T-157
Table 17-6 Induction Hardened Gears
NOTES: 1. If a gear is not quenched completely, or not evenly, or has quenching cracks,
the sF lim will drop dramatically.
2. If the hardness after quenching is relatively low, the value of sF lim should be
that given in Table 17-5.
Surface
Hardness
HV
HB
HV
167
189
231
252
210
221
231
242
252
263
242
252
263
273
284
295
305
316
327
337
160
180
220
240
200
210
220
230
240
250
230
240
250
260
270
280
290
300
310
320
21
21
21.5
22
23
23.5
24
24.5
25
25
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36.5
More than 550
"
"
"
More than 550
"
"
"
"
"
More than 550
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
Heat Treatment
Before
Induction Hardening
Core Hardness
Arrows indicate the
ranges
Material
Structural
Carbon
Steel
Hardened
Throughout
Structural
Alloy
Steel
Hardened
Throughout
Hardened
Except
Root Area
sF lim
kgf/mm2
G
S48C
H
G
S48C
H
G
S43C
H
G
S43C
H
G
SMn443
H
G
SCM440
H
G
SNC836
|
SCM435
H
G
SNCM439
H
Normalized
Quenched
and
Tempered
Quenched
and
Tempered
75%
of the
above