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INCH AND METRIC BALL SCREW CALCULATORS

INCH AND METRIC BALL SCREW CALCULATORS

HORSEPOWER – The amount of power needed to drive a load.

The calculator takes the input shaft speed and the torque required for a given load and derives the amount of horsepower or kilowatts expended. It can also back-calculate either the torque or the speed resulting from a particular power requirement.

HorsePower Kilowatt
 

BALL NUT LIFE – The expected life of a specific ball nut with a given load. The calculator derives the expected life in inches of travel (Inch Calculator), or the expected number of revolutions (Metric Calculator) of a ball nut operating at a load which is different than the rated dynamic load.

Inch Ball Nut Life Metric Ball Nut Life
 
 

CRITICAL SPEED The input speed which excites the resonant frequency of a system.

The calculator uses the diameter, unsupported length and end fixity to determine the approximate rotational speed at which resonance will occur. It can also back-calculate to determine the diameter or length based on a specific screw rpm.

See the Critical Speed Chart to verify the correct screw for the application.

Inch Ball Critical Speed Metric Ball Critical Speed
 

COLUMN STRENGTH – The compression load at which a column will fail due to bending or buckling.

The calculator uses the diameter, unsupported length and end fixity to determine the approximate minimum diameter required to support a given load. It can also back-calculate to determine the diameter or length based on a specific load.

See the Column Strength Chart to verify the correct screw for the application.

Inch Ball Column Strength Metric Ball Column Strength
 
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UNIT CONVERSION Conversion between Inch and Metric units.

The calculator converts the common unit values used throughout the Nook Industries web site.

Unit Converter