Engineering · Machine Design

Interference Fit Pressure and Torque Capacity Calculator

Convert entered diametral interference through an explicitly entered combined radial compliance, then calculate ideal friction torque or axial resistance.

Engineering · Machine Design

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Machine Design: torque visual explanationA simplified diagram showing the relationship represented by the selected calculator mode. It is explanatory and not a fabrication, safety or scale drawing.interference + entered compliance → pressurepressure × area × friction → ideal retention
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What this calculator is for

An interference fit creates interface pressure through elastic deformation. This calculator requires that combined compliance explicitly, then converts pressure into ideal friction resistance.

1Source compliance for the actual shaft/hub geometry.
2Calculate pressure before friction capacity.
3Keep yielding, fit tolerances and assembly outside this ideal screen.

Visual explanation

Interference controls pressure; contact diameter and length control area; friction and radius convert the normal contact action into axial force or torque.

The governing relationship

Diametral strain=δ/d; p=(δ/d)/C, where C is entered combined compliance. Contact area A=πdL; torque=μpA(d/2).

Keep the boundary visible

The calculator does not derive compliance, fit tolerance, assembly temperature, yielding, surface pressure distribution, fretting, finish, edge effects or allowable capacity.

Quick guide

How to use this calculator

  1. Choose the analysis mode that matches the physical model before entering values.
  2. Enter properties, geometry, loads, states and coefficients from one consistent unit and sign convention.
  3. Use the intermediate outputs to audit the relationship, then retain the stated idealization before applying it.

Calculation method

Transparent engineering model

Diametral strain=δ/d; p=(δ/d)/C, where C is entered combined compliance. Contact area A=πdL; torque=μpA(d/2).

The calculator evaluates only the declared relationship and preserves visitor-entered assumptions rather than selecting materials, factors, components or standards.

Worked example

Worked example

Using an explicitly sourced combined compliance keeps shaft/hub elasticity visible instead of hiding material and geometry assumptions.

Diametral strain=δ/d; p=(δ/d)/C, where C is entered combined compliance. Contact area A=πdL; torque=μpA(d/2).

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Analysis, not approval

The calculator does not derive compliance, fit tolerance, assembly temperature, yielding, surface pressure distribution, fretting, finish, edge effects or allowable capacity.

Standards and properties

Material properties, allowable values, load combinations, safety factors, correlations, manufacturer data, codes and jurisdictional requirements are not supplied automatically.

Units and precision

Use one consistent unit basis. Results retain working precision but cannot be more accurate than the entered measurements and properties.

Privacy

Entered engineering values and results stay in this browser and are not sent to analytics or third parties.