Length of the third cylindrical individual element

Symbol l3
Unit mm
Attribute-ID vdi_2230_length_of_third_individual_cylindrical_element
Numeric ID 12143
Value Type PMTechValue

The number of cylindrical elements of a bolt can be used to define 0 to 5 bolt sections. It also makes it possible to specify complex bolt geometries. The thread itself is not included in the number of cylindrical elements.

Each section has a length l and an associated diameter d.