Diagram shows an aluminum shaft A B with a support at A, marked 1 of length 4,000 millimeters and a brass shaft B C with a support at C, marked 2 of length 3,000 millimeters with a flange in between at B. The shafts are centered on the x axis. A torque T is applied at B.

Having determined τ1 and τ2, the internal torques carried by each shaft can be computed.

For shaft (1):

T1=τ1J1c1

   =(75 N/mm2)(2,268,758 mm4)40 mm   =4,253,921 N-mm   =4,253.921 N-m