LIGHTWEIGHT GEARBOX COMPOSITE CASE. PHASE I

Abstract

The report outlines work done on the design and fabrication of a reduction gear front case made of composite material. The purpose of the program was to demonstrate the feasibility of producing a gear case made of boron-fiberglass composite material. The cases were fabricated using a pressure-molding process. The design of the composite case is based on the design of the T56-A-18 magnesium reduction gear front case. The new design made use of the high modulus for boron filaments to obtain a composite case that is expected to be twice as stiff as the magnesium case and 13% lighter. Composite materials also have good corrosion resistance properties.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1969
Accession Number
AD0690931

Entities

People

  • D. A. Wagner
  • G. H. Kempinger

Organizations

  • General Motors

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Construction
  • Corrosion Resistance
  • Elements
  • Epoxy Composites
  • Fabrication
  • Filaments
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Glass Fibers
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanics
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Reduction Gears
  • Syntactic Foams

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Systems Analysis and Design