Finding the ideal materials for gears
When designing an individual gear or a gear train, the choice of material will either be the primary factor on […]
Bringing forging equipment online to meet expanding production requirements
When forging operations need to expand production to meet increased demand for existing parts or to add new product lines, […]
Tooth root testing of steels with high cleanliness
The power density of gearboxes is continuously increased through different research activities. Besides new material developments, steel cleanliness comes to […]
Experimental tests to predict plastic gears’ lifetime
One of the major problems of plastic gears is the lack of data about their lifetime. Literature doesn’t contain numerous […]
Design features of worm gearing composed of plastic and/or powder-metal components
This article deals with worm gearings in cases when the worm-gear pair is composed either of plastic or of powder-metal […]
Lean Heat Treatment for Distortion Control
Controlling distortion is of key importance during the case hardening process for the production of gear components. By effective control […]
Induction Gear Hardening: Part 2
This is the second installment of a two-part article on induction hardening of gears and gear-like components. Part 1 was […]
Measuring Root/Flank Stress in Plastic Gears
The number of plastic gears used in different applications is increasing every year, mostly due to their cost effectiveness for […]
Fatigue Performance and Cleanliness of Carburizing Steels for Gears
The cleanliness of steels used for gears is of great importance when looking to improve their life or increase loads. […]
Extending gear life in demanding applications
Although gears and other precision components are generally made of hardened steel or metal alloys, those used in high load […]
Advanced Thermal Processing for Enhanced Gear Tribology
Abstract Vast empirical knowledge accumulated over centuries, in conjunction with recent advances in the areas of material science, tribology, and […]
Numerical Thermal 3D Modeling of Plastic Gearing
This paper will primarily focus on the prediction of gear temperature of plastic gears using a numerical heat transfer model […]
An Experimental and Analytical Comparison of the Noise Generated by Gears of Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI) and Steel Materials
Over the years, there have been many claims made concerning the relative noise performance of austempered ductile iron (ADI) versus […]
