Shear vs Tensile Strength
If a stainless steel bolt has a tensile strength of 80,000 psi, estimate the shear strength in psi.
Expand Hint
Tensile strength is the max stress a material can be pulled or stretched before breaking. Shear strength is the max stress a material can handle from a shear load (think a sliding along a plane parallel to the force) before breaking.
Hint 2
As a general rule, a material’s shear strength is roughly 60% of its tensile strength.
Tensile strength is the max stress a material can be pulled or stretched before breaking. Shear strength is the max stress a material can handle from a shear load (think a sliding along a plane parallel to the force) before breaking.
As a general rule, a material’s shear strength is roughly 60% of its tensile strength:
$$$(0.6)TS\simeq Shear\:Strength$$$
where
$$TS$$
is the tensile strength.
$$$(0.6)(80,000psi)\simeq 48,000\:psi$$$
$$$\simeq 48,000\:psi$$$
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