INTRODUCTION

❏ Crane hooks are one of the important components which are used to transfer
materials having heavy loads, mainly in industries.
❏ They are used in civil & mechanical engineering applications.
❏ Crane hooks are liable components subjected to failure due to stress in
accumulation of heavy loads.
❏ The design parameters for crane hook are area of cross section, material and
radius of crane hook.
❏ Forged steel,Grey cast iron,Carbon Steel,Stainless steel are commonly used.
 TYPES
➢ Single Crane Hook - deals with loads of up to 75 tons
➢ Double Crane Hooks - suitable for heavier loads of over 75 tons.
➢ Forging Crane Hooks - forged from a single piece of high quality steel with
low carbon
➢ Laminated Crane Hook - complex, and are comprised of several steel plates
riveted together
➢ Closed Crane Hooks - offer the highest possible safety measures
➢ Semi-Closed Crane Hooks - simpler to attach and dismount than closed
hooks.
Fig.1.Single crane hook
Fig.2.double crane hook
 FORMULAE

AREA = ½(Bi+Bo)*H
Forged hook Laminated hook Semi closed
hook Closed hook
Fig.3 Fig.4
Fig.5 Fig.6
 LITERATURE REVIEW
S.NO. Title Author Finding

1. DESIGN AND ANALYSIS Prof. Santosh The trapezoidal cross section gives better
OF EOT CRANE HOOK results in comparison with other two
FOR VARIOUS CROSS
cross sections as because stresses
SECTIONS
induced are less in trapezoidal cross
section.

2. Design and Optimization Niranjan Desai as the h value of a trapezoidal hook

of the Geometric increases, the minimum weight of the
Properties of a Crane hook decreases at a decreasing rate.
Hook

3. Design, Structural Dr.K.K.Dhande If the area on the

Analysis and inner side of the hook at the portion of
Optimization of Crane max stress is widened
Hook then the stresses will get reduced.
HOOKS OF DIFFERENT CROSS SECTION
❏ CIRCULAR
❏ SQUARE
❏ TRAPEZOIDAL
 DIMENSIONS OF HOOK SECTIONS
S.No section Area Rn (mm) R (mm) Ri (mm) Ro (mm)
(mm2)

1. Trapezium 6703.08 107.98 117.71 65.5 187.33

2. Square 6703.08 108.25 116 65.5 166.5

3. Circle 6703.08 106.95 112 65.5 158.5

Rn=Distance of neutral axis from axis of curvature

R= Distance of CG from axis of curvature.

Ri=Inner radius of cross section

Ro=Outer radius of cross section

STRESSES IN HOOKS OF DIFFERENT CROSS
SECTION
Stess in MPa

Loads Trapezoidal Rectangle Circle

90 KN 103.55 218.88 217.18

110 KN 126.57 267.52 265.44

125 KN 143.82 304 301.64

 PROPERTIES OF MATERIAL

Material used is Forged Steel of grade AISI 4140

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES VALUES UNIT

Elastic Modulus 2.05E+11 N/m^2

Poisson's ratio 0.285 N/A

Shear Modulus 8.00E+10 N/m^2

Density 7850 Kg/m^3

Tensile Strength 560000000 N/m^2

Yield Strength 460000000 N/m^2

Thermal Conductivity 42.7 W/(m·K)

Specific Heat 477 J/(kg·K)