Contact Stress Sphere Calculator on Concave Surface

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Contact stresses sphere in contact conical surface.

When a ball is in contact with a concave or convex surface, a small contact area is formed, the size of the area depending on the load and materials.

Where:
E = Young’s modulus
F = load
r1, r2 =radii
v = Poisson’s ratio

sphere in contact conical surface

Contact area radius

Contact area radius equation

Contact Stress:

Contact stress area

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