{"id":689,"date":"2026-10-08T07:37:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T07:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sun-gears.net\/gear-rack-lubrication-maintenance\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T05:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T05:44:05","slug":"sun-gear-material-heat-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sun-gears.net\/no\/sun-gear-material-heat-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Sun Gear Materials and Heat Treatment: RFQ Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"sg-hero\">\n<div class=\"sg-container sg-hero-grid\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"sg-eyebrow\">KNOWLEDGE<\/div>\n<h1>Sun Gear Materials and Heat Treatment: RFQ Checklist<\/h1>\n<p class=\"sg-lead\">Material and heat treatment should be selected from load, life and drawing requirements rather than copied from an unrelated gear.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sg-pills\"><span>Technical Guide<\/span><span>Planetary Gear<\/span><span>Anbudsforesp\u00f8rsel<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"sg-actions\"><a class=\"sg-btn\" href=\"#rfq-form\">Be om et tilbud<\/a><a class=\"sg-btn sg-btn--ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/sun-gears.net\/no\/products\/\">Bla gjennom produkter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sun-gears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/quality-sun-gears.webp\" alt=\"Sun Gear Materials and Heat Treatment: RFQ Checklist\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sg-section\">\n<div class=\"sg-container\">\n<div class=\"sg-section-head\">\n<h2>Material definition<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>Use the controlled grade and condition stated by the design, including any substitution approval process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sg-section\">\n<div class=\"sg-container\">\n<div class=\"sg-section-head\">\n<h2>Hardness and case<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>If case hardening is required, specify surface hardness, effective case depth and core requirement where controlled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sg-section\">\n<div class=\"sg-container\">\n<div class=\"sg-section-head\">\n<h2>Verification<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ask for the material\/heat-treatment records that are actually required by your quality plan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sg-section sg-section--split\">\n<div class=\"sg-container\">\n<div class=\"sg-section-head\">\n<h2>Use the drawing as the controlled record<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sg-split sg-split--flip\">\n<div class=\"sg-prose\">\n<p>A technical guide can explain which variables matter, but the final sun gear must be approved from the actual drawing and operating requirement.<\/p>\n<p>If a value is missing, identify it for confirmation instead of copying a dimension or material from a different supplier or gear family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"sg-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sun-gears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/quality-sun-gears.webp\" alt=\"Sun Gear Materials and Heat Treatment: RFQ Checklist technical context\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sg-section\">\n<div class=\"sg-container\">\n<div class=\"sg-section-head\">\n<h2>RFQ checklist<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>Send the sun gear drawing or measured tooth data, mating planet\/ring information, interface dimensions, material\/process requirements, duty, quantity and destination.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sg-section sg-section--soft\">\n<div class=\"sg-container\">\n<div class=\"sg-section-head\">\n<h2>Deeper buyer guidance<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sg-split sg-split--flip\">\n<div class=\"sg-prose\">\n<p>Material and heat treatment should be tied to duty and the approved design. Hardness alone is not a complete specification.<\/p>\n<p>For new designs, use the complete planetary geometry and functional datums before deciding the process route. For replacement work, use photos and equipment references for context but let measured tooth and interface data control the new part.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"sg-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sun-gears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/article-material-process.webp\" alt=\"Deeper buyer guidance\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sg-section\">\n<div class=\"sg-container\">\n<div class=\"sg-section-head\">\n<h2>What to control on the RFQ or drawing<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sg-table-wrap table-scroll\">\n<table class=\"sg-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>What to define<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Planetary mesh<\/td>\n<td>Sun, planet and ring tooth data plus planet count when known.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Center interface<\/td>\n<td>Bore, key, spline or shaft features with functional datums.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Operating duty<\/td>\n<td>Rated\/peak torque, speed, reversals\/shock, life and environment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Material\/process<\/td>\n<td>Controlled material, heat treatment, finish and coating requirements.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Acceptance<\/td>\n<td>Gear\/runout\/dimensional checks and required documentation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sg-section sg-section--soft\">\n<div class=\"sg-container\">\n<div class=\"sg-section-head\">\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sg-accordion\">\n<details>\n<summary>Can a visual match confirm interchangeability?<\/summary>\n<p>No. Similar outside dimensions can hide different pitch systems, pressure angles, profile shift or interface fits.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Should mating gear data be included?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes whenever available, because planetary geometry is easier to verify as a system.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What if a value is unknown?<\/summary>\n<p>Mark it as open and provide the available sample, mating component or application data rather than guessing.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"sg-section sg-cta\">\n<div class=\"sg-container sg-cta-grid\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"sg-eyebrow\">Anbudsforesp\u00f8rsel<\/div>\n<h2>Be om et tilbud \/ Send en foresp\u00f8rsel<\/h2>\n<p>Send tegningen, tanndata, informasjon om tilkoblede komponenter, forbruk og antall. Vi vil gjennomg\u00e5 grensesnittet f\u00f8r tilbud.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sg-btn\" href=\"#rfq-form\">Send foresp\u00f8rsel<\/a><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"sg-order-terms\"><div class=\"sg-order-term\"><strong>MOQ<\/strong><span>Fleksibel etter produkttype og total ordreverdi.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sg-order-term\"><strong>Pr\u00f8ver<\/strong><span>Nye kunder kan be om 1\u20135 deler n\u00e5r delen og prosessen passer.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sg-order-term\"><strong>Blandede bestillinger<\/strong><span>Ulike soldrev eller relaterte planetkomponentmodeller kan kombineres n\u00e5r den totale ordreverdien er rundt USD 1500 eller mer.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sg-order-term\"><strong>Sm\u00e5 bestillinger<\/strong><span>Bestillinger fra 1-2 stk. kan diskuteres, vanligvis med en h\u00f8yere enhetspris.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sg-order-term\"><strong>Leveranse<\/strong><span>Standarddeler: 10\u201325 virkedager. Tilpassede komponenter: 20\u201345 virkedager. Prosjektutstyr: 45\u2013120 virkedager.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sg-order-term\"><strong>Handelsvilk\u00e5r<\/strong><span>EXW, FOB, CIF og DAP st\u00f8ttes vanligvis. FCA, CFR, CPT, CIP og DDP kan diskuteres fra sak til sak.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Material and heat treatment should be selected from load, life and drawing requirements rather than copied from an unrelated gear.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1096,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sun-gears"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sun-gears.net\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sun-gears.net\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sun-gears.net\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sun-gears.net\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sun-gears.net\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=689"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sun-gears.net\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1114,"href":"https:\/\/sun-gears.net\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689\/revisions\/1114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sun-gears.net\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sun-gears.net\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sun-gears.net\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sun-gears.net\/no\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}