Experimental and Numerical Study of a Loaded Cylindrical Glass Fiber-Reinforced PA6 Gear

摘要

Introduction Polymer gears find increasing applications in the automotive industry, office machines, food machinery, and home appliances. The main reason for this success is their low cost. Their low weight, quietness of operation, and meshing without lubricant are also interesting. However, they have poor heat resistance and are limited to rotational trans-mission. In order to improve the gears' behavior, glass fiber is added, where their lower cost and higher strength - compared to un-reinforced polymers - offers a potential increase in the gears' performance (Refs. 1-2).