Based on the fixed-end beam calculation. Contains the majority of effects.
Safety factors
Contact fatigue
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where:
σ Hlim | contact fatigue limit (material property) | |
F t | tangential force acting at teeth | |
b w | operating face width | |
d 1 | pitch diameter of pinion |
Contact during one-time loading
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where:
σ HPmax | permissible contact stress | |
K AS | one-time overloading factor |
Bending fatigue
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where:
σ Flim | bending fatigue limit (material property) | |
b wF1,2 = min (b 1,2 , b w + 2m) | tooth width for bending |
Bending during one-time loading
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where:
σ FPmax | permissible bending stress |
Factor calculations
ZN... life factor (for contact)
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1 ≤ ZN ≤ 1.3 nitridated steels
1 ≤ ZN ≤ 1.6 other steels
N Hlim | base number of load cycles for contact (material property) | |
N K1,2 = 60 L h n 1,2 | required number of load cycles (speed) |
YN... life factor (for bending)
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1 ≤ YN ≤ 1.6 nitridated steels
1 ≤ YN ≤ 2.5 other steels
N Flim | base number of load cycles for bending (material property) | |
N K1,2 = 60 L h n 1,2 | required number of load cycles (speed) |
ZL... lubricant factor
DIN and ISO: | ||
Z L = C ZL + 4 (1 - C ZL ) 0.158 | ||
C ZL = σ Hlim / 4375 + 0.6357 | ||
for σ Hlim < 850 Mpa C ZL = 0.83 | ||
for σ Hlim > 1200 Mpa C ZL = 0.91 | ||
ZR... roughness factor
ZV... speed factor
CSN: | ||
Z v = 0.95 + 0.08 log v | ||
ISO and DIN: | ||
C ZV = C ZL + 0.02 |
ZE... elasticity factor
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where:
| μ | Poisson's ratio (material property) | |
E | modulus of elasticity (material property) |
ZH... zone factor
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ZB... single pair tooth contact factor
for ε β ≥ 1 or internal gearing: | |
Z B1,2 = 1 | |
for ε β = 0: | |
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for ε β < 1: | |
Z B1,2 = Z B0 - ε b (Z B0 - 1) where: | |
Z B0 = Z B1,2 calculated for ε β = 0 | |
Zε... contact ratio factor
for ε β = 0: | |
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for ε β < 1: | |
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for ε β ≥ 1: | |
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Yε... contact ration factor (for bending)
CSN:
for ε β < 1: |
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for ε β ≥ 1: |
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ISO and DIN:
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Zβ... helix angle factor (for contact)
CSN:
Z β = 1 | ||
ISO and DIN:
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Yβ... helix angle factor (for bending)
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CSN:
Y βmin = 1 - 0.25 ε β ≥ 0.75 |
ISO and DIN:
for ε β > 1 the ε β = 1 is used | |
for β > 30° the β = 30° is used |
Zx... size factor (for contact)
Yx... size factor (for bending)
ZW... work hardening factor
YFa... form factor
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where:
h Fa | bending arm of a force acting on the tooth end | |
s Fn | thickness of dedendum dangerous section of alternate gear | |
α Fan | bending angle at the end of straight tooth of alternate gear |
YSa... stress correction factor
YSa = (1.2 + 0.13 La) qsexp
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YSag... teeth with grinding notches factor
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Yδ... notch sensitivity factor (depends on the material and curvature radius of dedendum transition)
YR... tooth root surface factor
KH... additional loads factor (for contact)
KH = KA KHv KHb KHa
K F ... additional loads factor (for bending)
KF = KA KFv KFb KFa
KA... application factor (external dynamic forces)
KHv... dynamic factor (internal dynamic forces) for contact
KFv... dynamic factor (internal dynamic forces) for bending
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for CSN:
at K A F t / b w < 150 considering K A F t / b w = 150 |
for ISO and DIN:
at K A F t / b w < 100 considering K A F t / b w = 100 | |
where: K P , K Q ... table values |
KHβ... face load factor (for contact)
for CSN:
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where:
c = 0.4 | gears with hardened tooth sides | |
c = 0.3 | non-hardened gears | |
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f ky = | f sh1 + f sh2 | + f kZ - y β | ||
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f b , f x , f y ... teeth tolerance y β ... table value | ||
for ISO and DIN:
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otherwise ( < 1): |
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F βy = F βx χ β | ||
for gears with hardened tooth sides χ β = 0.85 | ||
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F βx = 1.33 f sh + f ma |
KFβ... face load factor (for bending)
KFβ = (KHβ)NF
where:
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h = 2 m/ε α | spur gears | |
h = 2 m | helical gears |
KFa... transverse load factor (for bending)
for ε γ < 2: | |
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for ε γ > 2: | |
at K A F t / b w < 100 considering K A F t / b w = 100 | |
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limit values: | |
for CSN: 1 ≤ K Fα ≤ε γ | |
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KHα... transverse load factor (for contact)
for CSN: | |
K Hα = 1 for straight teeth | |
K Hα = K Fα for helical teeth | |
DIN and ISO: | |
K Hα = K Fα | |
for limit values: | |
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