The document provides an example problem to calculate stresses in a ball thrust bearing under an axial load. It gives properties of the bearing materials and balls, and calculates contact patch size, maximum pressures and stresses, and depth of maximum shear stress. All stresses are calculated for both the balls and races since they are the same material.
The document provides an example problem to calculate stresses in a ball thrust bearing under an axial load. It gives properties of the bearing materials and balls, and calculates contact patch size, maximum pressures and stresses, and depth of maximum shear stress. All stresses are calculated for both the balls and races since they are the same material.
The document provides an example problem to calculate stresses in a ball thrust bearing under an axial load. It gives properties of the bearing materials and balls, and calculates contact patch size, maximum pressures and stresses, and depth of maximum shear stress. All stresses are calculated for both the balls and races since they are the same material.
The document provides an example problem to calculate stresses in a ball thrust bearing under an axial load. It gives properties of the bearing materials and balls, and calculates contact patch size, maximum pressures and stresses, and depth of maximum shear stress. All stresses are calculated for both the balls and races since they are the same material.
Problem: A ball thrust bearing with 7 balls is loaded axially across its races through the balls. What is the size of the contact patch on a race and what are the stresses developed in balls and races? What is the depth of the maximum shear stress in a ball? Given: Ball diameter d 0.3937 in Number of balls N 7 Race curvature R1 0.5 d R2 ∞ in Total axial load Ftot 151 lbf Load per ball F 21.571 lbf The parts are hardened steel. Therefore: 6 E 30 10 psi ν 0.28 Assumptions: The 7 balls share the load equally. The rotational speed is sufficiently slow that this can be considered a static loading problem. Solution: See Mathcad file EX0701.
1. We need to first determine the size of the contact patch, for which we need to find the geometry constant and material constants from equations 7.9a and b.
1 1 1 1 Geometry constant B B 2.54 in (a) 2 R1 R2
Note the infinite radius for R2.
2 1ν 8 1 Material constants m1 m1 3.072 10 (b) E psi m2 m1 Note both materials are the same in this example. The material and geometry constants can now be used in equation 7.9d. 1 Contact patch 3 3 m1 m2 radius a F a 0.00581 in (c) 8 B
where a is the half-width (radius) of the contact patch. The circular contact patch area is then 2 4 2 Contact area A π a A 1.059 10 in (d)
2. The average and maximum contact pressure can now be found from equations 7.8c and d. F Average pressure p avg p avg 203724 psi (e) A 3 Maximum pressure p max p avg p max 305586 psi (f) 2 3. The maximum normal stresses in the center of the contact patch at the surface are then found using equations 7.11c and d. Axial σzmax p max σzmax 305586 psi (g)
1 2 ν In-plane σxmax p max σxmax 238357 psi (h) 2 σymax σxmax
EX0701.xmcd MACHINE DESIGN - An Integrated Approach, 4th Ed. Example 7-1-2
4. The maximum shear stress and its location under the surface are found from equations 7.12b and c.
Depth at max 2 2 ν shear stress zτmax a zτmax 0.0037 in (j) 7 2 ν
5. All of the stresses found so far exist on the centerline of the patch. At the edge of the patch, at the surface, there will be a shear stress of 1 2 ν τxy p max τxy 44819 psi (k) 3
and a tensile stress of the same magnitude.
6. Since both parts are the same material, all of the stresses apply to both.
