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Failure Analysis Screw Driver

08/24/2011 11:49 AM

i recently broke the tip off of my flat head crew driver trying to back out a rusty screw. i have to do a failure analysis of it but i have been having trouble finding the right relation ships between equations. i know that the metal is AISI M2 and

Density (×1000 kg/m3)

8.16

Poisson's Ratio

0.27-0.30

Elastic Modulus (GPa)

190-210

it also has a Rockwell hardness factor between 63 and 65

i can measure the area of the tip which happens to be .15 in (long ways) by ,02 in (width)

i want to calculate the torque that it should have failed at how much my had would of had to put on it to break it at the tip like it did as if the screw driver was brand new

since it is not new and there have been many cyclic loads the actual number will be lower but i am looking to just calculate what the load should have been.

thank you

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Re: failure analysis screw driver

08/24/2011 12:04 PM

Finally, a real world homework question. Sort of real world, anyway.

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08/24/2011 9:18 PM

step one would be to do a macro and microscopic examination of the broken surfaces. you can learn a LOT about the failure mode just be looking at the broken surface. I would do this long before i bothered trying to calculate or simulate/measure loading for the simple reason that things like beach marks and inclusions and such will point to failures that are probably not directly related to load (and they are actually far more common that straight overloading.).

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Re: Failure Analysis Screw Driver

09/01/2011 7:52 AM

How much is a replacement screwdriver?

Is it worth all this fuss?

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