Influence of temperature- and strain rate-dependent viscoplastic properties of polyoxymethylene on the thermo-mechanical response of a steel-polyoxymethylene spur gear pair
The nonlinear material properties of thermoplastics like polyoxymethylene (POM) can influence the thermo-mechanical response of polymer gears to applied running loads. In the presented study, the non-elastic strain rate- and temperature-dependent mechanical characteristics of POM are examined, along with their influence on the mechanical response of the polymer gear at the tooth root and contact i