MACHINE DESIGN-1

ASSIGNMENT

DEPARTMAENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

MAHATMA GANDHI MISSION COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
AND TECHNOLOGY
2015-16
TE MECHANICAL 2nd SHIFT

BATCH: B1

Design of SCREW JACK

Diagram of Screw Jack:

Design of Screw Jack

Given data
3
W = 80 KN = 80 x 10 N.

Solution:
Step-1: Selection of material, Factor of
safety and design stresses
Screw is subjected to compressive load, Twisting
Moment (TM) and Bending Moment (BM). Thus
selecting carbon steel (C60) for Screw and for
phosphor-bronze nut and Grey cast iron (SG 400) for
Frame.
Properties:
For Screw
yield

=400 N/mm2 and

tensile

= 750 N/mm2

For Nut and Frame

tensile

= 400 N/mm2
(Reference PSG data Book)

Assuming bearing pressure Pb = 1.8 N/mm2

Selection of Factor of safety:

Selecting FOS of 2 for Screw, 4 for Nut and 5 for Frame.
t

]=

yt
FOS

= 0.5 x [

] ------- M.S.S.T

] = 1.5 x [

Screw

Nut

Frame

Material

C 60

bronze

SG 400

FOS

ut

750

400

400

yt

400

[ t ]

200

100

80

[ cr ]

300

150

120

100

50

40

Step-2: Design of Screw body

Find the diameter dc of screw by considering the screw
under pure compression.
The direct compressive stress induced in the screw
body is

[ t ]= d c 2
4

80 x 10

P=

(dc)2 x 100

dc = 31.915 mm.

dc

dc

38 mm.

Select standard square threads for screw (Reference

PSG data Book)

SQ 46 X 8
d= 46 mm

P= 8 mm

dc= (d P)
= 46 -8 = 38mm

d m= d -

p
2

= 46

8
2

=42mm

Torque required overcoming the thread

friction, Tt:

1)

=tan1 [

=tan [

p
]
( dm )
8
]
( 42 )

= 3.46960


()
2)
=tan1

=0.14

But

(self-locking for oil Lubricant)

=tan1 (0.14)

= 7.9696 >

Self-Locking is achieved

Thread friction torque is given by,

Tt =

W dm
tan(+ )
2

= 80

= 340

10
103

0.0606+ 0.14
10.0606 0.14

42
2

N-mm.

Total torque T= Tt + Tc
Tc is Collar Torque is ignored

T=Tt

T =340 N / mm

Step-3: Determination of stresses in screw

body
Now compressive stress due to axial load,

d
c

W
Ac

( c )2
4
W

(38)2
4

mm2

=70.53 N/

Shear stress due to torque,

d
( c )2
16 T 1

16 340 10
(38)2

=31.55 N/

mm2

Maximum principal stress (tensile or

compressive),

c (max )

1
2

=
=

Value of

[ + ( ) + 4 ]
2

1
2
2
70.53+ (70.53) + 4 31.55 ]
[
2
1
2

[ 70.53+ 94.63 ]

= 82.58 N/

mm2

mm2

is equal to 100 N/

We know that maximum shear stress,

(max)

1
2

[ ( ) +4 ]
2

1
2

[ (70.53)2+ 4 (31.55)2 ]

The given values of

1
2

x 94.63 = 47.315 N/

is equal to 100 N/

mm2

mm2

Since these maximum stresses are within limits,

therefore design of screw for spindle is safe.

Step-4: Design of Nut

Let,
n = Number of thread in contact with the screwed
spindle,
h = Height of nut = n x p, and
t = Thickness of screw = p / 2 = 8 / 2 =4 mm
Assuming that the load is distributed uniformly over the
cross sectional area of nut.

We know that the bearing pressure (

80 10 3

18 =

(d o )2( d c )2 ]
[
4

[
(46)2(38)2 ]
4

pb

151.6
n

n = 151.6 / 8 = 8.4 say 10 threads

Height of nut, h = n p = 10 8 = 80 mm.

Now, let us check the stresses induced in the nut.
We know that shear stress in the screw,
(screw )

W
n . dc . t

80 103
10 38 4

= 16.15 N/

mm2

= 13.84 N/

mm2

Shear stress in the nut,

(nut)

W
n . d o .t

80 10
10 46 4

Since these stresses are within the permissible limit,

therefore design for nut is safe.
Let,
D1

= Outer diameter of nut,

D2

= Outside diameter for nut collar, and

t1

= Thickness of nut collar

First of all considering the tearing strength of

nut, we have
W=
80

(D 1 )2(d o)2 ]
[
4
103

2
2 100
(D1 ) (46) ]
[
4
2

[( D 1)22116 ] = 80

103

2
2
= 39.3 [( D 1) (46) ]

/ 39.3 = 2036.

( D 1)

= 2036 + 2116 = 4152 or

D1

= 65 mm.

Now considering the crushing of the collar of the

nut, we have

W=
80

(D 2 )2(D1 )2 ]
[
4
103

2
2 90
( D2 ) (46) ]
[
4
2

[(D 2)24225 ] = 80

(D 2)

2
= 35.3 [( D 2) 4225 ]

103

/ 35.3 = 2266.

= 2266 + 4225 = 6491 or

D2

= 80.6 say

82 mm.
Considering the shearing of the collar of the nut,
we have
W=
80

D 1 t 1
103

=
t1

65 t 1

= 80

80
2
103

= 8170 x

/ 8170 = 9.8 say 10 mm.

16

10

CUP

t1 .

Step-4: Design for handle and cup

Empirical relation approach
The diameter of the head ( D3 ) on the top of the
screwed rod is usually taken as 1.75 times the outside
diameter of the screw ( d o ).
D3

= 1.75

do

= 1.75 46 = 80.5 say 82 mm.

The cup is fitted to the head with a pin of different

= 20 mm.
Height of cup = 50 mm.
Thickness of cup = 10 mm.
Diameter at the top of cup = 160 mm.

Step-5: Design of body

The various dimension of the body may be fixed as
follows:
Diameter of the body at the top,
D5

= 1.5

D2

= 1.5 x 82 = 123 mm.

Thickness of the body,

t3

= 0.25

do

= 0.25 x 46 = 11.5 say 12 mm.

D4

Inside diameter at the bottom,

D6

= 2.25

D2

= 2.25 x 82 = 185 mm.

Outer diameter at the bottom,

D7

= 1.75

D6

= 1.75 x 185 = 320 mm.

t2

Thickness of base,

Height of the body

100

=2

t1

= 2 x 10 = 20 m.

= Max. lift + Height of nut +

= 400 + 80 + 100 = 580

mm.

The body is made tapered in order to achieve stability

of jack.
The torque required to rotate the screw with no friction,
To

tan

101808 N-mm.

d
2

= 80 x

103

x 0.0606 x

42
2