ive never been sure about this heating up or cooling of press fit parts. if you heat a doughnut shaped thing, doesn't the ID shrink and OD expand?
doesn't the ID shrink and OD expand?
Nope, both ID and OD expand. Imagine the atoms next to each other forming the innermost layer of the ring. If the distance between each two atoms goes up due to heat, the ID naturally increases, too.
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ive never been sure about this heating up or cooling of press fit parts. if you heat a doughnut shaped thing, doesn't the ID shrink and OD expand?