Circular shaft torsion angle calculator

Calculate polar second moment and twist angle with your own figures.

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Examples

Examples

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Torque (N mm)
100000
Shaft length (mm)
1000
Shear modulus (MPa)
80000
Outer diameter (mm)
40
Inner diameter (mm)
20
Polar second moment (mm⁴)
235,619.449019
Twist angle (radians)
0.005305
Maximum shear stress (MPa)
8.488264

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Torque (N mm)
100001
Shaft length (mm)
1000
Shear modulus (MPa)
80000
Outer diameter (mm)
40
Inner diameter (mm)
20
Polar second moment (mm⁴)
235,619.449019
Twist angle (radians)
0.005305
Maximum shear stress (MPa)
8.488349
Calculation method

Calculation method

Polar second moment (mm⁴)

Uniform circular annulus: J=π(Do⁴−Di⁴)/32; twist=TL/GJ; outer shear=Tro/J.

Twist angle (radians)

Uniform circular annulus: J=π(Do⁴−Di⁴)/32; twist=TL/GJ; outer shear=Tro/J.

Maximum shear stress (MPa)

Uniform circular annulus: J=π(Do⁴−Di⁴)/32; twist=TL/GJ; outer shear=Tro/J.

Symbols and units
a
Torque (N mm)
b
Shaft length (mm)
c
Shear modulus (MPa)
d
Outer diameter (mm)
e
Inner diameter (mm)

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; Uniform circular annulus: J=π(Do⁴−Di⁴)/32; twist=TL/GJ; outer shear=Tro/J. Supported limits: Finite numeric values bounded to 1e9 magnitude; lists and tables contain 1–100 records unless a stricter bound is stated. Inputs use the units shown. Lists explicitly paired by a method must have matching lengths; independent polynomial coefficient vectors may differ. Respect stated physical, interpolation, policy and computational domain limits.
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