The shear strength of a sheet metal is 300 MPa . The blanking force required to produce a blank of 100 mm dia, from a 1.5 mm thick sheet is close to 

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  1. 45 kN
  2. 3500 kN
  3. 70 kN
  4. 141 kN

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Option 4 : 141 kN
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Concept:

Blanking Force (F) = L × t × τ 

Where,

L = Perimeter of blank

t = Thickness of plate

τ = Shear strength of the material

Calculation:

Given:

τ = 300 MPa, d = 100 mm, t = 1.5 mm

Blanking Force (F) = L × t × τ 

F = πdtτ 

F = π × 100 × 1.5 × 300 = 141 kN

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