shaft_axial.

xls
To help design shafts under axial loads at stress concentration region
By Alex Slocum, last modified 2/12/2004 by Alex Slocum
Enters numbers in BOLD, Results in RED

Large diameter, D 14 Case 1: with radius between dia

Small diameter, d 8
Axial load (N) 20
Major shaft diameter (mm) 14 D
Transition radius (mm) 0.5
Stress concentration factor fillet shaft, Kt 2.39
Stress concentration factor undercut shaft, Kt 2.14
Shaft length (mm) 50 radius r (mm)
Shaft modulus, E (GPa) 2.00E+11 0.1
Area at fillet shaft diameter (mm^2) 50 0.2
Area at fillet shaft diameter (mm^2) 38 0.3
Fillet design stress, sigma (MPa) 0.950 0.4
Undercut design stress, sigma (MPa) 1.111 0.5
Shaft deflection along minor diameter (micrometers) 0.099 0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1

Case 3: with hole in the mid

Hole d (mm)
1
2
3
4
5
6
Case 1: with radius between diameters Case 2: with radius undercut between diameters

r
D d D d
r
Kt Stress (Mpa) s/F Shaft min d Kt Stress (Mpa) s/F
5.35 0.106 7.80 2.82 0.059
3.66 0.073 7.60 2.48 0.055
2.99 0.060 7.40 2.32 0.054
2.63 0.052 7.20 2.21 0.054
2.39 0.048 7.00 2.14 0.056
2.22 0.044 6.80 2.08 0.057
2.09 0.042 6.60 2.04 0.060
1.99 0.040 6.40 2.01 0.062
1.91 0.038 6.20 1.98 0.066
1.85 0.037 6.00 1.96 0.069
Case 4: with slab in the middle, where corner radius is r,
Case 3: with hole in the middle width is b=D/4, and depth is t=D/8

d r
D
D

Kt Stress (Mpa) s/F radius r (mm) Kt Stress (Mpa) s/F

2.34 0.017 1 1.50 0.010
2.11 0.017
1.99 0.018
1.92 0.020
1.86 0.022
1.82 0.026