| Abstract: | Worm reducers with a double enveloping toroidal surface are a new type of reducer with higher wear resistance and longer service life. A series of contact fatigue tests of worm pairs has been carried out on a microcomputer-controlled test stand of closed power flow type, using an incremental method of increasing the load. During the test, the worm tooth flank completed 2.2 × 107 cycles, and the worm gear tooth flank 1.1 × 106 cycles. Meanwhile, the state of the flank was duplicated by means of a chemical film. This paper discusses the whole process of the occurrence and development of surface cracks as well as the formation of fatigue peeling. It should provide a reliable basis for definition of the law of fatigue damage of the worm gear tooth flank. |
