VIRTUAL INTRODUCTION TO SURFACE INTEGRITY

Date: 1st & 3rd July 2025

Time: 10:00am - 12:30pm

Tutor: Dr Ronnie Rego - Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica - ITA

Venue: TEAMS

Fee: BGA Member Free / Non Member £350

This online course is held over 2 sessions and is fully interactive with detailed examples and plenty of time for questions and discussion. Please note you need to attend both sessions to complete the course.

Seminar Programme

The objective of the training session is to offer the fundamental concepts of a surface integrity state in the light of gear design, manufacturing and testing. In Part I, the basic definitions of topography and residual stresses will be explored. Their manufacturing origins and influence on the fatigue behavior will be described. The material end with an introduction to residual stress assessment through X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). Centered in a “surface engineering” concept, these properties will be approached with a focus on the functionality of gears.

The session will cover:

• The concept of Surface Integrity;

• Topography: conventional and functional analyses of roughness

• Fundamentals of Residual Stresses: definitions, origins and influence on the fatigue behavior

• Introduction to X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)

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