[Shop-talk] Another Snow Blower Question

[BJNoSHOV8]

Strength of steel in flexure and shear is all proportional to its 
strength in tension.  Not that grade 5 bolts aren't used in automobiles 
mainly in places where they are in tension and not shear, but there are 
other factors involved.


> At 08:09 PM 12/21/2010 -0600, John Innis wrote:
>> The bolts an my Ariens are definitely grade 5.  They are even called
>> out that way in the parts manual.  I suspect there is enough load on
>> these that a regualr bolt would not last long in this application.
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 7:44 PM, Karl Vacek<kvacek at ameritech.net>  wrote:
>>> They shouldn't be Grade 5 or any high-strength material - Grade 5 is tough,
>>> resisting breakage despite bending.
> I've been under the impression  that Grade 5 bolts are rated for
> tension, not for shear.  And certainly not intended to be bent.
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