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Formulas<\/span><\/span><svg class=\"vc-section-chevron\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M6 9l6 6 6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n    <div class=\"vc-section-body\"><div class=\"vc-section-inner vc-theory\">\n        <h3>Interface Pressure (Lam\u00e9)<\/h3><p>For a solid shaft pressed into a hollow hub (bearing inner ring):<\/p>\n        <div class=\"vc-formula-box\" id=\"vc-katex-1\"><\/div>\n        <ul><li><strong>\u03b4<\/strong> \u2014 diametral interference (mm)<\/li><li><strong>d<\/strong> \u2014 nominal interface diameter (mm)<\/li><li><strong>D<sub>o<\/sub><\/strong> \u2014 outer diameter of hub\/ring (mm)<\/li><li><strong>E<\/strong> \u2014 Young&#8217;s modulus (MPa)<\/li><\/ul>\n        <h3>Removal Force<\/h3><div class=\"vc-formula-box\" id=\"vc-katex-2\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"vc-warning-box\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;color:var(--vc-ink-secondary);\"><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f Note:<\/strong> This is a simplified model assuming solid shaft and uniform contact. 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