Helical and Double Helical Shafts

Helical and double helical shafts are a kind of mechanical shafts that are used in numerous mechanical processes in various medium and large scaled industries. Owing to their uniform load distribution attribute, these shafts facilitate the smooth action of the machinery or equipment in which they are used.

Nowadays the contemporary helical and double helical shafts are employed in many industrial and non-industrial applications to serve a multitude of tasks. These shafts are designed to provide superior technical capabilities.

Materials Used for Fabrication
Helical and double helical shafts are manufactured to bear heavy loads, thus they should be heavy duty and durable. These shafts are fabricated from various highly durable metals, some of them are given below:

• Alloy Steel
• Carbon Steel
• Aircraft Aluminum
• Tungsten
• Titanium
• Stainless Steel
• Carbon Steel
• Brass

Primary Features
Helical or double helical shafts are the shafts having rich attributes or features. Some of the primary features of these shafts are as summed up below:

• Equipped with self lubricated and sintered bearings
• Possesses a built-in pressure release valve
• Low noise and high efficiency rate
• Low costs, hence economical
• Precision engineered product
• Have a high tensile strength
• Corrosion resistant

Applications
The helical and double helical shafts as we have earlier also said, are meant for industrial applications demanding high and continued performance. These shafts are thus perfect in both technological and design aspects. Some of the prominent application areas of these shafts are as given under:

• Hydraulics
• Generators
• Power Supply
• Mining
• Petrochemicals