A hollow brass alloy shaft with an outside radius of 50-mm and a wall thickness of 10-mm is subjected to a torque of T = 5.5 kN-m. Determine the minimum required diameter in mm of a solid steel shaft for which the maximum shear stress is the same?

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A hollow brass alloy shaft with an outside radius of 50-mm and a wall thickness of 10-mm is subjected to a torque of = 5.5 kN-m. Determine the minimum required diameter in mm of a solid steel shaft for which the maximum shear stress is the same?

 

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