Investigation of gear performance of MLNGPs as an additive on polyamide 6 spur gear

Molded plastic gears have long provided an alternative to metal gears in lightly loaded drives. They transmit power quietly and often without lubrication in numerous applications, furthermore decrease the quantity of parts and oppose chemicals in numerous applications. Previously, plastic gears were restricted to to 0.25 hp because of varieties in their properties and uncertainties about how they react to natural conditions such as moisture, temperature and chemical. Today, better molding controls combined with design practices that more accurately encompass environmental factors have boosted plastic gear drive capacity to 1.5 hp. Using reinforcement this is standout amongst the most practices to enhance the gear performance.This study estimated the effects of multilayer graphene nanoplatelets (MLNGPs) as an additive on polyamide 6 (PA6) spur gear performance. These include strength, elastic modulus, thermal stability, dynamic mechanical analysis, moisture absorption, and wear characteristics.The ...