Introduction

Simple Stresses in Machine Elements

Keys and Coupling

Design of Machine Elements

Introduction

Simple Stresses in Machine Elements

Keys and Coupling

Design of Machine Elements

Course Outline

Introduction
Actual & Permissible Stresses
Simple Stresses in Machine Parts
Design of Keys and Couplings

Ch-13 Khurmi

Ch-7 (378) Shigley

Introduction

Simple Stresses in Machine Elements

Keys and Coupling

Design of Machine Elements

Keys and Coupling
A key is a piece of mild steel inserted between the shaft and hub of the pulley
to connect these together in order to prevent relative motion between them.

Key is always inserted parallel to the axis of the shaft.

Keys are used as temporary fastenings
A keyway is a slot in a shaft and hub of the pulley to accommodate a key.

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Keys and Coupling

Design of Machine Elements

Keys and Coupling
Types of Keys

1. Sunk keys
2. Saddle keys
3. Tangent keys
4. Round keys
5. Splines

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Keys and Coupling
Sunk Keys
The sunk keys are provided half in the keyway of the shaft and half in the
keyway of the hub.

Rectangular sunk key

Square sunk key
Parallel sunk key
Gib-head key

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Keys and Coupling
Rectangular sunk key

w=d/4
t = 2w / 3 = d / 6

Square sunk key

w=t=d/4

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Parallel sunk key
The parallel sunk keys may be of rectangular or square section uniform
in width and thickness throughout.
Gib-head key
It is a rectangular sunk key with a head at one end known as gib head

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Woodruff key

Splines
Keys are made integral with the shaft which fits in
the keyways broached in the hub. Such shafts are
known as splined shafts.
Automobile transmission

(when the force is large in proportion to the size

of the shaft )

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Keys and Coupling

Proportions of standard parallel, tapered and Gib head Keys

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Keys and Coupling

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Keys and Coupling
Stress Analysis of a Sunk Key

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Keys and Coupling

Design of Machine Elements

Keys and Coupling
Stress Analysis of a Sunk Key
Failure by Shearing

wl

T /r

wl
2T
l
dw

A=wl

2T

wdl

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Failure by Compression

c = F/A
T=Fr

2T d
c
lt 2
4T
l
c t d

A = l t/2

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Example
Design the rectangular key for a shaft of 50 mm diameter. The shearing
and crushing stresses for the key material are 42 MPa and 70 MPa.
Failure by Shearing

Failure by Compression

2T
l
dw

4T
l
c t d

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Design of Machine Elements

Keys and Coupling
Example
A 45 mm diameter shaft is made of steel with a yield strength of 400
MPa. A parallel key of size 14 mm wide and 9 mm thick made of steel
with a yield strength of 340 MPa is to be used. Find the required length
of key, if the shaft is loaded to transmit the maximum permissible
torque. Use maximum shear stress theory and assume a factor of safety
of 2.

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Keys and Coupling

Shaft couplings are used in machinery for;

1. To provide for the connection of shafts
2. To provide for misalignment of the shafts
3. To introduce protection against overloads

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Keys and Coupling
Types of Shafts Couplings

1. Rigid coupling
a) Sleeve or muff coupling
b) Clamp or Compression Coupling

c)

Flange coupling

2. Flexible coupling

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Keys and Coupling

Sleeve or Muff-coupling

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Simple Stresses in Machine Elements

Keys and Coupling

Design of Machine Elements

Keys and Coupling
Sleeve or Muff-coupling

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Keys and Coupling

Design of Machine Elements

Keys and Coupling

Clamp or Compression Coupling

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Simple Stresses in Machine Elements

Keys and Coupling

Design of Machine Elements

Keys and Coupling

Clamp or Compression Coupling

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Simple Stresses in Machine Elements

Keys and Coupling

Design of Machine Elements

Keys and Coupling

Flange Coupling

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Keys and Coupling

Design of Machine Elements

Keys and Coupling

Flange Coupling

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Design of Machine Elements

Keys and Coupling

tf = 0.5 d
Flange Coupling

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Design of Flange Coupling
d = Diameter of shaft or inner diameter of hub,
D = Outer diameter of hub,
d1 = Diameter of bolt,
D1 = Diameter of bolt circle
n = Number of bolts
tf = Thickness of flange
s, b and k = Allowable shear stress for shaft, bolt and key material
c = Allowable shear stress for the flange material i.e. cast iron,
cb, and ck = Allowable crushing stress for bolt and key material

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Design for hub

T
c r
J

16T
c
D
4
4
(D d )

Design for key

Already disscussed

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Design for flange

F
f
A

F .( D / 2) T

2T
f
2
D tf

A D tf

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Design for Bolts

F
b
A

F .( D1 / 2) T
n F .( D1 / 2) T

d b2
A
4

8T
b
n D1 d b2

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Keys and Coupling
Design for Bolts

n = 3, for d upto 40 mm
n = 4, for d upto 100 mm
n = 6, for d upto 180 mm

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Keys and Coupling
Example
Design a cast iron flange coupling to transmit 15 kW at 900 r.p.m. from
an electric motor to a compressor. The service factor may be assumed as
1.35. The following permissible stresses may be used :
Shear stress for shaft, bolt and key material = 40 MPa, Shear stress for
cast iron = 8 Mpa. Draw a neat sketch of the coupling.