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Gas Carburizing vs. Contour Induction Hardening in Bevel Gears

This paper examines the impact on distortion of two processes using traditional gear measurement techniques. It will discuss design considerations […]

Low Pressure Carburizing for Transmissions

With the many advances that have taken place to improve quality in the gear industry, it is only logical that […]

Carburizing Wind-Turbine Gears

Flame Metals Processing Corp. is a 23 year-old company that heat treats ferrous and nonferrous components in atmosphere and vacuum […]

The LPC Process for High-Alloy Steels

Low pressure carburizing (LPC) in vacuum furnaces has many applications in industrial technologies where high quality, reliability, and repeatability are […]

Improvements in Dimensional Control of Heat Treated Gears

The goals and objectives of this investigation focused on highly distortion-prone gearing (Figure 1) to determine if dimensional improvements could […]

Heat Treating Heavy-Duty Gears

Whether required to pace the movement of a precision watch or a giant wind turbine, gears play an essential role […]

Time to Shift Gears on Heat Treating?

How many times have you heard this conversation? Production manager: “Where’s the 72-piece bevel gear order that should be at […]

Bending Fatigue of Surface Densified Gears

Surface densified powder metal gears and conventional wrought steel gears were tested using a pulsator and a back-to-back gear tester […]

Oil Quenching Technologies For Gears

Oil quenching is a logical choice for gears. Atmosphere and vacuum carburizing carbonitriding of gears followed by oil quenching is […]

The Pressure’s On for Decreased Distortion

Many manufacturers [1] have reported that low pressure vacuum carburizing (LPC) has resulted in less distortion on gears than atmosphere […]

Reducing Distortion in Heat-Treated Gears

Power transmission gear manufacturing for critical industrial applications (Figure 1) requires an understanding of many factors, including both heat treat […]

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