摘要:
Provided is a method for manufacturing a base material for a wave gear which enables the effective suppression of man-hours and manufacturing cost while providing the required strength and elastic deformation characteristics for an external gear of a wave gear. In this manufacturing method, steel having a carbon content of 0.48% or less is subjected to primary molding by being cold worked into the shape of an external gear for a wave gear. The resulting primary molded article is heated to a temperature range (T 1 ) in which the main phase of the metallographic structure thereof forms an austenitic structure. The main phase of the metallographic structure is formed into bainite by carrying out quenching to a predetermined temperature (T 3 ) higher than the martensitic transformation starting temperature and maintaining the temperature for a predetermined time. The product is then cooled to normal temperature.