Determining the friction coefficients in a

screw fastening
Purpose of the work:
-

determine the friction coefficients between screw and nut, as well as between nut and
assembly part

Theoretical considerations
Symbol

Name

M.U.

Ttotali
T1i
T2i
Fai
2

1i

d2
p
2i

1i

D3
D4
at
f
(1)

Ttotali = T1i + T2i

)
T1i = Fai tan(2 + 1i

tan2 =

d2
2

p
d2

(2)
(3)

1
D34 D33
T2i = Fai 2i 2
3
D4 D23

(4)

1i
= tan1i

(5)

Bibliography
Wittel, Herbert, et al. "Roloff/Matek Maschinenelemente", Springer Vieweg, 2013
Bhandari, V. B. "Design of machine elements", Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 2010.
Sucal, Felicia, .a. "Organe de maini, mecanisme i tribologie. Studii de caz", Ed. Todesco, 2008

Properties of screw and nut

M.U.

Not.

Screw: steel
Nut: steel

Screw: steel
Nut: bronze

Screw: steel
Nut: cast
iron

External diameter of the thread

Medium diameter of the thread
Inner diameter of the thread
Pitch
Nut height
External diameter of rest
surface
Screw hole diameter

Test cases
To avoid plastic deformations during the experiments it is necessary to determine the
maximum axial force (Famax ) that can be applied on the screw:
Famax =

d12
at
4

(6)

at [N/mm2]
OL37

80...100

OL50

100...110

The four test cases are determined as a

function of Famax as follows:
Case 1

Fa1

Fa1 =

1
F
4 amax

Case 2

Fa2

Fa2 =

1
F
2 amax

Case 3

Fa3

Fa3 =

3
F
4 amax

Case 4

Fa4

Fa4 = Famax

Fig. 1 Screw assembley

Bibliography
Wittel, Herbert, et al. "Roloff/Matek Maschinenelemente", Springer Vieweg, 2013
Bhandari, V. B. "Design of machine elements", Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 2010.
Sucal, Felicia, .a. "Organe de maini, mecanisme i tribologie. Studii de caz", Ed. Todesco, 2008

Axial force [N]

Spring
deformation
fi [10-2mm]

Fa1

Steel/Steel

Deformation of the
torque wrench arm
phase I

Fa2

f2

y2

Fa3

f3

y3

1med =
y2med =
y3med =

1
[Nmm]

1
[]

11

Deformation of the
torque wrench arm
phase II

1
[-]

T22

x2

T13

x3

y4med =
Fa4

f4

y4

1med =
x2med =
x3med =
x4med =

T14

Bibliography
Wittel, Herbert, et al. "Roloff/Matek Maschinenelemente", Springer Vieweg, 2013
Bhandari, V. B. "Design of machine elements", Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 2010.
Sucal, Felicia, .a. "Organe de maini, mecanisme i tribologie. Studii de caz", Ed. Todesco, 2008

x4

[Nmm]

2
[Nmm]

2
[-]