Effect of rotational speed on the performance of unreinforced and glass fiber reinforced Nylon 6 spur gears

Materials and Design

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 765-772

  Senthilvelan, S ^a   Gnanamoorthy, R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Gears; Polymer matrix composite; Speed; Thermal; Wear

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NYLON POLYMERS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

GEAR ROTATIONAL SPEEDS; POLYMER GEARS; THERMAL DEFORMATION;

GEARS;

FAILURE ANALYSIS; GEARS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NYLON POLYMERS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

EID: 33751243329     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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