Hi all:
Quick question, I've been doing the math on the tensile and shear strength of various rivets and I noted that some minimum specs for rivets are in force and some are in pressure. Since pressure = force / area, I am thinking to convert the strengths of a LP4-3 from pounds to psi, I need to divide the quoted shear and tensile strength, by the area of the 1/8" diameter hole in this case. That would make the LP4-3 vs a comparable solid rivet about ~50.5% of solid rivet strength. Is that right? That's quite a difference.
Thanks.
Tyler
Quick question, I've been doing the math on the tensile and shear strength of various rivets and I noted that some minimum specs for rivets are in force and some are in pressure. Since pressure = force / area, I am thinking to convert the strengths of a LP4-3 from pounds to psi, I need to divide the quoted shear and tensile strength, by the area of the 1/8" diameter hole in this case. That would make the LP4-3 vs a comparable solid rivet about ~50.5% of solid rivet strength. Is that right? That's quite a difference.
Thanks.
Tyler