Crankshaft
part · 1876 · Electric age
A shaft with cranks that turns the stroke of the pistons into rotation.
What it is made of
- Ball bearing — has part. The main journals of the shaft are bearings (in combustion engines usually plain bearings).
Principles and materials it uses
- Steel — is made of. A crankshaft is forged from steel.
- Torque — uses. It turns the stroke of the pistons into torque.
Where it is used
- Internal combustion engine — is part of. The crankshaft turns the stroke of the pistons into rotation.
- Diesel engine — is part of. A crankshaft.
What it is a kind of
- Crank — is a kind of. A crankshaft is several cranks on one shaft.