The diagram shows a torque exerted on a hollow shaft attached to a wall.

The elastic torsion formula can be rearranged to determine the allowable torque T that causes a maximum shearing stress of 50 MPa. The maximum shearing stress occurs on the outermost surface of the shaft; therefore, c=20 mm:

τ=TcJ    T=τJc

=(50 MPa)(171,805.85 mm4)20 mm=429,514.53 N-mm=430 N-m