Investigation about the Strength of Plastic Gears : 6th Report, Endurance Limit and Damage State of Nylon Gear for Power Transmission

Abstract

It was confirmed that the endurance limit of power transmission nylon gear can be correlated with Tc·(T/b)[Tc: contact period of tooth of nylon gear, T: torque acting on nylon gear, b: face width], and an equation for predicting the endurance limit was offered. And the damage forms of nylon gears for power transmission were classified and each damage state was clarified. Each area of damage was shown too.