Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a gear (20") includes providing a rim gear (14"), a hub (10") and a core (12"), wherein the core (12") is annular and has a core forging temperature below a hot hardness temperature of the rim gear (14") and the hub (10"). The rim gear (14") and the hub (10") are rotated about an axis relative to the core (12"). During the relative rotation, the rim gear (14") and the hub (10") are in contact with the core (12") to generate friction heat to raise an interface temperature of the core (12") to the core forging temperature. The hub (10") is driven into the core (12") to upset a first portion of the core (12") into an outer annular groove defined in a first faying surface of the hub (10"). The rim gear (14") is driven over the core (12") to upset a second portion of the core (12") into an inner annular groove defined in a second faying surface of the rim gear (14").
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a gear includes forming a bi- material billet from a steel cylinder (13) having a cylindrical wall, a first end closed with a first steel cap, and an open second end distal to the first end. The method includes disposing a core material (30) other than steel into the steel cylinder (13), welding a second steel cap onto the steel cylinder to form the bi-material billet, and heating the cylindrical wall. The method includes a first forging blow on the heated billet or on a disk-shaped rough forging forged from the heated billet with a first closed blocker die to produce a partial toothed preform, and a second forging blow on the preform with a second closed blocker die to produce a netshape gear. The first closed blocker die has a die cavity including gear tooth forms, and the partial toothed preform includes a plurality of spaced gear teeth.