Wear Rates of Gears By the Radioactive Method

550271

01/01/1955

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Pre-1964 SAE Technical Papers
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Content
A METHOD is described in this paper by which the rates of gear wear under different conditions can be determined by the use of the radioactive tracer technique. With this method one can measure the minutest amount of wear at loads and speeds much below critical destructive conditions.
This method makes possible the continuous determination of rates of gear wear at all loads and speeds in actual full-scale units. In this investigation, the radioactive tracer technique has been used to determine the rates of gear wear when using a straight mineral oil and when using an extreme-pressure gear lubricant.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/550271
Pages
9
Citation
Schwartz, F., and Eaton, R., "Wear Rates of Gears By the Radioactive Method," SAE Technical Paper 550271, 1955, https://doi.org/10.4271/550271.
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Published
Jan 1, 1955
Product Code
550271
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English