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Re: pic: New gear failure on 2471
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Originally Posted by ThaddeusMaximus
Because hex doesn't produce stress concentrations....
And splines aren't used in torque transmission applications...

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Of course hex shafts produce stress concentrations. It's just that the induced stress is far lower. They are also far more convenient in a number of ways.
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