Talk:Gear manufacturing

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Gears are a very specialized product and the unique selection of metals and the manufacturing process (and special lubricants for maintenance) should be outlined well. (very high power loads are transferred through the contact of no more than a couple of teeth at a time) The topic mentions carburised steels and it would be very useful to have an article on this. The metal designations of 1018, 1524, 4026, 4118, 4320, 4620, 4820, 8620 and 9310 are not very useful, so a table listing the alloy percentages might be very helpful. (% of carbon, molybdenum, nickel, etc.) Also, are these gears typically molten cast or machined from billet blanks? Thanks to any contributor or referral. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Homebuilding (talk • contribs) 14:39, 30 September 2011 (UTC)