Master thesis deals with the influence of milling to resulting surface integrity of gear tested by Barkhausen Noise Analysis technique. Two sets of gears milled by different machines by comparable parameters were used to solve the task. The testing of surface integrity was carried out after heat treatment and final grinding. It was experimentaly approved the effected surface/subsurface damage caused by milling remains in the material through the heat treatment. Based on these results, it can be assumed that different milling affects the resulting surface integrity after HT.

Generating gear grinding is a method used for hard machining of gearbox gears. It facilitates a productive gear manufacturing with tight tolerances regarding surface roughness and geometrical accuracy. However, if the grinding is done with incorrect parameters, so called grinding burns can arise with consequences such as changes in surface hardness, changes in residual stress levels, surface embrittlement and compromised fatigue strength. This thesis investigates the gear tooth quality resulting from grinding parameters contributing to an improved grinding time. A literature study will cover gear geometries and material, grinding wheel properties, influences by grinding parameters and several verification methods. An experimental test will then be used to put four different grinding parameters to the test. The results showed that an increased cutting speed indicated finer surface roughness andincreased Barkhausen noise but showed no influence on gear geometry. Increasing both rough and fine feed rates resulted in a minor increase in geometry deviation but no significant difference in surface roughness. Large variations within the different verification method results related to grinding burns madeit difficult to draw conclusions regarding the experimental factors chosen. However, several factors apart from the experimental ones varied in the testing were believed to have significant influence, such as the flow of the cooling fluidand the amount of retained austenite from the carburizing process. In fact, the trends which seemed to be connected to these factors could be seen in both Barkhausen noise analysis, hardness measurementsand microstructure.