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Gear Formulas

The document contains formulas for calculating various gear properties including diametral pitch, pitch diameter, outside diameter, number of teeth, addendum, dedendum, tooth thickness, working depth, center distance, circular pitch, whole depth, normal diametral pitch, helix angle, lead, and more. It provides the formulas needed to calculate each property based on knowing one or more other related properties such as diametral pitch, number of teeth, pitch diameter, outside diameter, and helix angle.

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Gear Formulas

The document contains formulas for calculating various gear properties including diametral pitch, pitch diameter, outside diameter, number of teeth, addendum, dedendum, tooth thickness, working depth, center distance, circular pitch, whole depth, normal diametral pitch, helix angle, lead, and more. It provides the formulas needed to calculate each property based on knowing one or more other related properties such as diametral pitch, number of teeth, pitch diameter, outside diameter, and helix angle.

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  • Gear Formulas: This section provides a comprehensive list of gear-related formulas, including calculations for pitch diameter, normal diameter, and helix angles.

To Get... When you know...

Formula

Pitch Diameter (D) and the Number of


Diametral Pitch (P) P = N / PD
Teeth (N)
Diametral Pitch (P) Circular Pitch (p) P = 3.1416/p
Outside Diameter (OD) and the Number
Diametral Pitch (P) P = (N+2)/OD
of Teeth (N)
Number of teeth (N) and the Diametral
Pitch Diameter (PD) . PD = N/DP
Pitch (P)
Number of teeth (N) and the Diametral
Outside Diameter (OD) OD = (N+2)/DP
Pitch (P)
Pitch Diameter (D) and the Diametral
Number of Teeth (N). N = PD * DP
Pitch (P)
Addendum (a) . Diametral Pitch (P) a = 1/DP
Dedendum (d) Whole Depth and Addendum d = hw - a
Tooth Thickness (t) at the
Diametral Pitch (P) t = 1.5708/P
Pitch Diameter .
Working Depth (WD). Addendum WD = 2(a)
Normal Diametral Pitch (P) and the
Center Distance (C) C = (N1+N2)/2P
Number of Teeth in Both Gears
C=
Center Distance (C) Pitch Diameters of both gears
(PD1+PD2)/2
Circular Pitch (p) Diametral Pitch (P) p = 3.1416 / P
Whole Depth (hw) for 20 hw = 2.2/P + .
Diametral Pitch (P)
Pitch & finer . 002
Whole Depth (hw) for
Diametral Pitch (P) hw = 2.157/P
Coarser than 20 Pitch .

Helical Gear Formulas


To Get When you know Formula

Normal D.P. (Pn) Tranverse D.P.(P) and the Helix Angle (A) Pn= P / cos A
Pn= N / (D X
Normal D.P. (Pn) Number of teeth (N) and the Helix Angle (A)
cos A)
Number of teeth (N), the Normal Diametral D = N / (Pn X
Pitch Diameter (D)
Pitch and the Helix Angle (A) cos A)
OD = D + (2 X
Outside Diameter (OD) Pitch Diameter (D) and the Addendum (a)
a)
Normal Diametral Pitch (P) and the Pitch
Outside Diameter (OD) OD = D + 2/Pn
Diameter (D)
Helix Angle (A) for Number of Teeth (N), Pitch Diameter (D) Cos A = N / (Pn
Parallel Shaft Drive and the Diametral Pitch (P) X D)
Addendum (a) Normal Diametral Pitch (Pn) a = 1 / Pn
L = (pi*D) /
Lead (L) Pitch Diameter (D) and Pitch Helix Angle
Tan

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