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Designing Plastic Components for Power Transmission Engineers

March 1, 2024

Steel, iron, and aluminum are the dominant materials in the mechanical power transmission industry for good reason: high power density requires the high strength and stiffness of metallic materials. Plastics, however, offer valuable features that should be utilized for good gearbox design.

MPIF Updates Powder Metal Microstructures Guide

March 15, 2022

Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has updated its website on powder metal microstructures.

Bearing Materials and Coating Trends

October 1, 2019

What trends do you see in bearing materials and coatings that will benefit the power transmission industry?

Choosing the Right Grade - Specifying Stainless Bearing Steel

August 1, 2014

A reader asks: I've determined that a stainless steel bearing is the best option for my application. I'm being asked to specify the grade of stainless steel in my product design. I'm not sure which grade to select and specify. Can you help?

Alloying Strategy Boosts Powertrain Performance

June 1, 2013

The development of a new, gas-carburized gear steel, necessitated by a customer-driven specification, has not only increased the power density in an existing gearbox design, but has done so without requiring any significant change to production processes or heat treatment equipment.

Rolling Bearing Steels - A Technical and Historical Perspective, Part 2

April 1, 2013

This paper is part 2 of 2 in a series that summarizes the chemical, metallurgical and physical aspects of bearing steels and their effect on rolling bearing life and reliability.