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Gear Design and Selection Application
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Spur Gear design formula for geometry, pitch, tooth clearance and critical functional data.
(Inch Units Applicable for Constants)
Spur Gear Design Calculator
Where:
φ = Pressure Angle
a = Addendum
aG = Addendum of Gear
aP = Addendum of Pinion
b = Dedendum
c = Clearance
C = Center Distance
D = Pitch Diameter
DG = Pitch Diameter of Gear
DP = Pitch Diameter of Pinion
DB = Base Circle Diameter
DO = Outside Diameter
DR = Root Diameter
F = Face Width
hk = Working Depth of Tooth
ht = Whole Depth of Tooth
mG = Gear Ratio
N = Number of Teeth
NG = Number of Teeth in Gear
NP = Number of Teeth in Pinion
p = Circular Pitch
P=Diametral Pitch
Equations for Standards Spur Gears
| To Find |
Equation |
| Base Circle Pitch |
DB = D cosφ |
| Circular Pitch |
p = ( π D )/ N
p = π / P |
| Center Distance |
C = Np (mG + 1) / 2P
C = ( Dp + DG ) / 2
C = ( NG + Np ) / 2P
C = (NG + Np) p / 2P
C = (NG + Np) p / 6.2832 |
| Diametral Pitch |
P = π / p
P = N / D
P = [ Np ( mG + 1) ] / 2C
|
| Gear Ratio |
mG = NG / Np |
| Number of Teeth |
N = P D
N = ( π D ) / p |
Outside Diameter
(Full Depth Teeth) |
DO = ( N + 2 ) / P
DO = [ ( N + 2 ) p ] / π |
Outside Diameter
(American Standard
Stub Teeth) |
DO = ( N + 1.6 ) / P
DO = [ ( N + 1.6 ) p ] / π |
| Outside Diameter |
DO = D + 2a |
| Pitch Diameter |
D = N / P
D = (N p ) / π |
| Root Diameter |
DR = D - 2b |
| Whole Depth |
a + b |
| Working Depth |
aG + ap |
Formulas for Tooth Parts, 20-and 25-degree Involute Full-depth Teeth
ANSI Coarse Pitch Spur Gear Tooth Forms ANSI B6.1
| To Calculate |
Diametral Pitch,
P, Known |
Circular Pitch,
p, Known |
| Addendum |
a = 1.000 / P |
a = 0.3183 × p |
| Dedendum (Preferred) |
b = 1.250 / P |
b = 0.3979 × p |
| (Shaved or Ground Teeth)a |
b = 1.350 / P |
b = 0.4297 × p |
| Working Depth |
hk = 2.000 / P |
hk = 0.6366 × p |
| Whole Depth (Preferred) |
ht = 2.250 / P |
ht = 0.7162 × p |
| (Shaved or Ground Teeth) |
ht = 2.350 / P |
ht = 0.7480 × p |
| Clearance (Preferred)b |
c = 0.250 / P |
c = 0.0796 × p |
| (Shaved or Ground Teeth) |
c = 0.350 / P |
c = 0.1114 × p |
| Fillet Radius (Rack)c |
rf = 0.300 / P |
rf = 0.0955 × p |
| Pitch Diameter |
D = N / P |
D = 0.3183 × Np |
| Outside Diameter |
DO = (N + 2) / P |
DO = 0.3183 × (N + 2) p |
| Root Diameter (Preferred) |
DR = (N − 2.5) / P |
DR = 0.3183 × (N − 2.5) p |
Root Diameter
(Shaved or Ground Teeth) |
DR = (N − 2.7) / P |
DR = 0.3183 × (N − 2.7) p |
| Circular Thickness Basic |
t = 1.5708 / P |
t = p / 2 |
Equations Tooth Parts, 20-and 25-degree Involute Full-depth Teeth ANSI Coarse Pitch Spur Gear Tooth Forms ANSI B6.1
Spur Gear Design Calculator
a When gears are preshave cut on a gear shaper the dedendum will usually need to be increased to 1.40/P to allow for the higher fillet trochoid produced by the shaper cutter. This is of particular importance on gears of few teeth or if the gear blank configuration requires the use of a small diameter shaper cutter, in which case the dedendum may need to be increased to as much as 1.45/P. This should be avoided on highly loaded gears where the consequently reduced J factor will increase gear tooth stress excessively.
