Lead Screw/Ball Screw

A lead screw or ball screw is a mechanism that uses a screw and nut to convert rotation into linear motion.

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Unit of Measure

Imperial Metric

Load and Table Variables

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load and table mass * (pitch / 6.28)²

Mass of the load and table

Pitch

Ball/Screw Variables

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(screw mass / 8 * screw diameter²)

Mass

Length

Diameter

(3.14 / 32) * screw density * screw length * screw diameter⁴

Length

Density

Diameter

Inertia

Pitch

Gear Variables

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(gear1 diameter)/(gear2 diameter)

Gear 1

mass / 8 * diameter²

Diameter

Mass

(3.14 / 32) * density * length * diameter⁴

Diameter

Density

Length

Inertia

Gear 2

(mass / 8) * diameter²

Diameter

Mass

(3.14 / 32) * density * length * diameter⁴

Diameter

Density

Length

Inertia

Operating Parameters

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Friction Coefficient

Angle of Mechanism

System Efficiency

External Force

External Force

Movement Profile

Linear Velocity

Acceleration Time

Safety Factor

Safety Factor

Calculated Values

RPM:

Total Inertia:

Acceleration Torque:

Total Torque:

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