Diagram shows a shaft of length 2 meters which is connected to a motor and contains a gear in which a torque T is applied.

The shear stress due to torsion is computed with the torsion formula:

τ=TcJ

Rearranging this equation to solve for the torque T that produces the limiting 50 MPa shear stress:

T=τJc=(50 N/mm2)(1,353,830.1 mm4)37.5 mm=1,805,106.8 N-mm