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4 Bar Linkage Calculator v3.0 |
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Acceleration |
6.00 |
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Material Selection: |
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Upper Links |
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Lower Links |
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Outside Diameter |
2.000 |
in |
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Outside Diameter |
2.375 |
in |
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Wall Thickness |
0.250 |
in |
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Wall Thickness |
0.375 |
in |
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Material Used |
Steel 1018 |
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Material Used |
Steel 1018 |
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Rod End Rated Load |
55,000 |
lb |
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Rod End Rated Load |
55,000 |
lb |
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Modulus of Elasticity |
29,000,000 |
psi |
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Modulus of Elasticity |
29,000,000 |
psi |
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Yield Strength |
50,000 |
psi |
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Yield Strength |
50,000 |
psi |
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Density |
0.2840 |
lbm/in^3 |
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Density |
0.2840 |
lbm/in^3 |
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Moment of Inertia |
0.537 |
in^4 |
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Moment of Inertia |
1.220 |
in^4 |
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Area |
1.374 |
in^2 |
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Area |
2.356 |
in^2 |
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Pyield |
68,722 |
lb |
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Pyield |
117,810 |
lb |
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Pbuckling |
227,321 |
lb |
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Pbuckling |
445,214 |
lb |
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Pbending |
4,130 |
lb |
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Pbending |
7,335 |
lb |
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Link Length |
26.0000 |
in |
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Link Length |
28.0000 |
in |
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Link Weight |
10.62 |
lb |
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Link Weight |
19.56 |
lb |
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Link Force |
44,840 |
lb
(Tension) |
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Link Force |
-55,827 |
lb
(Compression) |
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F.S. Yield |
1.53 |
(link stretching) |
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F.S. Yield |
2.11 |
(link compressing) |
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F.S. Buckling |
5.07 |
(link
buckling under braking) |
F.S. Buckling |
7.97 |
(link
buckling under acceleration) |
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F.S. Bending |
1.65 |
(somewhat
irrelevant for an UPPER link) |
F.S. Bending |
2.93 |
(link
bending w/ 1/2 the vehicle weight on it) |
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F.S. Rod End |
1.23 |
(rod end breaking) |
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F.S. Rod End |
0.99 |
(rod end breaking) |
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Material Specifications: |
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Created 2004.12.04 |
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Elastic Modulus |
Yield |
Density |
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(psi) |
Strength |
(Lbs/in^3) |
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Dan Barcroft |
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Alum 2024-T6 |
10,500,000 |
50,000 |
0.1000 |
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triaged@gmail.com |
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Alum 6061-T6 |
10,000,000 |
39,900 |
0.0975 |
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Alum 7075-T6 |
10,400,000 |
73,200 |
0.1020 |
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Steel 1018 |
29,000,000 |
50,000 |
0.2840 |
Cold Drawn |
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Steel 4130N |
29,700,000 |
63,100 |
0.2840 |
Normalized |
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Steel 4130T |
29,700,000 |
110,000 |
0.2840 |
Water
Quenched and Tempered |
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Steel 4340N |
29,700,000 |
114,000 |
0.2840 |
Normalized |
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Steel 4340T |
29,700,000 |
160,000 |
0.2840 |
Oil
Quenched & Tempered |
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Titanium 6Al-4V |
16,500,000 |
128,000 |
0.1600 |
6%
Aluminum, 4% Vanadium |
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Note: All materials must
be in alphabetical order. Highlight
blue area then sort ascending |
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