Recalculation of the basic static load of ball screws

• Main Authors: Huaxi Zhou, Changguang Zhou, Yi Ou, Zeng-Tao Chen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-07-01
• Series: Advances in Mechanical Engineering
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1177/1687814019862698

Based on the correction factor of accuracy applied in ISO standard 3408-4:2006, this article proposed a modified method to calculate the effective ball number and basic static load rating of ball screws. Meanwhile, the basic static load rating of ball screws was obtained through a new measurement method presented in this article. The experimental results, agreeing well with the theoretical values calculated by the modified method, showed that there is a large discrepancy between the basic static load rating calculated by the traditional method and the measured result, which proves that the new modified method is valid. This study provides a more accurate method to obtain the basic static load of ball screws, which is significant for predicting the performance and service life of ball screws.