Outside diameter

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Wormgear Diameters, AGMA
Wormgear Diameters, AGMA

Outside diameter is the diameter of the addendum (tip) circle. In a bevel gear it is the diameter of the crown circle. In a throated wormgear it is the maximum diameter of the blank. The term applies to external gears.1

Conical Surfaces, AGMA
Conical Surfaces, AGMA


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1. ANSI/AGMA 1012-G05, "Gear Nomenclature, Definition of Terms with Symbols".