If high strength is not an issue and it usually is not in a snap fit application design for hardware store type fasteners readily available to the home mechanic.
Snap fit design for sheet metal.
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4 5 enhancements for snap fit manufacturing.
Allowing that any ring you can design will be a non zero thickness cross section of a cylinder the resulting item will resist compression internal snap component or will resist stretching external snap component and require excessive force to assemble.
Because sheet metal products have a history of being designed by the guy who actually does the work on the floor sheet metal products think hvac ducting as well as the lockers in your gym tend to be excellent examples of design for assembly especially when looking at self locating parts which reduce assembly errors.
Aluminum 5052 aluminum 5754 copper c110 stainless steel 304 stainless steel 316l steel 1018.
An annular snap fit using inflexible material such as stainless steel or aluminum will require a yield point in the ring.
For more detailed information on the design of cantilever snap fits the mit snap fit design guide and snap fit design for plastics offer excellent technical background and design specifications.
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