Selection of common materials for gears


Gear processing commonly used types of raw materials a metal material 1. Ferrous Metal: 1.1 carbon steel S45C(45#); 1.2 free cutting steel SUM24L, SUM12 (Y12), SUM23 (American grade: SAE1215); 1.3 alloy structural steel SCM415(15CrMo), SCM420(20CrMo), SCM435(35CrMo), SCM440(42CrMo), 38CrMoAl(SACM645), SCr440(40Cr); 1.4 bearing steel SUJ2(GCr15); 1.5 stainless steel SUS430(1Cr17), SUS420F, SUS303, SUS304(0 Cr18Ni9). The Chinese Standard (GB) brand is in the above brackets, and the Japanese Standard (JIS) brand is outside the brackets.

Gear processing commonly used types of raw materials

a metal material

1. Ferrous Metal:

1.1 carbon steel S45C(45#);

1.2 free cutting steel SUM24L, SUM12 (Y12), SUM23 (American grade: SAE1215);

1.3 alloy structural steel SCM415(15CrMo), SCM420(20CrMo), SCM435(35CrMo), SCM440(42CrMo), 38CrMoAl(SACM645), SCr440(40Cr);

1.4 bearing steel SUJ2(GCr15);

1.5 stainless steel SUS430(1Cr17), SUS420F, SUS303, SUS304(0 Cr18Ni9).

The Chinese Standard (GB) brand is in the above brackets, and the Japanese Standard (JIS) brand is outside the brackets.

Two non-ferrous metal materials

2.1 copper and copper alloys C3604, C3602, H62, H59, HPb59-1, HPb62-1, QSn6.5-0.1;

2.2 aluminum and aluminum alloy 6061 (divided into 0 state, T4, T6 state according to the state).

Three other non-metallic materials

Polyoxymethylene (POM), polyamide (nylon-PA).


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