Boosting Gear Life Through Shot-peening

Author:  Daly, James J.
Source:  Machine Design, Vol.49, No. 10,May'77,p.84-87
Doc ID:  1977000
Year of Publication:  1977
Abstract:  
Shot-peening is seldom specified in original gear designs. Yet it can improve the life and load-carrying capacity of gears by as much as 20%, often without adding appreciably to cost.