Factor of Safety in Machine Design and Drawing What is Factor of Safety ? Factor of safety is defined as the "ratio of critical load to safe load". When related to stresses it is defined as the "ratio of Ultimate stress to design stress". The factor of safety provides the margin by which there…

Preferred Series Numbers in Machine Design and Drawing What is Preferred Series Numbers? The Preferred Series Number is a designed machine component that needs standardization to avoid variations. It implies that the product's important parameters should be common in nature. For example, the sizes of the ingots (Raw Material) available in the…