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 […]
