Key Design

Assignment 11.51

Geometry and Material Properties

First we obtain the material properties from the inside front cove and key dimensions from table 11.2,
11.3 and 11.4. OBS: Ø20 missing in table 11.3.

Shaft
Diameter d ≔ 20 ⋅ mm

Material yield strength of shaft Sy_shaft ≔ 350 MPa

Hub
Sy_hub ≔ 97 MPa
Material yield strength of key

Key dimensions
w ≔ 6 mm
Width (Parallel key)
h ≔ 6 mm
Height (Parallel key)
Sy_key ≔ 295 MPa
Material yield strength of key

General
T ≔ 20 N ⋅ m
Torque

Safety factor ns ≔ 4

Key - failure due to shear.

4 ⋅ T ⋅ ns
Required key length l1 ≔ ―――― l1 = 9.04 mm
Sy_key ⋅ w ⋅ d

Key - failure due to compressive or bearing stress.

Required key length 4 ⋅ T ⋅ ns

l2 ≔ ―――― l2 = 9.04 mm
Sy_key ⋅ d ⋅ h

Shaft - failure due to compressive or bearing stress.

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Key Design
Assignment 11.51

Shaft - failure due to compressive or bearing stress.

Required key length

4 ⋅ T ⋅ ns
l3 ≔ ――――
Sy_shaft ⋅ d ⋅ h l3 = 7.6 mm

Hub - failure due to compressive or bearing stress.

Required key length 4 ⋅ T ⋅ ns

l4 ≔ ――――
Sy_hub ⋅ d ⋅ h l4 = 27.5 mm

Solution

A minimum standard key length is

l ≔ 28 mm
choosen from the lengths calculated

As ≔ w ⋅ l
Shear area

Sy_key ⋅ As ⋅ d
Torque that causes plastic deformation Ts ≔ ―――― Ts = 62 N ⋅ m
of the key due to shear 4 ⋅ ns

The lowest Yield strength is choosen Sy ≔ 97 MPa

Torque that causes plastic deformation Sy ⋅ d ⋅ l ⋅ h

Tb ≔ ―――― Tb = 20.4 N ⋅ m
due to compressive bearing stress 4 ⋅ ns

Lowest torque before yielding T ≔ ‖ if Ts < Tb| |

‖ ‖ ||
‖ ‖ Ts || T = 20.4 N ⋅ m
‖ else ||
‖ ‖ ||
T ||
‖ ‖ b

Result

Key dimensions
w ≔ 6 mm
Width
h ≔ 6 mm
Height

Length l = 28 mm

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