Capacity of Tapped Bolts in Cast Iron

[blez1010]

I've got an application where I wasn't told the base of a connection I'm designing is Cast Iron. I'm currently working on the exact type. My question is can anyone suggest a good resource on the capacity of tapped connections to cast iron? In the application the cast iron base is the casing of a transfer case so there will be heavy vibrations so I'm also worried about fatigue.

Thanks for you help.

 

[arunmrao]

Castiron is selected,because of its damping capacity i.e to ability to damp the vibrations. That need not be a concern in your design. You can refer design details from iron castings society

http://www.ironcasting.org

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[CoryPad]

The capacity can be calculation similar to other materials. Equations are available in VDI 2230. There are threads on this site that are relevant, such as:

thread725-35222


Regards,

Cory

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