Publication Date:
2014-09-11
Description:
A wide variety of gear materials is available today for the gear designer. The choice of which material to use should be based on the requirements of the application and will include the operating conditions of load, speed, and temperature in addition to reliability, weight, noise limitation, accuracy, and cost. In aircraft applications such as helicopters, V/STOL aircraft, and turboprops, the dominant factors to be considered are reliability and weight. The following gear materials are reviewed herein with an emphasis upon mechanical properties, cost, and durability: plastics, nonferrous metals, copper alloys, iron alloys, metal powders, and steels.
Keywords:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Type:
Tribology in the 80's, vol. 2; p 795-809
Format:
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