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G. Belingardi et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 30 (2014) 469-477; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.57 475 (a) (b) (c) Figure 5 : Forces of the Rigid-Flexible simulation of Gear 4, (a) contact force in x direction (radial force), (b) contact force in y direction (tangential force), (c) contact force in z direction (axial force). Figure 6 : Dynamic Factor of Gear 4 for Rigid-flexible simulation Finally, Tab. 3 resumes the mean values of the Internal Dynamic Factor calculated respect to the ISO Standard [7] and by the Multibody simulation respectively with rigid and Rigid-Flexible approaches: Method Internal Dynamic Factor (K v ) ISO Standard Method B 1.163 ISO Standard Method C 1.210 Multibody Rigid Simulation 1.125 Multibody Flexible-Rigid Simulation 1.130 Table 3 : K v values for Gear 4.