nylon as gear material
nylon as gear material
(OP)
Hi,
We are manufacturers of gear head lathe machine of upto 1.5m as admit between centre (heavy duty lathes)
Can nylon or acetal or othe plastic material be used for making gears.
Let's have an example : Motor shaft of 1.5Hp power has gear of 4" dia of 1.5 module running at 1200 rpm. Will this gear will run smoothly with other gear of same module and no. of teeth (how much wear will be there, on teeth profile or in the bore of gear)
IS IT FEASIBLE,
nimrat
We are manufacturers of gear head lathe machine of upto 1.5m as admit between centre (heavy duty lathes)
Can nylon or acetal or othe plastic material be used for making gears.
Let's have an example : Motor shaft of 1.5Hp power has gear of 4" dia of 1.5 module running at 1200 rpm. Will this gear will run smoothly with other gear of same module and no. of teeth (how much wear will be there, on teeth profile or in the bore of gear)
IS IT FEASIBLE,
nimrat





RE: nylon as gear material
Hope this helps.
Rgs,
Russell Tanner.
Portescap (UK) Ltd.
RE: nylon as gear material
Wouldn't nylon under high loads deform?
TTFN
RE: nylon as gear material
If the gear driven by a keyed member or rotating on a static shaft with sleeve or ball-bearing, in the bore of the gear. There would be no wear in this case. The loading would be slightly higher than that of the previous method.
Russell Tanner
Portescap (UK) Ltd
RE: nylon as gear material
RE: nylon as gear material
RE: nylon as gear material
would be an excellent material.