Kinematic Mount Hertzian Contact Stress Calculator
Optomechanics & precision instrument design: Compute 3D Hertzian contact pressure ($p_{max}$), contact ellipse/circle radius ($a$), indentation depth ($\delta$), subsurface shear stress ($\tau_{max}$), and yield safety factor ($SF_y$).
Contact Geometry & Joint Interface
6.35 mm = 1/4" radius (1/2" ball)
Total clamping/gravity load pressing into this kinematic constraint
Hertzian Stress & Contact Elasticity
Peak Contact Pressure p_max:
--
MPa (center of contact)
Yield Safety Factor SF_y:
--
Tresca / von Mises
Contact Patch Radius a:
--
μm (microns)
Contact Indentation δ:
--
μm (elastic deflection)
Normal Stiffness k_c:
--
N / μm
Optomechanical Design Verification
Contact Force per Face:
-- N
Subsurface Max Shear τ_max:
-- MPa
Depth of Max Shear z_τ:
-- μm
Plastic Brinelling Risk:
--
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