Summary of AGMA Stress Formulae

Fracture resistance, from normal stress due to bending:

 t - normal (tensile) stress

Wt - tangential load at pcd
 Wt   K a K m  F - face width of teeth
t       K S K B K I 
 FJm   K v  J - AGMA bending geometry factor
m - module
Beam formula Ka, Ca - application fact
Stress increasing factors K m, Cm - load distribution “
KV, CV - dynamic factor
KS , C S - size “
KB – rim bending “
KI - idler “
 KL  '
S fb     S fb S 'fb - uncorrected tensile endurance limit
 KT K R 
Sfb - corrected tensile endurance limit
K L, CL - life factor
Strength reducing factors
KT, CT - temperature “
KR, CR – reliability “
S fb
 t 
FS t
FSt – Factor of Safety in tension

Pitting resistance, due to compressive stresses:

For all gears in the train
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 Wt C a C m 
 c  C p    CS C f   c - normal (compressive) stress
 FdI CV 
See above for Ca Cm CV & CS
Hertzian stress (pressure)
C p - elastic coefficient
C f - surface finish factor
C C  ' I - AGMA surface geometry factor
S fc   L H   S fc
 CT C R  d – pitch circle diameter
C H - hardness factor
Sfc - uncorrected compressile endurance limit
S fc Sfc - corrected compressile endurance limit
 c 
FS c

FSc – Factor of Safety in compression

For a balanced design of a gear
train:

FSc1 = FSt1 = FSc2 = FSt2 etc AGMA formulae summary d.doc

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 
 
 1 
Cp    Elastic coefficient, in the range of 150 –200
   1   P 1   G2
2
 
    E  E  

  P G  

cos   sin  M G
I  Geometric factor,  - pressure angle
2 MG 1

GearDia
MG  Gear ratio
PinionDia