Consequently, the elastic torsion formula is now expressed in terms of the unknown diameter d of the solid shaft:

Jc=π16d3=Tτ

The minimum diameter d can now be computed:

d3=16π Tτ   =16π (424.413 N-m)(1,000 mm/m)75 N/mm2 d=30.660 mm=30.7 mm

The diameter of the solid shaft must be at least d=30.7 mm. Typically, this value would be rounded up to the next larger standard size.