{"id":6574,"date":"2026-01-23T07:51:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T06:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kammerer-gewinde.zold.at\/lexicon\/contact-angle\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:05:03","slug":"contact-angle","status":"publish","type":"lexicon","link":"https:\/\/kammerer-gewinde.zold.at\/en\/lexicon\/contact-angle\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact Angle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The contact angle in screw drives is a central design parameter that significantly influences the performance, efficiency, and service life of the system. It describes the angle at which, in a ball screw drive, the balls in the ball nut act on the raceway of the spindle. <\/p>\n\n<p>An optimally designed contact angle ensures uniform force distribution on the balls and reduces friction in the system. This not only leads to higher efficiency, but also to lower wear and thus to a longer service life of a ball screw drive. <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Influence on Application<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>High Load:<\/strong> Larger contact angles are particularly suitable for applications with high axial or radial forces, such as machine tools or lifting devices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>High Precision:<\/strong> Smaller contact angles enable more sensitive force transmission and thus more precise movement, making them perfect for measuring systems or precision mechanical devices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>The contact angle is defined in the design of the screw drive and varies depending on the application. It is usually specified in degrees and is a decisive factor in the dimensioning of the ball screw drive. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The contact angle in screw drives is a central design parameter that significantly influences the performance, efficiency, and service life of the system. It describes the angle at which, in a ball screw drive, the balls in the ball nut act on the raceway of the spindle. An optimally designed contact angle ensures uniform force [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"lexiconkategorie":[],"class_list":["post-6574","lexicon","type-lexicon","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kammerer-gewinde.zold.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexicon\/6574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kammerer-gewinde.zold.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexicon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kammerer-gewinde.zold.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lexicon"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kammerer-gewinde.zold.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"lexiconkategorie","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kammerer-gewinde.zold.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexiconkategorie?post=6574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}