Research Article
A New Design of the Universal Test Rig to Measure the Wear Characterizations of Polymer Acetal Gears (Spur, Helical, Bevel, and Worm)
Table 6
The wear phases for different types of polymer gears.
| | Running-in phase | Linear phase | Rapid-wear phase |
| Acetal pair of spur gears | Duration from 0 to cycles weight loss 2.3 mg | Duration from to cycles weight loss 11 mg | Not found |
| Acetal pair of helical gears | Duration from 0 to cycles weight loss 4 mg | Duration from to cycles weight loss 14 mg | Duration from to cycles weight loss 26 mg |
| Acetal pair of bevel gears | Duration from 0 to cycles weight loss 7 mg | Duration from to cycles weight loss 16 mg | Duration from to cycles weight loss 29 mg |
| Acetal pair of worm gears | Duration from 0 to cycles weight loss 4.4 mg | Duration from to cycles weight loss 19 mg | Duration from to cycles weight loss 35 mg |
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