Thermal elongation-ring on a shaft

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The problem involves determining the necessary heating of a steel ring to fit onto a brass shaft, considering thermal expansion coefficients and the effects of cooling on both materials. The context is thermal elongation and material properties.

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  • Exploratory, Assumption checking, Mathematical reasoning

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  • Participants discuss the heating required for the steel ring to expand to match the brass shaft's diameter, with calculations provided for temperature changes. Questions arise regarding the validity of using area expansion versus linear expansion in the calculations.

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Participants are actively engaging with the problem, sharing calculations and questioning the assumptions made about the expansion methods. There is no explicit consensus on the approach, but multiple perspectives are being explored regarding the conditions of the ring being mounted versus not mounted.

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There is mention of potential confusion regarding the application of linear versus area expansion in the calculations, as well as the implications of the ring's mounting condition on the required temperature adjustments.

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Homework Statement


A steel ring has a diameter of 75 mm at 20 deg C. how much must it be heated in order to mount on a brass shaft of dia 75.05
Then both are cooled. how must they be cooled so the ring will fall off?

Homework Equations


Thermal elongation coefficient of steel: 12E-6
Thermal elongation coefficient of brass: 20E-6
Expansion of area under heating/cooling: ##A=A_0(1+2\alpha \Delta t)##

The Attempt at a Solution


Heating:
$$\pi\cdot 75.05^2=\pi\cdot 75^2 (1+2\cdot 12E-6\cdot\Delta t)\rightarrow \Delta t=55.6^0C$$
It's too low, isn't it?
For cooling i consider as if the ring isn' t mounted on the shaft, it's aside of it:
$$\pi\cdot 75.05^2(1-2\cdot 20E-6\cdot\Delta t)=\pi\cdot 75^2 (1-2\cdot 12E-6\cdot\Delta t)\rightarrow \Delta t=83.1^0C$$
Also too small, isn't it?
Is it correct what i have done, taking the ring aside? i didn't know how to solve it with the ring mounted, i don't know if to calculate efforts or not and how to do it. i know the formula for stress due to heating in a straight bar.
 
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How much does the steel ring have to be heated such that it's diameter will be 75.05 mm?

Chet
 
I wrote, it has to be heated with more 55.6C
 
Karol said:
I wrote, it has to be heated with more 55.6C
Oh, sorry. The full line didn't show up on my iPhone, so I missed most of your equation.
In the second part, your answer also looks correct, if that 83 C is the amount the temperature is lowered below 20C. I did this part a little differently, by writing:

75.05(1-20\times 10^{-6} \Delta t)=75.0(1-12\times 10^{-6} \Delta t)
 
I don't think it's correct because you made linear elongation and i read in a book that i have to calculate area expansion, like i did
 
Karol said:
I don't think it's correct because you made linear elongation and i read in a book that i have to calculate area expansion, like i did
Either way, you get the same answer (solve my equation and see). I used linear expansion because all line segments and arcs of the material must increase in length by the same fraction. I just wanted to show you that the problem could be done using linear expansion also.

Chet
 
So there is no difference if the ring is mounted on the shaft or aside of it, the same temperature is needed, right? how can you explain that these conditions are the same?
 
Karol said:
So there is no difference if the ring is mounted on the shaft or aside of it, the same temperature is needed, right? how can you explain that these conditions are the same?
Why would you think they wouldn't be, especially if, in the end, for the mounted case, the shaft and the ring are not even touching.

Chet
 

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