SAE
High Speed, Automatable Superfinishing of Rear-Axle Hypoid Gears
The benefits gained by superfinishing rear-axle hypoid gearsets are now well documented. Friction, wear and operating temperature are significantly reduced. The main impediment to commercially implementing this process, however, is that it increases ...
View More
The Reduction of Parasitic Friction in Automotive Gearbox and Drive Train Components by the Isotropic Superfinish
Microscopic examination of the traditionally ground tooth surfaces of automotive transmission gears reveals a micro-roughness, and unidirectional pattern corresponding to the direction of the gear tooth grinding operation....
View More