Design Component

Bulk

Screws & Bolts

Springs

Cushion
 Application to
Materials Properties*
Design

Ultimate Fracture
Tensile Yield Ultimate Flexural Young's
Yield toughness Density
Strength Compressive strength Modulus
Strength [kg/m^3]
(elastic) [Pa] Strength [Pa] [Pa] [Pa m^0.5]
[Pa]

Cyanate 1.89e9 - 1.89e9 - 8.68e8 - 1.89e9 - 2.99e11 - 1.62e3-

4.83e7 - 5.9e7
Ester/CFRP, UD Entire structure of 2.53e9 2.53e9 1.01e9 2.53e9 3.76e11 1.67e3
Prepeg, Avg.
chair Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg.
UD Lay-Up 5.365e7
2.21e9 2.21e9 9.39e8 2.21e9 3.375e11 1.645

2.41e9 - 9.45e8 2.41e9 - 1.46e11 - 1.55e3-

2.41e9 - 6.8e7
PEEK CFRP, UD 2.43e9 -1.2e9 2.43e9 1.49e11 1.57e3
Above seat pan 2.43e9 - 8.23e7
Prepeg, UD Lay- Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg.
>> Bolts, screws Avg. 2.42e9 Avg.7.515e7
Up** 2.42e9 2.145e9 2.42e9 1.475 1.56e3

1.72e9 - 1.72e9 1.39e9 - 1.72e9 - 1.26e8 8.32e3 -

Cobalt Superalloy General 1.91e9 -1.98e9 1.53e9 1.91e9 - 1.5e8 8.4e3
2.43e11
MP159 >> Bolts, screws Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg.
1.815e9 1.885e9 1.46e9 1.815e9 1.35e8 8.36e3

2.54e9 - 2.73e9 - 2.54e9 - 2.54e9 - 2.2e11 - 1.59e7 7.74e3 -

Tool Steel, Below seat pan 2.72e9 2.9e9 2.72e9 2.72e9 2.31e11 7.9e3
-1.68e7
Molybdenum Alloy, >> Bolts and
Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg.
AISI M46 screws
2.63e9 2.815e9 2.63e9 2.63e9 2.255e11 1.635e7 7.82e3

PVC cross-linked 7.5e5 7.5e5 3.4e7 3.4e3

8.6e5- 8.5e5-
foam 50-60
Cushions -8.5e5 9.4e5 -8.5e5 9.5e5 -4e7 -4.4e3
(rigid, closed cell, Avg. 55
Avg. 8e5 Avg. 9e5 Avg. 8e5 Avg. 9e5 Avg. 3.7e7 Avg. 3.9e3
AC 0.055)

1.61e9- 1.61e9 2.05e11- 2.4e7 7.8e3-

Low alloy steel, 1.61e9- 2e9
1.98e9 -1.98e9 2.13e11 -5e7 7.9e3
AISI 5160, 1.98e9 -2.45e9
Spring Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg.
tempered at 205 Avg. Avg.
1.795e9 1.795e9 2.09e11 3.7e7 7.85e3
C & oil quenched 1.795e9 2.225e8