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    ACME Thread shear strength Calculation

    Hi Desertfox, This was very helpful! I checked my numbers using this information and looks good. Thank you very much for your help! Mechanical Engineer Vermont, USA
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    ACME Thread shear strength Calculation

    Hi, I am designing a closure for a thick walled pressure vessel. The closure is to be held in place by 4.75-4 ACME threads. I have found a formula in the Machinery's handbook 28th edition. Page 1828. For the shear area of acme threads. Shear area= 3.1416 D1max [ 0.5 + n tan(14.5°)(D2 min - D1...

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