Thread: Pressure Angles
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Re: Pressure Angles
I'm far from a gear expert, so I'm hoping Dr. Joe shows up in this thread at some point, but to get you started, 20deg PA gears are something like 14 to 18 percent stronger, going by these formulae I'm about to give you. The easiest ones to use are at Martin Gears:

http://www.martinsprocket.com/2001/SecGc.pdf#G83
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