b A minimum clearance of 0.157/P may be used for the basic 20-degree and 25-degree pressure angle rack in the case of shallow root sections and use of existing hobs or cutters.
c The fillet radius of the basic rack should not exceed 0.235/P for a 20-degree pressure angle rack or
0.270/P for a 25-degree pressure angle rack for a clearance of 0.157/P. The basic rack fillet radius
must be reduced for teeth with a 25-degree pressure angle having a clearance in excess of 0.250/P.
Helical Gear
Calculate |
When
Defined |
Formula |
Normal D.P. (Pn) |
Transverse D.P.(P) and
the Helix Angle (A) |
Pn=
P / cos A |
Normal D.P. (Pn) |
Number
of teeth (N) and
the Helix Angle (A) |
Pn=
N / (D X cos A) |
Pitch
Diameter (D) |
Number
of teeth (N), the Normal Diametral Pitch
and the Helix Angle (A) |
D
= N / (Pn X cos A) |
Outside
Diameter (OD) |
Pitch
Diameter (D) and the Addendum (a) |
OD
= D + (2 X a) |
Outside
Diameter (OD) |
Normal
Diametral Pitch (P) and
the Pitch Diameter (D) |
OD
= D + 2/Pn |
Helix
Angle (A) for Parallel Shaft Drive |
Number
of Teeth (N), Pitch Diameter (D) and
the Diametral Pitch (P) |
Cos
A = N / (Pn X D) |
Addendum
(a) |
Normal
Diametral Pitch (Pn) |
a
= 1 / Pn |
Lead
(L) |
Pitch
Diameter (D) and Pitch Helix Angle |
L
= (pi*D) / Tan |
Circular Pitches and Equivalent Diametral Pitches Table
Circular Pitch |
Diametral Pitch |
Module |
Arc Thickness
of Tooth on Pitch Line |
Addendum |
Working Depth
of Tooth |
Dedendum or Depth
of Space Below Pitch Line |
Whole Depth
of Tooth |
| 4 |
0.7854 |
32.3402 |
2.0000 |
1.2732 |
2.5464 |
1.4732 |
2.7464 |
| 3 - 1/2 |
0.8976 |
28.2581 |
1.7500 |
1.1140 |
2.2281 |
1.2890 |
2.4031 |
| 3 |
1.0472 |
24.2552 |
1.5000 |
0.9549 |
1.9098 |
1.1049 |
2.0598 |
| 2 - 3/4 |
1.1424 |
22.2339 |
1.3750 |
0.8753 |
1.7506 |
1.0128 |
1.8881 |
| 2 - 1/2 |
1.2566 |
20.2117 |
1.2500 |
0.7957 |
1.5915 |
0.9207 |
1.7165 |
| 2 - 1/4 |
1.3963 |
18.1913 |
1.1250 |
0.7162 |
1.4323 |
0.8287 |
1.5448 |
| 2 |
1.5708 |
16.1701 |
1.0000 |
0.6366 |
1.2732 |
0.7366 |
1.3732 |
| 1 - 7/8 |
1.6755 |
15.1595 |
0.9375 |
0.5968 |
1.1937 |
0.6906 |
1.2874 |
| 1 - 3/4 |
1.7952 |
14.1488 |
0.8750 |
0.5570 |
1.1141 |
0.6445 |
1.2016 |
| 1 - 5/8 |
1.9333 |
13.1382 |
