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April 1, 2015



Design Components Gears Feature Articles Gear Design Geometry

Diametral Pitch Calculation

Circular pitch gives me the size of the teeth in my mind, but diametral pitch does not. What is the purpose of the diametral pitch concept? Does it merely avoid pi in calculation?
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