Materials Selection and Heat Treatment of Gears (at Gear Expo)
November 3, 2011 | 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Gear Expo, Cincinnati, OH
Gears, because of their unique contribution to the operation of so many machines and mechanical devices, have received special attention from the technical community for more than two millennia. New developments in gear technology, particularly from the materials and heat treatment perspectives, have improved gear performance.
This course, developed jointly by AGMA and ASM International, will provide an overview of materials selection and heat treatment of gears.
The morning will focus on gear materials selection and will include:
- Basis for selection of the material
- Types of materials
- How AGMA Design Standards define material selection
- Advantages and disadvantages of various material choices
- The metallurgy of steel gears
- Overview of the processes used for steel gears
- Overview of AGMA 923 metallurgical criteria
During the afternoon the focus will shift to heat treatment processes used to harden steel gears. Presentations will be made by industry experts on:
- gas carburizing
- vacuum carburizing
- quenching processes and polymer solutions
- controlling residual stress & distortion
- induction hardening processes
- gear life and application stresses
COSTS
AGMA member: $499
Nonmember: $625