000
1.815 OD X .310 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.519981025 1000000
1-1/2 OD X .058 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.924095584 1000000
1-1/2 OD X .083 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.896743744 1000000
1-1/2 OD X .095 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.88466136 1000000
1-1/2 OD X .125 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.857231039 1000000
1-1/2 OD X .156 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.832746337 1000000
1-1/2 OD X .188 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.811188887 1000000
1-1/2 OD X .250 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.778718748 1000000
1-1/2 OD X .350 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.746560114 1000000
1-3/4 OD X .049 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.894825492 1000000
1-3/4 OD X .058 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.877431091 1000000
1-3/4 OD X .083 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.832041716 1000000
1-3/4 OD X .125 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.76488867 1000000
1-3/4 OD X .156 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.722047466 1000000
1-3/4 OD X .188 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.683270656 1000000
1-3/4 OD X .250 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.622119709 1000000
1-5/8 OD X .058 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.902619772 1000000 K
1-5/8 OD X .070 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.88507629 1000000 For both ends pinned (hinged, free to rotat
1-5/8 OD X .083 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.867006967 1000000 For both ends fixed, K = 0.50.
1-7/8 OD X .156 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.651858732 1000000 For one end fixed and the other end pinne
2 OD X .095 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.713101366 1000000 For one end fixed and the other end free to
2 OD X .100 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.700288502 1000000
2 OD X .156 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.570714984 1000000
2 OD X .250 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.404242784 1000000
2 OD X .352 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.282155989 1000000
2 OD X .500 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.182961533 1000000
2.400 OD X .190 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.099736042 1000000
2-1/2 OD X .312 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 0.4530480405 1000000
2-1/2 OD X .350WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 0.5559081414 1000000
2-1/2 OD X .375 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 0.6168425298 1000000
2-3/4 OD X .085 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 -0.2982323 1000000
2-5/8 OD X .312 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 0.7129859046 1000000
3 OD X .125 WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 0.2968357967 1000000
3.125 OD X .219WA 10300000 0.699 AL 7075-T6 83000 1.3552211924 1000000
hinged, free to rotate), K = 1.0.

the other end pinned, K = 0.699....

the other end free to move laterally, K = 2.0.
1.507 OD X .156 WA
1.815 OD X .310 WA
1-1/2 OD X .058 WA
1-1/2 OD X .083 WA
1-1/2 OD X .095 WA
1-1/2 OD X .125 WA
1-1/2 OD X .156 WA
1-1/2 OD X .188 WA
1-1/2 OD X .250 WA
1-1/2 OD X .350 WA
1-3/4 OD X .049 WA
1-3/4 OD X .058 WA
1-3/4 OD X .083 WA
1-3/4 OD X .125 WA
1-3/4 OD X .156 WA
1-3/4 OD X .188 WA
1-3/4 OD X .250 WA
1-5/8 OD X .058 WA
1-5/8 OD X .070 WA
1-5/8 OD X .083 WA
1-7/8 OD X .156 WA
2 OD X .095 WA
2 OD X .100 WA
2 OD X .156 WA
2 OD X .250 WA
2 OD X .352 WA
2 OD X .500 WA
2.400 OD X .190 WA
2-1/2 OD X .312 WA
2-1/2 OD X .350WA
2-1/2 OD X .375 WA
2-3/4 OD X .085 WA
2-5/8 OD X .312 WA
3.125 OD X .219WA
0.065 1.500
0.125 1.500
0.25 1.500
1.625
1.674
0.125 1.750
0.25 1.750
0.375 1.750
0.5 1.750
1.815
0.049 2.000
0.065 2.000
0.125 2.000
0.25 2.000
0.375 2.000
0.5 2.000
0.125 2.250
0.25 2.250
0.375 2.250
2.400
0.065 2.500
0.125 2.500
0.25 2.500
0.375 2.500
0.5 2.500
2.625
0.125 2.750
0.25 2.750
0.5 2.750
0.065 3.000
0.125 3.000
0.25 3.000
0.375 3.000
0.5 3.000
0.75 3.000
0.125 3.250
0.375 3.250