Calculate Safe Hanging Weight of Continuous Slot Screen
Input
Yield Strength per material
Mild Steel = 35000
Stainless Steel = 30000
Diameter of rods (See Table 1 Below)
inches
mm
Number of rods (See Table 2 Below)
Joint efficiency (assumed 0.70)
Safety factor (assumed 0.5)
Result
Theoretical Safe Hanging Weight of Continuous Slot Screen
lbs.
/
kg
Typical Rod Sizes
Screen Diameter (OD
No. Rods
Rod Diameter
(in)
(mm)
(in)
(mm)
2.375
60
18
0.093
2.4
3.50
89
20
0.120
3.0
4.50
114
24
0.150
3.8
5.563
141
32
0.177
4.5
6.625
168
34
0.217
5.5
8.625
219
44
0.250
6.4
10.75
273
54
0.290
7.4
12.75
324
60
Table 1
14.00
356
64
16.00
406
68
18.00
457
72
20.00
508
84
Table 2