Abstract

It has been observed that very few studies are concentrated on nickel composite coating on gears. Though found economical and effective, electro-deposition is rarely used to coat the gears. Only a few researchers have designed and implemented a proper test rig to study the contact fatigue of gears. Also there is found to be absence of mechanical properties of Ni/Ni-WC coating. There is lack of information regarding the FE analysis of coated gears. Therefore, the research work is carried to analyze the fatigue performance of gears using Finite Element Method.