Sprocket Material and Tooth Hardness
Sprocket Material and Tooth Hardness
(OP)
Can anybody assist me or point me in the direction of some good literature regarding the selection of the hardness that the tooth faces of a sprocket used for roller chain should be?
The Sprockets we are designing are used with ANSI 1/2" #40 Chain if that helps narrow the scope. Id like to engineer the sprockets rather than blow the cost out and exercise my ignorance by hardening them regardless of whether they need to be or not.
The Sprockets we are designing are used with ANSI 1/2" #40 Chain if that helps narrow the scope. Id like to engineer the sprockets rather than blow the cost out and exercise my ignorance by hardening them regardless of whether they need to be or not.
RE: Sprocket Material and Tooth Hardness
James Spisich
Design Engineer, CSWP
RE: Sprocket Material and Tooth Hardness
"Hardened teeth on the smaller sprocket of a roller chain drive are recommended if the drive ratio is four to one or greater or if the smaller sprocket has 24 teeth or less and is running at a speed of over 600 R.P.M." Ill go ahead with that until I find something a little more technical.
Cheers
RE: Sprocket Material and Tooth Hardness
Russell Giuliano