Endurance Limit for Contact Stress in Gears

The article "Endurance Limit for Contact Stress in Gears" appeared in the October/November 1984 issue of Gear Technology.

Summary
With the publishing of various ISO draft standards relating to gear rating procedures, there has been much discussion in technical papers concerning the various load modification factors. One of the most basic of parameters affecting the rating of gears, namely the endurance limit for either contact or bending stress, has not, however, attracted a great deal of attention.

Keywords
surface stress, bending stress, residual stress, contact stress, case depth

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