Working Stress and Factor of Safety:
nA motor vehicle component must not be stressed beyond the allowable safe working stress and that must
be below the elastic limit of
the material.
nThe choice of a suitable
factor of safety depends very much
upon the physical properties of the material employed and upon the nature of the loading.
nWhen deciding what
factor of safety to use, factors such as corrosion, expected life of the component, possibility
of mishandling, etc.