0.8125 |
0.5173 |
1.0345 |
0.5985 |
1.1158 |
| 1 - 1/2 |
2.0944 |
12.1276 |
0.7500 |
0.4775 |
0.9549 |
0.5525 |
1.0299 |
| 1 - 7/16 |
2.1855 |
11.6223 |
0.7187 |
0.4576 |
0.9151 |
0.5294 |
0.9870 |
| 1 - 3/8 |
2.2848 |
11.1169 |
0.6875 |
0.4377 |
0.8754 |
0.5064 |
0.9441 |
| 1 - 5/16 |
2.3936 |
10.6116 |
0.6562 |
0.4178 |
0.8356 |
0.4834 |
0.9012 |
| 1 - 1/4 |
2.5133 |
10.1062 |
0.6250 |
0.3979 |
0.7958 |
0.4604 |
0.8583 |
| 1 - 3/16 |
2.6456 |
9.6010 |
0.5937 |
0.3780 |
0.7560 |
0.4374 |
0.8154 |
| 1 - 1/8 |
2.7925 |
9.0958 |
0.5625 |
0.3581 |
0.7162 |
0.4143 |
0.7724 |
| 1 - 1/16 |
2.9568 |
8.5904 |
0.5312 |
0.3382 |
0.6764 |
0.3913 |
0.7295 |
| 1 |
3.1416 |
8.0851 |
0.5000 |
0.3183 |
0.6366 |
0.3683 |
0.6866 |
| 15/16 |
3.3510 |
7.5798 |
0.4687 |
0.2984 |
0.5968 |
0.3453 |
0.6437 |
| 7/8 |
3.5904 |
7.0744 |
0.4375 |
0.2785 |
0.5570 |
0.3223 |
0.6007 |
| 13/16 |
3.8666 |
6.5692 |
0.4062 |
0.2586 |
0.5173 |
0.2993 |
0.5579 |
| 3/4 |
4.1888 |
6.0639 |
0.3750 |
0.2387 |
0.4775 |
0.2762 |
0.5150 |
| 11/16 |
4.5696 |
5.5586 |
0.3437 |
0.2189 |
0.4377 |
0.2532 |
0.4720 |
| 2/3 |
4.7124 |
5.3903 |
0.3333 |
0.2122 |
0.4244 |
0.2455 |
0.4577 |
| 5/8 |
5.0265 |
5.0532 |
0.3125 |
0.1989 |
0.3979 |
0.2301 |
0.4291 |
| 9/16 |
5.5851 |
4.5479 |
0.2812 |
0.1790 |
0.3581 |
0.2071 |
0.3862 |
| 1/2 |
6.2832 |
4.0426 |
0.2500 |
0.1592 |
0.3183 |
0.1842 |
0.3433 |
| 7/16 |
7.1808 |
3.5373 |
0.2187 |
0.1393 |
0.2785 |
0.1611 |
0.3003 |
| 2/5 |
7.8540 |
3.2340 |
0.2000 |
0.1273 |
0.2546 |
0.1473 |
0.2746 |
| 3/8 |
8.3776 |
3.0319 |
0.1875 |
0.1194 |
0.2387 |
0.1381 |
0.2575 |
| 1/3 |
9.4248 |
2.6947 |
0.1666 |
0.1061 |
0.2122 |
0.1228 |
0.2289 |
| 5/16 |
10.0531 |
2.5266 |
0.1562 |
0.0995 |
0.1989 |
0.1151 |
0.2146 |
| 2/7 |
10.9956 |
2.3100 |
0.1429 |
0.0909 |
0.1819 |
0.1052 |
0.1962 |
| 1/4 |
12.5664 |
2.0213 |
0.1250 |
0.0796 |
0.1591 |
0.0921 |
0.1716 |
| 2/9 |
14.1372 |
1.7967 |
0.1111 |
0.0707 |
0.1415 |
0.0818 |
0.1526 |
| 1/5 |
15.7080 |
1.6170 |
0.1000 |
0.0637 |
0.1273 |
0.0737 |
0.1373 |
| 3/16 |
16.7552 |
1.5160 |
0.0937 |
0.0597 |
0.1194 |
0.0690 |
0.1287 |
| 1/6 |
18.8496 |
.5053 |
0.0833 |
0.0531 |
0.1061 |
0.0614 |
0.1144 |
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