GENERAL CALCULATION REPORT
Simulation of Teflon
Description
Stress Load Calculation for 1 unit of Sheave, Using Nylon
with a 12,000 PSi (Yield Strength Material)
Analyzed with SOLIDWORKS Simulation
Sheave With Calc
Date: Tuesday, 26 November, 2019
Designer: Solidworks
Study name: SimulationXpress Study
Analysis type: Static
Table of Contents
Description .......................................... 1
Assumptions ......................................... 2
Model Information ................................. 3
Material Properties ................................ 4
Loads and Fixtures ................................. 5
Mesh information ................................... 6
Study Results ....................................... 8
Conclusion.......................................... 11
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Assumptions
Test one sheave design rated up to 2 ton using nylon material with a yield strength of 12,000 psi. Load
applied 5 tons.

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Model Information

Model name: Teflon Sheave With Calc

Current Configuration: Default
Solid Bodies
Document Name and Document Path/Date
Treated As Volumetric Properties
Reference Modified
Cut-Extrude2

Mass:2.80987 kg
Volume:0.0024648 m^3 Teflon Sheave With
Solid Body Density:1140 kg/m^3 Calc.SLDPRT
Weight:27.5368 N Nov 25 20:53:29 2019

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Material Properties
Model Reference Properties Components
Name: Custom Plastic SolidBody 1(Cut-
Model type: Linear Elastic Isotropic Extrude2)(Teflon Sheave
Default failure Max von Mises Stress With Calc)
criterion:
Yield strength: 5.86054e+007 N/m^2
Tensile strength: 7.92897e+007 N/m^2

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Loads and Fixtures

Fixture name Fixture Image Fixture Details
Entities: 1 face(s)
Type: Fixed Geometry

Fixed-6

Entities: 2 face(s)
Type: Fixed Geometry

Fixed-7

Load name Load Image Load Details

Entities: 1 face(s)
Type: Apply normal force
Value: 49033.3 N

Force-4

Entities: 1 face(s)
Type: Apply normal force
Value: 49033.3 N

Force-5

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Mesh information
Mesh type Solid Mesh
Mesher Used: Standard mesh
Automatic Transition: Off
Include Mesh Auto Loops: Off
Jacobian points 4 Points
Element Size 8.01342 mm
Tolerance 0.400671 mm
Mesh Quality Plot High

Mesh information - Details

Total Nodes 49704
Total Elements 32523
Maximum Aspect Ratio 5.7581
% of elements with Aspect Ratio < 3 98.5
% of elements with Aspect Ratio > 10 0
% of distorted elements(Jacobian) 0
Time to complete mesh(hh;mm;ss): 00:00:02
Computer name: RYAN2

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Study Results

Name Type Min Max

Stress VON: von Mises Stress 7.676e+001N/m^2 1.991e+006N/m^2
Node: 530 Node: 674

Teflon Sheave With Calc-SimulationXpress Study-Stress-Stress

Name Type Min Max

Displacement URES: Resultant Displacement 0.000e+000mm 1.060e-002mm
Node: 1 Node: 194

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Teflon Sheave With Calc-SimulationXpress Study-Displacement-Displacement

Name Type
Deformation Deformed shape

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Teflon Sheave With Calc-SimulationXpress Study-Displacement-Deformation

Name Type Min Max

Factor of Safety Max von Mises Stress 2.943e+001 7.635e+005
Node: 674 Node: 530

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Teflon Sheave With Calc-SimulationXpress Study-Factor of Safety-Factor of Safety

Conclusion
Rated 1 Ton passed, tested with a maximum load of 5 Ton up to breaking point (3 Ton).

Remarks: Suggested Maximum workhours recommended 1,500 HRS.

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