References: AGMA915-1-A02

Symbol AGMA nomenclature Other names Definition

Pitch deviations
Total index variation Difference between the most
Total cumulative pitch
Total index tolerance positive and the most negative
deviation
Index deviations index value for all teeth
Tooth to tooth spacing
Single pitch deviation Tooth to tooth index error Difference between two adjacent

Pitch variation teeth index values (+, -)
Adjacent pitch error
Max. difference between two
 Max. single pitch deviation
adjacent teeth index values (+, -)
Difference between actual
Difference between
dimensions of two successive right
adjacent pitches
or left flank transverse pitches
Max. difference between actual
Max. difference between
 dimensions of two successive right
adjacent pitches
or left flank transverse pitches
Profile deviations (involute)
Profile evaluation range Profile test range
Distance between two nominal
Total profile deviation Profile total error profiles enclosed within the profile
test range
Distance between two involutes of
the actual base circle, that enclose
Profile form deviation Profile form error
the actual involute profile within
the profile inspection range
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Distance between two nominal

profiles that intersect the average
Profile slope deviation Profile angular error
profile at start and end points of the
profile range
Arithmetic mean of the profile
Mean profile slope slope deviations of three or more

deviation equally spaced tooth flanks around
the gears circumference.
Helix deviation (lead)
Helix evaluation range Evaluation range
b Face width (less chamfers)
Distance between the two nominal
Total helix deviation Lead total error leads enclosed within the lead
inspection range
Distance between two helical lines
Helix form deviation Lead form error that enclose the actual lead within
the lead inspection range
Distance (in transverse plane)
Tooth alignment tolerance between two nominal leads that
Helix slope deviation Lead parallelism intersect the average lead (helix) at
Lead angle error start and end points of the lead
inspection range
Arithmetic mean of the helix slope
deviations of three or more equally
Mean helix slope deviation
spaced tooth flanks around the
gears circumference.
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Other parameters
Difference between the largest and
Variation of tooth
the smallest tooth thickness of a
thickness
gear
Difference between the largest and
Range of pitch error
the smallest actual size of the
Pitch variation
transverse pitches of a given flank
Radial position difference of a
probe contacting all teeth at
measuring diameter (pitch
Pitch line run-out
diameter). It combines tooth
eccentricity in relation to the datum
axis and the tooth spacing error.
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Helix deviation (lead):

Total helix deviation

b
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Helix form deviation

Mean helix line

Parallels enclosing the

actual helix profile
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Helix slope deviation

Mean helix line

b
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Pitch deviations:
Total profile deviation

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Profile form deviation

Mean prifle line

Parallels enclosing
the actual involute
profile
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Profile slope deviation

Mean prifle line

 Left hand tooth flank
fu fp max. fu max.

fp=Fp12- Fp11
fp=Fp27- Fp26

Left hand tooth flank

Fp12
Fp11 Fp26 Fp27

1 11 12 26 27 32
flank number

Right hand tooth flank

Rp

Right hand tooth flank

(Pitch line runout)