State four important modes of gear failure.

Modes of Gear Failure: ANY 4 modes 1. Bending failure. Every gear tooth acts as a cantilever. If the total repetitive dynamic load acting on the gear tooth is greater than the beam strength of the gear tooth, then the gear tooth will fail in bending, 2. Pitting. It is the surface fatigue failure which occurs due to many repetition of Hertz contactstresses. 3. Scoring. The excessive heat is generated when there is an excessive surface pressure, high speed or supply of lubricant fails. 4. Abrasive wear. The foreign particles in the lubricants such as dirt, dust or burr enter betweenthe tooth and damage the form of tooth. 5. Corrosive wear. The corrosion of the tooth surfaces is mainly caused due to the presence ofcorrosive elements such as additives present in the lubricating oils