Allowable Stress in Brittle Material under Compressive Loading Calculator

✖The Ultimate Compressive Stress is the maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or pulled.ⓘ Ultimate Compressive Stress [S_uc]			+10% -10%
✖Factor of Safety expresses how much stronger a system is than it needs to be for an intended load.ⓘ Factor of Safety [f_s]			+10% -10%

✖Allowable Stress for Static Load is also known as working load and is the ratio of tensile strength and factor of safety.ⓘ Allowable Stress in Brittle Material under Compressive Loading [σ_al]

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Allowable Stress in Brittle Material under Compressive Loading Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Allowable Stress for Static Load = Ultimate Compressive Stress/Factor of Safety
σ_al = S_uc/f_s
This formula uses 3 Variables

Variables Used

Allowable Stress for Static Load - (Measured in Pascal) - Allowable Stress for Static Load is also known as working load and is the ratio of tensile strength and factor of safety.
Ultimate Compressive Stress - (Measured in Pascal) - The Ultimate Compressive Stress is the maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or pulled.
Factor of Safety - Factor of Safety expresses how much stronger a system is than it needs to be for an intended load.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Ultimate Compressive Stress: 125 Newton per Square Millimeter --> 125000000 Pascal (Check conversion here)
Factor of Safety: 2 --> No Conversion Required

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

σ_al = S_uc/f_s --> 125000000/2

Evaluating ... ...

σ_al = 62500000

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

62500000 Pascal -->62.5 Newton per Square Millimeter (Check conversion here)

FINAL ANSWER

62.5 Newton per Square Millimeter <-- Allowable Stress for Static Load

(Calculation completed in 00.004 seconds)

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Allowable Stress in Ductile Material under Tensile Loading

Go Allowable Stress for Static Load = Tensile Yield Strength/Factor of Safety

Allowable Stress in Brittle Material under Compressive Loading Formula

Allowable Stress for Static Load = Ultimate Compressive Stress/Factor of Safety
σ_al = S_uc/f_s

What is factor of safety?

There are always approximations in engineering calculations. Hence, the allowed stress is kept less than failure stress, and the ratio of failure stress to allowed stress is called factor of safety.

How to Calculate Allowable Stress in Brittle Material under Compressive Loading?

Allowable Stress in Brittle Material under Compressive Loading calculator uses Allowable Stress for Static Load = Ultimate Compressive Stress/Factor of Safety to calculate the Allowable Stress for Static Load, Allowable stress in brittle material under compressive loading formula is defined as the ratio of ultimate compressive stress to the factor of safety. It is the material failure stress (a property of the material) divided by a factor of safety greater than one. Allowable Stress for Static Load is denoted by σ_al symbol.

How to calculate Allowable Stress in Brittle Material under Compressive Loading using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Allowable Stress in Brittle Material under Compressive Loading, enter Ultimate Compressive Stress (S_uc) & Factor of Safety (f_s) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Allowable Stress in Brittle Material under Compressive Loading calculation can be explained with given input values -> 6.3E-5 = 125000000/2.

FAQ

What is Allowable Stress in Brittle Material under Compressive Loading?

Allowable stress in brittle material under compressive loading formula is defined as the ratio of ultimate compressive stress to the factor of safety. It is the material failure stress (a property of the material) divided by a factor of safety greater than one and is represented as σ_al = S_uc/f_s or Allowable Stress for Static Load = Ultimate Compressive Stress/Factor of Safety. The Ultimate Compressive Stress is the maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or pulled & Factor of Safety expresses how much stronger a system is than it needs to be for an intended load.

How to calculate Allowable Stress in Brittle Material under Compressive Loading?

Allowable stress in brittle material under compressive loading formula is defined as the ratio of ultimate compressive stress to the factor of safety. It is the material failure stress (a property of the material) divided by a factor of safety greater than one is calculated using Allowable Stress for Static Load = Ultimate Compressive Stress/Factor of Safety. To calculate Allowable Stress in Brittle Material under Compressive Loading, you need Ultimate Compressive Stress (S_uc) & Factor of Safety (f_s). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Ultimate Compressive Stress & Factor of Safety and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

How many ways are there to calculate Allowable Stress for Static Load?

In this formula, Allowable Stress for Static Load uses Ultimate Compressive Stress & Factor of Safety. We can use 3 other way(s) to calculate the same, which is/are as follows -

Allowable Stress for Static Load = Tensile Yield Strength/Factor of Safety
Allowable Stress for Static Load = Ultimate Tensile Strength/Factor of Safety
Allowable Stress for Static Load = Compressive Yield Strength/Factor of Safety

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