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A Design Study in Nickel-Aluminum Bronze                                        

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Original Joint Design

Joint with Reinforcements

Feature B - Bar Curve

  • In Feature B, the angular transition of the brake bar is too abrupt and sudden. The sharp transition is an obvious stress concentration.

  • The transition of the brake bar can be smoothed and evenly rounded to significantly reduce the stress concentration and improve the strength of the bar.
The bar curve does need to be generously rounded
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